Category: Poem
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Cigar Kisses
He likes to go out there at night When I take my hot bath Just before I turn out the light I go out to see him before bed Out the back door off the kitchen I can smell it He says it clears his head Me, I try to read fiction I guess we…
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Don’t Fear Evil
In one of my favorite songs, the guy sings so encouragingly, “Don’t let evil get you down” It’s like a Psalm But when wickedness runs wild, how does one keep calm? I like to preach mercy and forgiveness But a mean comment or the thought of taking someone out is often my knee-jerk reaction Anger…
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Strawberry & Cereal
I’ve got a strawberry sundae candle It wafts its fragrant scent to my nostrils from the mantle The smell takes me back to childhood To cookie animals and Fruit Loops I grew up on cereal, that’s the truth Looking back now, I can’t believe how much my parents let me eat Captain Crunch, Honey Nut…
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5k Kickin’
I heard her breathing behind me The tap-tap-tap-tap of her shoes on the pavement Oh, how a 5k can be so trying! At Waterside on a pretty Saturday morning, along the embankment We were at the front of the pack, there were no spectators My chest was burning, legs were heavy, I couldn’t look back…
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A Woman
I asked him to chop it Sure, I was there on a whim So he did The feeling was like chocolate Just before Mother’s Day And I had talked to my mom just this morning She said not to whack it She also said a few years ago that having a baby was the way…
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RIP Sunshine
My dog sent him a sympathy card I can only imagine this must be so hard He caught us as we walked by That familiar neighborly side lawn With all the tennis balls and Chuck-Its still there The silvery water bowl was bare A sweet princess was gone I’m glad I had on shades so…
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Taxes in My Adirondack
There was the whirring of the lawnmower The shooooo of the leaf blower The smell of honeysuckle Next to me, a Golden retriever who loves to cuddle On a pretty afternoon in May I was out front to relax But oh, for the papers in my lap An undercurrent of threats if I don’t pay…
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21 in a Novel
This was going well Your story surely did sell It found its way into my hands Outdid all my life’s other demands Things were floating along swell I saw myself In your main character 21, a nurse Fighting in a war that was cursed Thrown to the dogs Unbeknownst to her (I, as the reader,…
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Doing Nothing
Do you ever do nothing? It takes discipline Trust me, listen I’ll bet you can’t do it Doing nothing is quite convoluted Today (a Sunday afternoon) I got sleepy The soft sofa called me But so did the dirty hardwoods that needed mopping And my work in-box flood to which there is no stopping I…
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The Discharge Summary
The report came through On a Friday afternoon A “Discharge Summary” Just two pages – but it was ugly Admitted and “discharged” on the same day I had seen her just four days prior She’d complained of feeling short of breath and tired Mid-50s, morbidly obese – all the things that go with it: arthritis…
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