Category: Poem
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Bicycle
What if everyone biked to work? Maybe knees would no longer hurt The streets would be quiet People could see the flowers dressed in violet Rabbits in front lawns of green They’d look at nature and not just screens They could feel the air: humid, cool, warm, salty Be in the weather, not just hear…
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Movin’
The neighbors across the street are moving A young couple with a kid that we never got to know I feel like the creepy bad guy in a suspense novel As I sit on the sofa and watch through the window It seems nothing is novel My husband and I are an anchor in this…
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The Library
It had been an easy day Work was smooth in an unusual way Rain clouds were moving in, a little bit scary I walked into the library The security guard just inside the door looked like a zombie A little girl in the children’s corner cried for her mommy I walked to the back where…
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Diving
My running shoes on wooden planks Puppy paws trotting Like we’re climbing the ranks For all the water there’s simply not enough tanks Diving boards, wetsuits, tennis balls The water calls From down below – or up high? Depends on where you stand Run and take a plunge Fly momentarily till gravity wins It’s grand…
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Seven Seventeen
It’s 7:17 on 7/17 I’m running down Willow Wood like it’s a dream Beneath the pink crepe myrtles Their branches shed bark The sidewalk and the road are my journal Every step, a spark On 7/17 my jog is a scribble I ponder everyone a little The cool guy from high school 7/17’s his birthday…
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Stuck in Neutral
I’ve always wondered why cars sit in the park’s parking lot Idle Just there, backed in, or pulled into a spot As taxpayers, do the drivers feel entitled Some people just sit in their cars and nap Ironically, I’ve seen city workers do the same The location doesn’t seem apt Others smoke various things It’s…
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Kathleen
Her name was Kathleen She was well-dressed and competent but mean In my favorite movie Is it my favorite because I’m the girl in her shadow Like the girl in the film I’ve learned you have to stand in the shadow before you can bask in the light Dress clothes aren’t comfortable And heels don’t…
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Your Way
You’ve got a way Of slipping in, of blending in, of standing out It struck me at the end of today I was talking to you this morning And you walked with me too in the evening My heart finally feels still After six years In a hurricane, I was a beach house on stilts…
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Heron
He was standing there in the mud On those skinny legs In the swampy marsh The humidity was harsh His feathers were wonky Fluffy, askew He was a brown heron but was feeling blue She stared at him from atop the bridge Mesmerized by how he blended in Brownish feathers among the grayish-brown landscape Coming…
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Meet Me in Richmond
I had a thought today You were in it like always I don’t know if I come in to yours Since the divorce An earthquake in my world Our friendship was collateral damage Not just two are wounded And I’ve yet to find a bandage But I was thinking about the fall One of your…
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