Category: Poem
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It’s Gonna Rain
They tell me each morning, “It’s gonna rain” For two week straight What my co-workers say is all the same As I click, click, click my bike into work I unclip my helmet, listen to their remarks, and smirk One says, “Don’t get caught in the rain later” I put my lunch in the fridge…
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History in the Library
Where does the time go? Really. Do you think about it? The answer remains shrouded I picked up a book today at the library titled 1920 The cover was in black and white We use filters on our i-phones these days to achieve that look Isn’t it funny And then I held a book about…
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Snake Dream
The other night there were a lot of snakes in my dream I spent the day trying to figure out what they mean I searched the internet Read all the things psychologists have said I’ve been breaking the dream down Trying to understand the meaning of the snake that was brown The setting: my parents’…
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Must Be Nice
We sat like prisoners in our cubicles As the old timer walked by and said, “See you kids Monday, I gotta go take care of these cuticles” It was Thursday She waved her diamond-studded hand as she waltzed by Drove off at 1:00 in her Range Rover My colleague said, “Must be nice. Sometimes I…
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Milk Cartons
Milk cartons tell a story of my life Yours too Every Tuesday at the grocery store I open the fridge And freeze for a smidge I take a second to scan expiration dates They change each week A different fate Each one means something, stamped in blue April 20th, May 14th When I was a…
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My Schwinn
Today I did something I’ve wanted to do for a long time And I didn’t do it on a dime Spring weather makes me come alive I’ve been trying to figure out what’s underneath my drive How much money does a person need At what point does it all boil down to greed How long…
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You-Haul
I asked if she was coming or going The U-Haul truck in the driveway was quite the showing Inside was a shirtless man in camouflage pants A horse broken off a merry-go-round A digital camera and a bike She jumped off the porch and did a little dance She asked me, “Did you hear that…
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Mrs. D
I got the news today In a text message flurry You’d passed away On the table – heart surgery I pictured your bright blonde hair Your three children I dated your second son in junior high – if that means anything 22 years ago Remember back then, a childhood fling Time flies, don’t you know…
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Lightning
Before bed last night I told you we’ve been married almost 11 years Here we are now, no longer teens like when we met It seems now we always talk about how Death nears Some would say we’re still young, just in our 30s But you and I both know that for some Death comes…
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The Sermon on the Mount
I’ve been tuned in to the Sermon on the Mount Trying to love my enemies and turn the other cheek But I’ve dropped the ball more times than I can count For example: Yesterday I was interrupted in the workplace and told, “You look like you just got back from a water park” I was…
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