Category: Poem
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Wedding Dance
I told my new friends at the table, “I don’t dance” The man running the reception said we’d soon have a chance I was quite shocked when the loud music started Five women opposite me in blue dresses darted Out onto that polished dance floor They started swaying They shifted their feet Their hands were…
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Transformation
It’s in the photos from the weekend – we’re both going gray But it’s great to run through the Capital on a pretty spring day Contributing to our seniority: I see the next generation Onboard the train, four of them, like a small sorority I listen in on their conversation Just across the aisle A…
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Seaside Sleep
How strange is it that I have trouble sleeping Just like the main character in the book I’m reading I take my hot bath Try to wash away a long day’s wrath I sit on the side of the bed then recline I slip under the fuzzy maroon blanket The room is dark, the sheets…
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Seasonal Friends
Why are friendships like the seasons Childhood memories are like a cut that keeps bleeding I envision them like this morning But all the old places we occupied are now taken by younger people touring It seems that’s all anyone is – a tourist Just passing through Those girls on the high school track, the…
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Numbers
What’s it like to be a number To get pounded into the calculator To be tossed among waiters, talked about by haters Punched into spreadsheets and crunched into portfolios like thunder What’s it like to be a dollar sign I wonder To have your thoughts engulfed in every penny and dime No longer faces or…
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The Rain Forest
Today was one of those gloomy Mondays I see signs of spring A green lawn there, a yellow daffodil here I still have a feeling there’s still something off with most things Why does my heart race when my needs are met Why does my breathing quicken as if my soul forgets That salvation is…
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Puppy Shenanigans
It sounds like a faraway parade Or maybe a circus charade At midnight It kindles warmth in my heart instead of fright It’s the same sound after dinner No use in his trying to be a pretender Or me a tough gal He has to go out at night, he loves treats He’s my baby,…
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The Ramp
I saw the man from outside my window He held a measuring tape I watched him move around the sidewalk from behind the drapes Pest services? Lawn maintenance? I observed in patience Thought of the old man across the street I haven’t seen in so long He’s going on 83 Last time I saw him…
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Gremlins in the Stands
She steps up to the free throw line The site of it takes me back in time To when I was just a 6th-grader My knees were shaking Parents were in the stands, along with coaches and teammates Back then I didn’t know about critics and haters My hands were quaking I bounced the ball…
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Congratulations
As an adult it’s still nice to get a pat on the back So today I was happy to get just that The email read Congrats! It was a little note from Turbo Tax Pixeled confetti and a link to a survey was enclosed I had paid my taxes, what do you know Accomplishments used…
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