Category: Poem
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74
I asked the cashier, “What do you get a guy who’s turning 74? The guy’s got everything, he couldn’t want anything more” I said, “I guess I can’t go wrong with the arthritis cream” I put the small blue tube on the counter “Oh sure,” said the cashier, about 60 “It works for the firefighters…
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Mothers’ Flowers
On a pretty Sunday I drove past the cemetery Pondering how much sorrow a soul can carry Especially on Mother’s Day Somewhere someone loses their mom in a horrible way The paper will say so There were many cars parked on the side streets Among the tombstones and the crepe myrtle trees Flowers in their…
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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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