Category: Poem
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The Horizon
It was like a pretty post card But live I was in motion, running hard Turning the corner at mile 2.2 The vast Atlantic finally in my view Three miles of boardwalk ahead The warm sun rising Surfers in the waves in October Visitors on the benches Surprising for the A.M. I looked over, delightingI…
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River Adventure
We hopped in the truck for a short drive I was looking for a place for my pup to dive Our neighborhood sits on the river but it seems everyone wants a sliver Big houses line it There are fences at the water’s edge A marshy swamp is at its banks Even in the sun…
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Blaaahhh
We had a paint party You simply painted a word in black For an English teacher it was pretty apt I thought you might paint a runner or the sky in summer But hardly It was just a word on that small wooden block Now I look at it in between glancing at the clock…
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Bahama – Nah
I won a trip for two to the Bahamas The congratulatory call, the photos of crystal waters on a screen Made me stall like a comma But not like you’d think I don’t want to go Neither does my selected guest We truly believe being at home is best I ran over the bridge this…
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The World
I feel like I’m on top of the world I look around and see the blue-green-white ball swirl I’m not being arrogant No, for I often think about all the money spent How many generations before sacrificed so I could comfortably sit I’m comfortable The oxygen in my blood, joints that feel good, eyes that…
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New Music
Some might say I’m ridiculous Maybe childish But I shrug it off and keep going where I’m heading Where am I heading Toward something good, I believe One of my favorite things at the moment up my sleeve Is a new band I discovered My husband gets on me, says I don’t appreciate music I…
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Salt
It’s better than biting into dark chocolate-almond-sea salt bark The salt water, the sand, the cloudy sky On a Saturday morning The sun pokes through, what a spark No other people nearby I watch the pelicans fly They hover over the water Those salty waves I run through the dunes Is that pompass grass or…
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Genetics
I always look for You Not always sure where to start Sometimes old literature is hard to read And sometimes in the pews under the steeple I don’t like what I see I’m not exceptionally smart but I see You in the science One time I found You in a genetics textbook Looking for some…
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The Cookie
Even into today we were raving About how we went to Harris Teeter because of our craving Sure, we’d just watched a CrossFit documentary Who could the fittest on Earth be Sculpted shoulders and chiseled abs Something like this, have they ever had Encased in a paper bag and slightly steaming You handed it to…
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Husband’s Home
I don’t know how Navy wives do it This week proved it You were only gone for five days It was like the breath left me I missed you in so many ways Bereft like I was lost at sea No one to say “hey” back when I called Just me inside the four walls…
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