Category: Poem
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Colors
What’s Your favorite color? Sky blue or white I wonder Could it be yellow or pink Like twilight Or maybe it’s nothing like what I think Gray, perhaps You paint the sky like a timelapse I stand on the shore and watch it play While Billy frolics in the waves As do the dolphins The…
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The Beekeeper
Tricia wore her black dress She couldn’t quite scrape all the dirt from under her fingernails Did her best Walked to the car Her mother pleading from inside, begging her to hurry “We’re in luck,” Tricia said “There was enough shampoo” “Well at least you look and smell almost new,” her mother said as she…
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Run
Up and down Tap-tap Huuhh—sheeww The route is routine But each day feels new Under the crepe myrtles Dodging spider webs Clandestine hurdles I pump my arms, propel my legs The grass holds tones of fall Freshly cut I stall The pelicans soar and the seagulls huddle The sky’s pink and orange, yellow too The…
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Easy Words
It was a Wednesday morning in April I was flustered for sure but able Daunted by what was ahead Younger, inexperienced, and new “The little man,” and “a loser,” whispered the gremlins in my head But I did my research and typed my notes I went for a run that morning, prayed, prepped, ate my…
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The Stoplights
It’s a Friday afternoon We’re all rushing We can’t get there too soon “There” is home for some For others it’s the bar And for others it’s actually another car Hurrying up, we can’t get there too fast For some are running away from the past We’re all overweight and miserable behind our steering wheels…
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Roots
I’m clinging on like these gnarled anchors I’m balancing on the water’s edge Toeing the shoreline like a nimble dancer My dog dives The water glistens I’m happy to be alive Still looking for answers Connected like the branches Hovering the great lake Climbing higher Among the birds I listen Holding unmet desire Here with…
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Flames
I see the flames coming from your window I watch them burn Your carpals flex Your first two phalanges wave Anticipating what’s next Up to your mouth, encircling that skinny candy stick I’m petrified as it touches your lips Another puff en route to the grave The vapor rises As does your blood pressure When…
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Father’s Day
Blue, green, white stripes on a rectangular bag Tissue paper atop On my table Mid-summer It takes me back For there’s a gift inside I can’t wait to give A wide-brimmed hat Flip flops Chocolate raisinets Mementos of my childhood Marvelous times I can’t forget For you and my mother made it so good We…
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The Man in the Garden
I asked to meet You Yesterday when I was in the garden Fed up with my week Trying to help the frail and weak Feeling flustered by the sick and their poor nutrition Almost ready to give up Tired of watching people muck Overjoyed to be alone Burned out by definition A Sunday afternoon I…
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Summer Soul
It’s springtime outside but it feels like late fall in my soul Loved ones are dropping like leaves I catch a glimpse of sun But then it seems to set immediately What I thought I had slips out of my control Anything good is just a tease Separation follows behind a marriage Words mean nothing…
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