Category: Poem
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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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The Strip
I wonder how many more times I’ll drive this strip Foot on the gas, effortless I think of the time you were in the passenger seat You looked just like a person I took a picture because I thought it was so neat Now I go to that big stone house I try to keep…
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Caribbean Casino
This is horrible Tuxedoes and fancy dresses On a cruise ship In the casino Alcohol on everyone’s lips She’s in a tight black dress Not feeling herself Starting to second guess the whole thing Dipping low Everything shows Her friends at the table People she doesn’t really know A guy in a tux looks at…
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Shepherd’s Pie
Our house was built in 1950 It’s modest and too small for most But the perfect place for you and me Soon to be paid off – our secret boast On a Sunday night you made shepherd’s pie We were hungry and ready to dine You asked me to go to the kitchen to check…
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Imperishable
I’m trying to understand what this means Surely there is a point and a truth An absolute For in all the nuances and in the vastness of the earth In all the people across all the oceans As time and generation passes There’s a hoping in us all for rebirth A cry for justice A…
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Eschew
Comparison Selfishness Obsession over fashion Worrying Anxiety Hurrying Love of money Judging Grudging Scorekeeping Impatience Cruelty Envy Boast Pride Rudeness Lies Shifting Eyes Bribes Slander Gossip Dander Complaining Pursuit of perfection Fear Evil These are the things to eschew Let me run instead after what’s noble and true Fleeing from the chains and the accuser…
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Zombie Dream
All of a sudden I’m on the street Out here among the voluptuous woman I used to always see Something’s amiss, though I’ve left my house Headed out to get groceries I’m quickly irked by what’s happening It’s dark out There’s a wanderer on the corner wearing a black hoodie and dark pants Hood over…
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Winter Beach
It looks like a desert until you see the ocean The vast sand a metaphor for my hoping I was here four years ago But it looked different For now it’s winter time And I’m alone Except for the Golden retriever nearby The sun still shines But it’s cold My friends are all gone The…
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