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Heavy Sleep
My eyelids were 30-pound dumbbells Those peanut butter chocolate bars had cast their spells It was freezing outside, the snowflakes were large My bed was a barge My limbs were noodles I’d been drugged Long ago, I’d unplugged So I made my way to the bedroom My legs gave way I tripped over the broomThe…
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Dogs & Taxes
I wish Turbo Tax asked if I have a Golden retriever That’s been the case for the past seven years My emergency fund after all this will be looking meager Yeah, last year I made more money But my pup was hungry And groceries aren’t cheap A 100-pound pup has to eat Milkbones, shish kabobs,…
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The Seagull in the Parking Lot
Sometimes I feel like a seagull Hovering over the parking lot I swirl around as if in a lull I came here for a reason but I forgot So I watch The people, the other seagulls, the traffic on the main street It sort of seems to me we’re all the same I wonder why…
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Lil’ Virginia
She asked if she was pretty enough to be in a Nicholas Sparks movie Or at least in a Loreal commercial I told her she could do all of the above She could jump any hurdle With her kind of beauty And she asked why she was named after a state I told her I…
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The Anxiety Antidote
The last few days I’ve found myself worrying about the future And in Christian circles, worrying is a sin. Eek! Then I start worrying about worrying And I’m afraid to speak Aaahh! The negative thoughts and the self-loathing keep occurring All I thought I knew becomes unsure But then I come back to all the…
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Wind & Hill
The arctic blast was whipping us in our faces As we climbed up the mountain From a distance, I’m sure we looked like vases Erect, holding love and fun My pup had wanted to go to that park again So we did Despite the wind We ran against it And we watched the birds over…
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My Books
If you come over, don’t look at the sofa Or the table I’m not ready to show ‘ya And don’t go into the den You’ll be shocked at what I’ve been readin’ It’s more revealing than my Google searches It’s where my big dream and reality merges They’re always strewn about You’ll see the bookmarks…
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Is Everyone Welcome?
The colorful flag emphasized EVERYone Everyone is welcome here, it read I wondered, even those who carry guns? Those with different shaped heads? Criminal offenders and nuns? The Taliban? COVID vaccine creators? Drivers of scooters and minivans? Europeans and dark skinned people from the equator? Meat eaters, vegetarians? Screaming, orphaned babies and disabled centenarians? What…
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My Meeting with Old Man Winter
They were talking ill of Old Man Winter Of how he was ugly and cold and made people shiver There was snow on the ground Screeching branches on the roof of that house The heat was sweltering It was dark The only light was artificial, that of screens I had to get out or I…
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