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My Cocktail
Some people like a gummy or a drink in the evening A little something on board to help when it comes to sleeping I often shake my head in disapproval A hot bath, an almond-croissant scented candle, and a novel To me is so much better than any bottle A simple wind-down routine is beautiful
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Against the Tide
Swimming against the tide is tough Trying to sift through the waves and fluff I’m suffocating inside an in-box And I can’t help but fix my eyes on clocks Time doesn’t stand still The high school kids are looking younger and younger While I’m starting to think all adults are just waiting for a number
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Pedestrian
I like being a pedestrian It’s better than being a motorist, there is no question Sure, the road is bumpy and there’s potholes There’s glass and briers I don’t venture to where there’s tolls But I’ll take overpasses I can smell the fires In the mornings I see the hawks The simple joy of taking
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Tags
I was cleaning out my dresser today And this is an odd thing to say I tossed my collection – the whole thing I was in a getting rid of stuff mood And it’s not what you think Thick-papered slivers, cardboard cards Multicolored with stickers With big blocky letters of print And some smaller letters
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Skeletons
I’ve been seeing skeletons in front yards There’s one in mine And there’s a recurring thought I can’t discard As I put one step in front of the next I can’t outrun them no matter how much I keep tryin’ Running down Granby Street, I hear my own breath And see a skeleton-horse with the
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I had a wonderful birthday weekend Isn’t it interesting how time can mend I was out of the office, a modern-day sarcophagus I got to gallivant with my sister-in-law Eat tacos and talk about our mas and pas I got to stare out at the ocean and play on monkey bars Freedom is potion, movement
writings on life
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