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10/30 Haiku anyone? "Spring"
Fleeting attempts tostay in bed longer than sevenare thwarted by birds….
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One of Zero Poem 9/30
My fiance calls people with those ear buds talking on their cell phones One of Zero.It’s a reference to The Borg, the villians on Star Trek who are interconnected with the Borg Collective.No one is alone. You are one of seven or one of twelve hundred. So, One of Zero,You look agitated, enlivened and a…
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Cars
Too many choices, Too many decisions,It was easier last time.I was the only one who had to pay.And I still love my car.But we have to replace herGo with the newmore fuel efficientand greenerWhat is green?It’s really just make believeas green would be riding a horseor fueled by salt water that’s desalinated and turned intopower…
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6/30 and 7/30 To catch up on writing poetry is like eating two sandwiches one for lunch tomorrow?
6/30 Either way it is Toilet paper up or downHanging it still works 7/30Ode to a Sandwich (Maybe because I’m now gluten free/vegetarianI have these longings for a sandwichThe bread is just not the same.Not from what I remember.) Oh Sandwiches.Let me count the ways I’ve had you:White bread, Safflower mayonaise,fresh chicken breast, sliced tomatoes…
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Something sweet 5/30 (behind again)
There is something so sweetabout coming home to yousoftness and warmth and welcomingthere was never a moment that I experiencedprior to this that felt this wayI could have never planned, plotted or securedNever had an inkling, a feeling or a hunchthat it would ever be quite like thisor coming from you.
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Poem 4/30
TrustNatureConnectedSureSourceTimePatienceWaitingWillingYesBeingAliveStillSoftPauseLanded on fingerTentativeCautiousWillingNatureYesComposedFlurryFeathersAliveLiveFlyWindWingsKnowingBeyond knowledge experienceChord of BeingAliveYesMoreYesFriendYesWeYesConnectedYes The picture above is a friend, whose husband patiently took this picture to not scare off her friend that is a big blue Scrub Jay who comes to eat peanuts from her hand.
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3/3 and I’ve caught up for the day
Evening brings quiet Release of all that is past Gone to sleep like you
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Poem 2/30
It’s 6:12 pm and I have learned of your death from third hand sources and overheard phone calls. You and I were never friends and never will be.We passed and never really spokenunless is was about the dogor the noiseor the indifference.I called the police for you when he broke in.Sad that he was actually the…
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April is National Poetry Writing Month, 30 days, 30 poems, I’m already behind
The Challenge It looks funWow that was amazingLet’s do this,you know we can do thisIt’s just a short timeYou’ve done harder thingsWhat if it’s not cool..Oh, woah…that killed it.There was that spark and ooopsss…..The dark just came in and squishOuchIt doesn’t seem so fun anymoreMaybe it’s not for meMaybe it’s time to think of something…
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