Before Dawn
the earth
is shifting
shape
deep within
its crust
spreading
beyond its
core
where death
and life
become
one
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Poetry
Before Dawn
the earth
is shifting
shape
deep within
its crust
spreading
beyond its
core
where death
and life
become
one
TL
Hard As It Is
Easter
in your eyes
how then
where will
you be
i’ll look in every
room
i’ll look outside
i’ll look down
the drive
i’ll wait
i’ll be waiting
for you
to walk through
the door
and i’ll hear ‘ya
long before i see ‘ya
you’ll be toting
your layered strawberry cake
and Papa will be close behind
angling fer the first slice
…
we’re supposed to
sit together
you and i
and talk and tease and laugh
like we always do
you’re supposed to
make me green beans
and i’m supposed to
tell ‘ya how good they are
i woke up
thinking that …
thinking about that
your pots
all your empty pots and pans
but you tell me
to hush
and dry my tears
and put on my face
“for the show
must go on …”
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Pride & Prejudice
the romantic
bleeds
for the pages
of poetry
in this timeless tale
of love …
of falling in love
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Message
talking
to stone
in a stream
we talk about
most any
thing
since we sit in silence
most times
seems these days
i talk more
and you less
i tell you
how the light
blinked in the bulb
as i sat waiting
on food
and how none
of the others
did
just that one
in my direct vision
and how it blinked
on and off
like the star
on top of the tree
at Christmas
in Morse code
minutes upon minutes
blinked by
then it went back
to normal
as i sat silent
i tell you this
as if you don’t
already know
but you listen
anyways
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In the Meadow
all i see
are clover
when i close
my eyes
all i see
are clover
4-leaf clovers
everywhere
is it jest
a phase
i’m going through
or something
more
have i become
an unexpected
collector of clover
i don’t know
but …
it’s something
to look forward to
each day
perhaps it will be
a life-long pursuit
or a memory
of that April in 2025
when i found so many
3 on Tuesday
3 on Wednesday
9 on Thursday (wonder what the record is for one day)
3 on Friday
and 1 this morning
of the 19 clovers
3 were 5-leaf
i rather enjoy
this hobby
of collecting clover
it has become
a habit
to look down
on the ground
to see if i see
4
or 5
green leaves
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