My husband's poetry

Author: cfblack

  • Spring

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    white lilies yellow flowers violets in the shade wisteria green grass azaleas along a fence black crow Carolina wren hawk circles in a blue sky 3-26-20

  • Waiting for My Echo

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    I want a bridge in the wilderness that comes from nowhere and goes to nowhere I want a bridge across a river or a way to the other side of a raging stream or rocky gorge I want a bridge made of rope like the kind we made in scouts so when I get to…

  • recurring dream

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    down dark corridors behind locked metal gates fears long lost hide maybe they are not lost maybe they are not hiding maybe you forgot where you put them and they are waiting to be found 3-25-20

  • Loblolly pine

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    Dog tree sheds like a Siberian Husky Covers my clothes and shoes Desecrates upholstered lawn furniture Porcupine quill porch and window screens Dog tree leaves pine cones in the yard to step on Roots grow under feet to trip me Dog tree pollen chokes like a dog farting at my feet 3-25-20

  • In Greening Wood

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    03/24 “One plods along in a state of amazement, sometimes smiling sometimes weeping.” Farid al-Din Attar from his poem ‘The Conference of Birds’ crows return from winter retreat robins strut on sandy ground pear tree hosts a cabaret of wrens jays and cardinals flash blue and red mockingbirds court along a fence woodpecker stalks a…

  • haiku

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    wet skies grumble rain my father’s old umbrella keeps me safe and dry 3-24-20

  • Reading Bonhoeffer

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    a thousand times I died in books ___ every alternative seemed intolerable fanciful dreams waited for success ___ quiet and confident responsible people stood at a turning-point discernible in alternatives ___ nothing gracious or easy I grow closer everyday 3-23-20

  • Social distancing

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    To the people that gather each day with coolers at the basketball court in the park To the people hosting house parties because the bars are closed To the people who partied at the beach until they were closed To the people who went on cruises because prices have dropped To the people who traded…

  • spring dawn

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    day light walks in trees says good morning to the sun wears a bright green gown 3-21-20

  • Roofless

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    no lines wait outside for the lock to click open public libraries are closed city plaza gates shut tight lonely benches sit empty inside it ain’t easy to shelter in place if you got no place roofless humans gather on Main Street loiter in doorways lady in coat and heels walks her dog, averts her…