Author: cfblack
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Dreaming prime numbers 7,919
You climb Your favorite neighborhood tree from childhood. You climb until you can see Beyond the trees and houses of your neighborhood. Your neighbor does not want you in their tree And neither does dad. They call up through the branches. You stay still until they leave. On the way home, you rehearse a story,…
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Walk gently
still water reflects morning sky autumn moss grows upon path new life hides in cold stone 12-13-22
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Caught between
heron stalks shallow water in the middle mallards glide in circles I am caught between blaring church music and a lone basketball player droning songs only he can hear on headphones 12-11-22
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Wednesday morning
City trucks out early gathering piles of leaves trees discarded After hiding from rain for two days tree dancers scurry and swirl in search of calories Mallards have left the pond their honeymoon over Flowering bush in the park refuses to give up on beauty A day or two in the sun and dry clatter…
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Psalm of praise
In the beginning There was the word and it was poetry …..ET call home, Be wakeful and watch the sky *(Say) This morning is holy **(Say) This morning is holy Stars have fallen from the heavens, All the bell towers have gone silent, The thief in the night has come and gone and we are…
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Postmodern psalm of benediction
Bless the garden cat that consorts with painted plaster gnomes, stands at the gate and rubs against your leg for cuddles when you are alone Bless the backyard possum that eats ticks and rodents, plays dead when he is scared, rises from the dead and hides when you look away Bless the dog walkers who…
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Cassie’s hat
sunrise, thirty degrees, take your blood pressure meds and crawl back in bed 9 am, put on Cassie’s hat, grab coffee in a blue cup and walk to the park watch mallards rush to safety on the other side of the pond as you approach return from the park, your father’s voice demands to know…
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Time
Even at 10 am on Thursday I hear whirling leaf blowers and I do not know if it is A landscaper trading time for dollars or a retired neighbor filling time with a sense of purpose Either way, it matters only that I hear whirling leaf blowers and take time to ask questions 12-2-22
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haiku of an autumn pond
mallards cruise near shore in the reeds two herons court frogs and turtles sleep 12-1-22
