My husband's poetry

Category: daily life

  • H.O.R.S.E.

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    Who decided to spell H.O.R.S.E. that this was the way to see who was the best shot in the neighborhood? Today, I watched young kids play H.O.R.S.E. and doubt they ever rode a horse at summer camp or enjoyed Roy Rogers on TV Shoot to disarm and never to kill dreamed of crying High Oh…

  • When shadows block the sun

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    If I cast my shadow behind me at the pond, turtles do not jump from bank to water. In our yard, I sit in a faded yellow chair my wife wants me to throw away. I don’t care what the neighbors think; why replace what conforms comfortably to my form? I go inside to pee,…

  • Everyday

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    everyday the challenge the desire to change to become a better human everyday the self-knowledge the awareness of inconsistencies lies that become truths everyday you become older closer to death becoming more alive everyday you realize you will not live long enough to become perfect everyday you strive you become stronger and more and more…

  • haiku kitty

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    grey tabby stalks prey brown squirrel chatters alarm old man laughs from chair 4-13-22

  • the cloven path

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    Where two paths ran through kudzu vines both appeared the same You couldn’t jog both and chose the smoother one Dewy footprints betrayed your passing you’ll run the other one tomorrow Meanwhile, you’ll tweet on Twitter how when given a choice You remembered Bob Frost and jogged the path not rutted 3-9-22

  • Life unseen

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    spawning bottom feeders dance mud swirls on surface of pond, whoo-ing owl asks questions of the woods, leaf blower drones two blocks away, car doors slam, dogs bark close and far, trucks groan on distant interstate, birds query from bush to bush, fighter jets roar in overcast sky, sirens cry on ferry road, yellow dust…

  • in defense of naps

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    on a windless day, you attempted to meditate yourself into stillness as the earth spun at 1,000 mph orbiting a star at 66,600 mph while the star orbited in a galaxy at 536, 865 mph and all of it fleeing a big bang at 1,332,000 mph you decide to take a nap, because you believe…

  • adverbs

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    Aimlessly… you pick a scab on your ankle Carefully… so it does not bleed Quietly… the bottom of the hole glistens wet Patiently… you watch it catch the light Eventually… you return to other things Aimlessly… you reach for where the scab had been and find you have a bloody sock 1-20-22

  • winter fire pit

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    Darkness sits on a park bench, puts on shoes, walks into the trees Three deer wander out to feed in neighbor’s’ yards Raccoon runs along the fence looking for an open trash can diner You stir the ashes, store chairs, go inside, take off your shoes ‘til morning 1-15-22

  • Berry picker

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    Wet winter walk Sunny spring remembrance Berries thick upon the bush Pick the easiest to gather Eat the plump and ripest ones When the easy harvest is done Reach among the thorns For the tart, the tiny, almost ripe Grateful for a hint of sweetness Held in bloodied hand 12-30-21