Category: for someone else
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Long distance runner
Mother, poet, educator Always pushing yourself Harder, faster, longer We just sat down to watch If we knew it was a sprint We would have come sooner And paid better attention (for the poet, Michele Reese) 7-31-23
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Plum blossom slippers
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.(Thich Nhat Hanh) written for a poetry workshop: Rejoice in the morning of your survival Above your head a crow shakes last night’s rain from leaves Haploid to diploid fertility dance In the dewy dawn moss comes green The weight of your burden is carried…
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Beer money
I had not seen the old man who lives on the other side of the park since last Autumn. Today, while walking by his house, he called from his porch. I walked over to say hello. He removed a blanket from his lap, showed me his leg was gone, said he could not trim my…
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Sarah’s Man…Revisited
Today friend/poet/writer/publisher, Jerred Metz, celebrated his 80th birthday; I had the honor of composing and reciting a poem in his honor: ============================================== Sarah’s man has a voice made for radio, dances tall like no one is watching, still wears his hair long, says to call him Grumpy not Grandpa. Sarah’s man writes novels and poems,…
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Timmy the slug
short walk cool morning warm coffee bright sun long list of things to do let’s get started 1-11-23
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Drinking Fermented Milk in the Mystic Yurt
“Oh soul, you worry too much…” (Rumi) Post-modern Zen Move slowly into your Chi Wear crystal spiritual Drano around your neck Darvish whirl until dizzy Hobby Lobby prayer wheels (Dalai Lama approved) Dollar General dreamcatchers 2 for 5 YouTube videos guarantee Nirvana TM levitation at the Y on Wednesday Erect a pup tent tabernacle deep…
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Lang’s song about love
I wake with an earworm lying on my pillow singing, “Emily’s poems are gathering dust…” Silently, I repeat Ben Franklin’s, “The early bird gets the worm.” I have letters to write, events to plan and promises to keep. I tell myself to leave her poems alone, face the tasks at hand. Maybe tomorrow I’ll pull…
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Sunbeam electric iron
Because stiff collars were all the rage in school She found him at an online overstock auction When she said their relationship was over he felt like an iron in a closet full of wash & wear 10-21-22
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Putin’s myth
King Midas possessed a golden touch Turned daughters and friends to gold Lived at arm’s length with the world His kingdom shunned him Starved for love Unable to eat his riches – almost dead 10-3-22
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an overdue poem for a friend
How long did the tree stand stoic and strong before the crack, the fall, the thud, the tearing at surrounding trees on its way to ground? If I knew today was your day to fall, would I have come the day before stand next to your trunk or climb up and sit awkwardly in your…
My husband's poetry 