Category: love
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Time shifter
In the back aisle of the grocery I saw you from behind Long stride, hunched shoulders shaggy dark hair _____ I followed to be sure it was you Near the checkout you turned Sad, kind, thoughtful eyes You smiled as you looked away _____ It’s been a couple of years since The night they found…
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a binary life
Sitting on the porch she opens the door says, “It’s too hot” You use pen and paper to flesh a poem a computer to bone it Your computer complains slows down and threatens to abandon you You are a peacemaker in a binary world and tear out the page and go inside 7-23-20
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Light rain
You lie down to rest close blinds to darken the room but still light leaks in Puddles on cheeks of closed eyes pull a sheet over your head protection from light rain 7-22-20
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poem for a friend
On a log pile by a fire pit On a log with lichen clings a lone cicada husk Split in the back for you to flee A life that’s grown too small you flee into green canopy And sing incessantly to be found To be loved before a change of seasons 7-20-20
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Who our Mother was
On this day after Mothers Day I remember how a couple of years before mom died my siblings almost killed her They hired a cleaning lady to come once a week to clean my parents’ house and mom exhausted herself Moving the refrigerator and furniture to sweep climbing on a step stool to dust getting…
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Green tea
You sip green tea with lemon and ginger read a bit – listen to the world outside your porch A young dude shows up at 9 a.m. to shoot baskets in the park turns his music up real loud and proceeds to work on his game You don’t care, if his playlist is dope don’t…
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Muddling
You were not certified to be born to nurse to be a child or an adolescent set adrift in hormonal seas You were not trained to be a friend to love to be a parent or a partner in this thing called life You were not prepared to be quarantined for COVID-19 but somehow we…
My husband's poetry 