My husband's poetry

Category: neighbors

  • migrant worker

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    Before I leave home To visit the home That was my home But is no longer I gather a brown paper bag With a malt liquor can Left by an old man who walks Humped over with a cane He leaves it every Friday Across from where he lives Under a bench In the shade…

  • Enigmatic man II

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    it’s been most of a year since Enigmatic Man roamed our streets picked through trash saved treasures before city trucks come to carry it away vacant stare sulk of shoulders shuffled gait world on his back and under feet 5-28-21

  • coffee in a blue cup

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    in grey sweats, morning legs lounge out from a park bench rough and worn from the sun coffee in a blue cup aroma of foreign mountains ambrosia brewed strong in the distance a young woman keeps cadence with a basketball dribble shoot, dribble shoot, dribble, dribble, dribble repeats over and over and over before men…

  • Riptide

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    bright moon pulls dreams and fears deep into cerebrospinal seas me in my yard, you in yours 4-30-21

  • Beatitudes

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    Blessed is the morning Blessed is the coffee Blessed is the sun before the rain Blessed are the birds that dampen the traffic noise Blessed is the train that wails and the siren song that fades Blessed is the drone of the plane that stays aloft Blessed are the dog walkers, the couples, the skateboarders,…

  • Pandemic coffee in a blue cup

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    A mute yellow sign stands near the street in a neighbor’s yard signaling SLOW in black letters. You sip coffee from a blue cup as friends drive by and wave on their way to work, the grocery or anywhere, but here. The old couple with a corgi, call good morning from the park. With only…

  • Dog day Saturday

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    man with blind dog walks slow enjoys last times together blonde nurse walks black dog every morning her husband walks at noon two doors down lonely dog barks in back yard brown dog at corner fence complains to anything that moves Boston terrier and pit bull mix pull their human along as he talks on…

  • Blue shark

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    Today, the city comes to haul away leaves you piled in the street. Before you sip coffee you grab your rake to consolidate piles Last night’s rain spread along the street. A car stops, a happy voice sings, Hi, Mr. Al. His mother says he wanted me to see his new shark. He waves it…

  • Fire Bright, James’ Delight

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    Excited three year old Mommy, it’s a dream Hands out towards warm Chases a glowing spark Shock of bare skin landing Cowers behind chair Mommy, kisses fear away Excited dance around fire Time to leave, time for bed Marshmallows, mommy Next time, James, next time Holds tight her hand Bye, bye, Mr. Al Mommy, it’s…

  • chain link fence

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    She lives on a corner her back yard a chain link fence Walks alone each morning six times ’round the park Cocked arms pump right angles rapid short steps eyes ahead speaks to no one I don’t know her name Someone told me once But I am horrible with names and forgot After six times…