Category: Poetry
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The Pelican
Trying not to think, Fearing I’d unearth forgotten obligations When something caused me to look up and see A brown pelican flying over me, A day-saving moment.
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Rescue Me…
Rescue me rescue dog I need strength to overcome War, hatred and disease That’s plaguing everyone. Life would be right again, Walks brisk and worry free If when I rescued you, You somehow rescued me.
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Rambling With Good News
Standing on a street corner without a soap box, Yelling , “Let’s redefine good news like falling in love.” Used to be a major gap between good news and love But lately the distance between them has narrowed And if it is good news to fall in love, or be in love, Or, to love…
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I’m Endangered Now…
I’m endangered now that humans are taking over Beaches and shorelines where I nest–the Snowy Plover.
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Watching Fog
I met a man who wouldn’t watch fog move up the hillside. “I don’t have time.” “It makes no sense.” I didn’t respond because fog was moving up the hillside. Soon he disappeared.
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Not Enough…
I climbed the mountain to reach a dying tree, My life was young, the air thin with clouds below me. In this hallowed moment of despair, I told the Earth I’d always care Only to realize as aging neared the end, My hopeful pledge had fallen around the bend.
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Out of Balance
Life is out of balance When the arc of an orchid Weighted with fragile beauty Cannot hold our attention.
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The Caged King
Inside a long yawn Lurks, The muted spirit Of a caged lion. The scars from his mate, Go unnoticed by onlookers. The occasional roar, A fading instinct. The next feeding, Scheduled.
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Poetry: The Shattered Old Man
The shattered old man has had it with wildfires, Covid and the Afghanistan follies. When first light pierces his eyes, he cocks his gun and squeezes the tigger From the cheap seats where he’s been watching a prima ballerina land en pointe. There’s applause but he can’t tell if it’s in front or behind the…
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