It burns in reds
so deep it scrolls
to the perimeter
of black then flits
back to the red
you might imagine
of as you mouth
in staccato the word:
flamenco.
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It burns in reds
so deep it scrolls
to the perimeter
of black then flits
back to the red
you might imagine
of as you mouth
in staccato the word:
flamenco.]]>
it was the english language
and overactive
libidos
that always go us in
trouble
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it was the english language
and overactive
libidos
that always go us in
trouble]]>
Once, being thankful,
especially thankful,
on that one day of the year,
for our lives, food we’ve
struggled for, traditional dishes
we’ve bonded together to create,
was very special to families.
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Once, being thankful,
especially thankful,
on that one day of the year,
for our lives, food we’ve
struggled for, traditional dishes
we’ve bonded together to create,
was very special to families.]]>
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the poet in the house –
sighs
at the distraction
as he struggles
with poem 28
in Day 44 –
as if Godiva
had entered the room
direct for her ride
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the poet in the house –
sighs
at the distraction
as he struggles
with poem 28
in Day 44 –
as if Godiva
had entered the room
direct for her ride]]>
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Giggling and laughing out loud
At the splashes
From the heavy cream
Being whipped to a froth
In the big mixing bowl.
Mother and daughter
Together again,
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Giggling and laughing out loud
At the splashes
From the heavy cream
Being whipped to a froth
In the big mixing bowl.
Mother and daughter
Together again,]]>
'ilima
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'ilima]]>
But I prefer this mood.
Smiles.
Gary
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But I prefer this mood.
Smiles.
Gary]]>
I was clearly in a mood when I wrote this one - and not a good one either.
Smiles.
Gary
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I was clearly in a mood when I wrote this one - and not a good one either.
Smiles.
Gary]]>
branches of a tree
bathed in a harbor
of sunset.
There's something
about a silvered sky
back lit in yellows
with the softest
fingers of pink
Charming, this verse to the highlights of life.
Smiles.
Gary
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branches of a tree
bathed in a harbor
of sunset.
There's something
about a silvered sky
back lit in yellows
with the softest
fingers of pink
Charming, this verse to the highlights of life.
Smiles.
Gary]]>
On the bird of paradise plants
In our side yard.
Ouch. Hope the birds bloom again.
Smiles.
Gary
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On the bird of paradise plants
In our side yard.
Ouch. Hope the birds bloom again.
Smiles.
Gary]]>
Parading in front of the neighborhood
soaked in my wet cotton PJ’s
LOL, may I join you, friend. Together we can empty the sea...
Smiles.
Gary
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Parading in front of the neighborhood
soaked in my wet cotton PJ’s
LOL, may I join you, friend. Together we can empty the sea...
Smiles.
Gary]]>
Smiles.
Gary
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Smiles.
Gary]]>
How cute, the way you've phrased this. I can here the cooing. When we're in Florida, the doves, early birds that they are, coo like this in the morning. Bob doesn't like them but I like their soft songs.
Nice job,
Smiles,
Helen
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How cute, the way you've phrased this. I can here the cooing. When we're in Florida, the doves, early birds that they are, coo like this in the morning. Bob doesn't like them but I like their soft songs.
Nice job,
Smiles,
Helen]]>
You've done it again. This is a poem of many layers...the water of humans, of the world, and I love the part about the handyman's full employment act. Hey, plumbers have work all over, don't they...hope your shower works good now and your sink faucets...what would we do with no water? Been there Wilt, and it's no fun waiting.
Good poem.
Smiles,
Helen
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You've done it again. This is a poem of many layers...the water of humans, of the world, and I love the part about the handyman's full employment act. Hey, plumbers have work all over, don't they...hope your shower works good now and your sink faucets...what would we do with no water? Been there Wilt, and it's no fun waiting.
Good poem.
Smiles,
Helen]]>
I've sent HA several messages (but not for the last couple of weeks) (in response to the suggestion for a holiday poetry contest) and never had an answer. In fact, the address
...
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I've sent HA several messages (but not for the last couple of weeks) (in response to the suggestion for a holiday poetry contest) and never had an answer. In fact, the address
...]]>
Title is perfect. No one could pass this poem by without at least peeking to see what it was about.
That English teacher - no contractions? I'll bet she never had a contraction in her life!
And, even before I could really read, I'd study those Superman comics and I knew all about Lois Lane,
and I wanted to tell her, "Don't bother, honey.
...
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Title is perfect. No one could pass this poem by without at least peeking to see what it was about.
That English teacher - no contractions? I'll bet she never had a contraction in her life!
And, even before I could really read, I'd study those Superman comics and I knew all about Lois Lane,
and I wanted to tell her, "Don't bother, honey.
...]]>
Welcome to Blueline!!!!
We hope you will enjoy being with us!
Happy Postings!
hugs!
...
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Welcome to Blueline!!!!
We hope you will enjoy being with us! Happy Postings!
hugs!
...]]>
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Smiles.
Gary
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Smiles.
Gary]]>
Smiles.
Gary
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Smiles.
Gary]]>
Smiles.
Gary
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Smiles.
Gary]]>
This seems to comfort my significant other,
who listens, from the other room, with
ears straining, to the syncopation
of my speech. It lulls him
Smooth.
I'm going to have to try that, not sure it would work but worth the try.
Smiles.
Gary
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This seems to comfort my significant other,
who listens, from the other room, with
ears straining, to the syncopation
of my speech. It lulls him
Smooth.
I'm going to have to try that, not sure it would work but worth the try.
Smiles.
Gary]]>
Smiles.
Gary
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Smiles.
Gary]]>
hugs!
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hugs!]]>
Good thoughts,
Alice
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Good thoughts,
Alice]]>
Colds are so miserable--hope this one runs a quick course. You describe it so well that I want to spray my keyboard and mouse with disinfectant and go and wash my hands . . . eek.
And there is that sense that the rest of the world is just bouncing along without us. We feel sidelined, benched, and ignored, and no one wants to be around us.
...
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Colds are so miserable--hope this one runs a quick course. You describe it so well that I want to spray my keyboard and mouse with disinfectant and go and wash my hands . . . eek.
And there is that sense that the rest of the world is just bouncing along without us. We feel sidelined, benched, and ignored, and no one wants to be around us.
...]]>
Alice
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Alice]]>
more to do then tend to our little
sniveling needs that's for sure.
Hello can you spell free will!
I like the poem Allen, it has good
pace and is a nicely penned rant
and I'm glad you did it!
S.
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more to do then tend to our little
sniveling needs that's for sure.
Hello can you spell free will!
I like the poem Allen, it has good
pace and is a nicely penned rant
and I'm glad you did it!
S.]]>
'ilima
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'ilima]]>
Smiles,
'ilima
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Smiles,
'ilima]]>
“Waikiki, at night when the shadows are falling…”
Tiny bubbles in the little grass shack... Grin.
Truthfulness.
Smiles.
Gary
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“Waikiki, at night when the shadows are falling…”
Tiny bubbles in the little grass shack... Grin.
Truthfulness.
Smiles.
Gary]]>
So bear with me sometimes, okay?
Smiles,
Wilt
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So bear with me sometimes, okay?
Smiles,
Wilt]]>
The line
which the bird’s song
might be
which is the bird's song?
but I prefer minimal, some words not stated as understood.
Smiles.
Gary
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The line
which the bird’s song
might be
which is the bird's song?
but I prefer minimal, some words not stated as understood.
Smiles.
Gary]]>
Of course, there is no real difference except the whine they drink.
Smiles.
Gary
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Of course, there is no real difference except the whine they drink.
Smiles.
Gary]]>
at
http://www.7beats.com/herenow.html
****Issa - 18 Haiku
****Me - “time traveler”
****Elizabeth Seydel Morgan - “Ways We Come Apart” “The Settlement”
****Dan Cuddy - “Vampire Wine”
****Sharon Olds - “The Elder Sister”
****Marge Piercy -
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at
http://www.7beats.com/herenow.html
****Issa - 18 Haiku
****Me - “time traveler”
****Elizabeth Seydel Morgan - “Ways We Come Apart” “The Settlement”
****Dan Cuddy - “Vampire Wine”
****Sharon Olds - “The Elder Sister”
****Marge Piercy -
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Dishes in the sink
a strand of spaghetti
hanging off the edge
of the yellow coffee mug
at a ninety degree angle
rigor mortis has set in.
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Dishes in the sink
a strand of spaghetti
hanging off the edge
of the yellow coffee mug
at a ninety degree angle
rigor mortis has set in. ]]>
thank you so much for your thoughts...I did feel as if this piece was missing a little something, but couldn't put my finger on it...I will give it consideration of what you said!
hugs!
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thank you so much for your thoughts...I did feel as if this piece was missing a little something, but couldn't put my finger on it...I will give it consideration of what you said!
hugs!]]>
When you get to the bottom
use your brothers signature
just to show you who really cares.
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When you get to the bottom
use your brothers signature
just to show you who really cares.]]>
Storage
If only I’d worn the wide-brimmed fedora,
and dyed my hair black.
I could have balanced time as it pounced,
a pound at a time, heavy as a laundry basket
of odors or a pile of books poised on the head
for good posture. But time collapsed and cracked,
coated my neck with its yolk and plunged
into the
...
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Storage
If only I’d worn the wide-brimmed fedora,
and dyed my hair black.
I could have balanced time as it pounced,
a pound at a time, heavy as a laundry basket
of odors or a pile of books poised on the head
for good posture. But time collapsed and cracked,
coated my neck with its yolk and plunged
into the
...]]>
love,
brenda
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love,
brenda]]>
love,
brenda
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love,
brenda]]>
(dry celery--a micrograph)
A path
through a field of stardust,
quasi-static
the quantities
keep changing.
A team who
measures magnets
may someday find me,
a crease in blank memory.
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(dry celery--a micrograph)
A path
through a field of stardust,
quasi-static
the quantities
keep changing.
A team who
measures magnets
may someday find me,
a crease in blank memory.]]>
"Oh,ah okay, I think you're up though."
Not all golfer's are poets.
Truthfulness.
I used to go out midwinter alone just so I could take my time and relish the scenry around me. They should make courses so lovely.
Smiles.
Gary
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"Oh,ah okay, I think you're up though."
Not all golfer's are poets.
Truthfulness.
I used to go out midwinter alone just so I could take my time and relish the scenry around me. They should make courses so lovely.
Smiles.
Gary]]>
Smiles.
Gary
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Smiles.
Gary]]>
deep-bellied cellos and
the tension of oboes,
and I have a front-row seat.
Ah, a poem that might be from the Big Wet, though I have seldom seen it rain like it does in the tropics.
Smiles.
Gary
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deep-bellied cellos and
the tension of oboes,
and I have a front-row seat.
Ah, a poem that might be from the Big Wet, though I have seldom seen it rain like it does in the tropics.
Smiles.
Gary]]>
congratulations - put some "monkey blood" on it (that's what my mother called the red stuff), wrap it tight and hold it above your head for 45 seconds
or something like tht.
allen
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congratulations - put some "monkey blood" on it (that's what my mother called the red stuff), wrap it tight and hold it above your head for 45 seconds
or something like tht.
allen]]>
allen
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allen]]>
I walked
a narrow street
coat open
and flapping
like a soaring eagle.
that's just super, unforgetable image-making
allen
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I walked
a narrow street
coat open
and flapping
like a soaring eagle.
that's just super, unforgetable image-making
allen]]>