Category Archives: poetry

soul mated – January 12

 1.12.2015 what lies beyond hitting the marks vocation found, living earned, a home built, family raised, soul mated   we strive so long and then what   what comes next not after the end next but within, here, now next … Continue reading

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anniversary forty-five – January 10

1.10.2015 hands laid upon, pre-monish the preacher said advise in advance before the things go dread.   be a voice ahead so that people get it right, I gaze now in my own life lest I miss the light.   … Continue reading

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electric candle – January 6

1.6.2015 electric candle in the bedroom window filament of childhood   warmth against all darkness and grievings.   I place one in my window now and remember   the small boy who could not express how afraid and alone he … Continue reading

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marking against the dark – January 5

1.5.2015 friends come over and stay the talk goes on and on and on and on   amidst quiet gaps we stare into the Christmas tree lights like flame flickering in the campfire   where stories are told and we … Continue reading

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minnesota girl – January 4

1.4.2015 red jacket flashing against snow the dog’s breath visible in the minus weather   my minnesota girl out for a stroll. ——————

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pain is a leveler – January 3

1.3.2015 pain is a leveler internal   a signal of need to stop   or start or remove or do   a sign from within   to attend. ——————

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hand in hand – January 1

1.1.2015 new year’s day walk stretches muscles, sinews and lungs. . the hand in hand beside makes it better. ———————-  

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scrabble fever – December 31

12.31.2014 red letter tile squares whirl to the next turn   an i before e or something with a c   for the old year’s last yearn   scrabble fever burns. ———————-

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pathway – December 30

12.30.2014 snow spreads back into the trees a deer swath broadening through   afternoon gray sun spilling dull bare whisper shadows   the pond beyond marking a boundary that only the heart knows. ————————

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procedure – December 27

12.27.2014 the tube goes in down the throat via the nostrils   and the body rebels at the violation.   looked upon now in older age one wonders   will it be me. —————————

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