Category Archives: poetry

Prairie Home… – February 3

Posted on February 4, 2014 by landl30

2.3 He comes onstage looking a little more disheveled than in years past, the gray more pronounced, the easy glide offstage seemingly more about saving energy now.   as a fellow about to be seventy-er I commiserate, it is still … Continue reading →

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being frank – February 1

Posted on February 2, 2014 by landl30

2.1.2014 pinched face, tight lips hands pressed hard at the sides   it must have been hard to be Frank, when your sons   don’t respect you, even hate you and call you down   while you struggle to put … Continue reading →

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adventuresome hearts – January 31

Posted on February 1, 2014 by landl30

1.31.14 adventuresome hearts never age.

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the men that walk in – January 30

Posted on January 31, 2014 by landl30

1.30 the men that walk in are the same age as me or younger   we wear the same jeans, blue slightly worn. our tan winter jackets and pullover caps match.   and I hand them a bag lunch or … Continue reading →

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family crockery – January 29

Posted on January 30, 2014 by landl30

  1.29.2014 family crockery out of boxes, chipped rose-patterned tea pot, crystal sherbet glass caked with dust of the years, ceramic beer stein with company logo for service well done, china from england, silver tarnished to dark fantasy duskiness.   … Continue reading →

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younger eyes – January 27

Posted on January 28, 2014 by landl30

poem 1.27 younger eyes look for older answers. away from the distractions of   blare and flare, glare that impairs.   younger hearts resonate to ancient callings that touch truths   that endure, ensure, mature.   younger minds know deceit … Continue reading →

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the hem of his garment – January 26

Posted on January 27, 2014 by landl30

1.26 In my mind’s eye I see the hem of a garment that flows up out of my sight to a large man seated upon a throne.   It is such a childish image, that I know is not real. … Continue reading →

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oats and berries – January 25

Posted on January 26, 2014 by landl30

1.25.2014 oats, maple syrup, nuts. granola grows on me, tasty health food under the guise.   nuts and twigs and berries like our ancestors gathered.   perhaps they knew something. or it was just easier   than inventing the microwave. … Continue reading →

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razor blade winds – January 24

Posted on January 25, 2014 by landl30

1.24 frigid. wind like razor blades on skin. what am I doing out here. when will I know to step inside.   cold of the world numbs long before we understand that braving it out is only a fool’s game. … Continue reading →

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conversation – January 23

Posted on January 24, 2014 by landl30

1.23.3014 why did you have to make the world so hard, why do the birds have to shiver in the branches, huddled and diving in for seeds at the feeder while i sit inside admiring their colors   did you … Continue reading →

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