Category Archives: poetry

Fall winds in July – July 28

Posted on July 29, 2013 by landl30

7.28 Fall winds in July give respite, and promise. The hard days of sun will pass. ———————

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reunion times – July 27

Posted on July 28, 2013 by landl30

7.27 celebrations good and sad hanging in yet feeling bad hard to not let happy flow unexpired and say you know shopworn, shopworn yes and no still alive and more to go. ———————-

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7.26 come to me please in my visions of night, tell me of things that matter so bright. sing me your songs of life’s dreams and of strife, of heartsongs once heard and rememberings bright, angels and demons … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged angels, Daemon, Demon, dreams, God, longing, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual Beings, The Light, visions, yearning | Leave a comment

rows and rows – July 25

Posted on July 26, 2013 by landl30

7.25 rows and rows of verdant crops unfolding in the midwest sun rows and rows of waiting room chairs hoping that wellness will come we lay our crop lines early and late, in the lives we live the … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged agriculture, consequences, doctors, fears, Garden of Eden, gardens, grace, Health, journey, life, Mayo Clinic, souls | Leave a comment

zipping zebras – July 23

Posted on July 24, 2013 by landl30

7.23 busyness like zipping zebras. unexpected and bizarre. retirement having more moving parts than the day job with things flailing about in a whirl of next, next, choose, next. could I have my work life back please. … Continue reading →

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moving furniture – July 22

Posted on July 23, 2013 by landl30

7.22 moving furniture until it’s clear it doesn’t fit. damn. thought we were done and now the pieces waddle and widdle, fiddle and faddle. we go out to drown our sorrows at the Dairy Queen, and the queen of … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged archetypes, Dairy Queen, family, furniture, houses, image, marriage, moves, Opposing Views, relationships, souls | Leave a comment

emerald cover – July 21

Posted on July 22, 2013 by landl30

7.21 emerald green pond scum covers with a beauty that belies what lies beneath, like smiling Jezebel who grinned before she betrayed. hard and flinty and crystalline, the air and earth let go of what lingers within, and if I … Continue reading →

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like a doe in a castle – July 20

Posted on July 21, 2013 by landl30

7.20 like a doe in a castle I live a protected life. no gunmen walk my streets, or terrorize my neighborhood, food is there anytime I need, and health care. so why do crazed people now shoot guns in … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged conversion, distanced, faith, fear, grace, hearts, innocence, portection, Religion, solutions, terror | Leave a comment

we sit backstage – July 19

Posted on July 20, 2013 by landl30

7.19 we sit backstage waiting. to go on, to move a set to do something other than sit backstage. ———————

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old men grousing – July 18

Posted on July 19, 2013 by landl30

7.18 two old men grousing after all these years and ears. do we ever let go or just keep crabbing. ————————

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