PoemsPerDay

archaeopteryx – October 11

Posted on October 16, 2015 by landl30

10.11.2015

the writer yearns

to lift off like

the first feathered

‘saur

willing his hand

to leap

but nothing comes

and his pull

push carries

into danger waters

unthinking.

a cautionary tale

or merely

preparation

for takeoff.

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Posted in poetry | Tagged adventurer, discovery, first, flight, leap, risk, terror, unknown, writers, writing | Leave a comment

three jack daniels – October 9

Posted on October 13, 2015 by landl30

10.9.2015

three jack daniels

dark glasses

black shirt and

MLB ball cap,

stubbled beard

ankled black tennies

and dark gray knee lengths.

the modern man-boy

on an airplane.

when did we stop

growing up

and give up.

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Posted in poetry | Tagged boy, boyhood, devolution, immaturity, manhood, retrograde | Leave a comment

tough texas tessies – October 7

Posted on October 12, 2015 by landl30

10.7.2015

what ladies were these

who rode out from

austin to confront

texas rangers on

on the pampas

that day

mommas, daughters

tough shooting

launderers

knowing their

wanderers wouldn’t

get away

what did they tell ‘em

or yell ‘em or sell ‘em

to get back them

documents back then

that day

no one’s a tellin’

if wouldn’t be

selling, the ladies

own lips are sealed

‘bout their way

but the archives they

came back, and the

women they steeled

track, and texas’

own writin’s came back

that same day.

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[In early days of Texas, Sam Houston as the first president of the new republic reportedly requested the then town of Austin to send him the archives documents about Texas but they refused, so he sent Texas Rangers to take them at gunpoint, which they did. However, the ladies of Austin were so upset, that they pursued the rangers, found them encamped, and got the archives back. How? Well.. that’s the untold story.]

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Posted in poetry | Tagged archivers, history, power, questions, recovery, Texas, Texas Rangers, toughness, Women | Leave a comment

packing bag – October 5

Posted on October 7, 2015 by landl30

10.5.2015 [packing bag]

packing bag
socks shirts
underwear
heart

when will it
be needed.
when we
arrive

at the final
stop
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Posted in poetry | Tagged destination, end, journey, life, soul, start | Leave a comment

animal nature – October 4

Posted on October 6, 2015 by landl30

[10.4.2015 ]

the dog lunges

without warning

the leash tearing

at its holder.

they are always

animals.

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Posted in poetry | Tagged animals, attention, focus, injury, nature, presence | Leave a comment

deepest truth – October 3

Posted on October 4, 2015 by landl30

10.3.2015

I have a soul.

The deepest truth.

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Posted in poetry | Tagged belief, commitment, faith, grace, heart, soul, truth, ultimates | Leave a comment

epitaph for a black life – October 1

Posted on October 3, 2015 by landl30

10.1.2015

raw power

liquid recall

words flow

through a brain

fixed upon

its subject.

rodney king

come home.

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Posted in poetry | Tagged black lives, power, presence, race, racial inequality, Rodney King, theater | Leave a comment

lay away – September 30

Posted on October 1, 2015 by landl30

9.30.2015

I put the toy

to rest

emptying

its tank

resetting the

battery

tucking all

away

for another

season.

left to lie

fallow.

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Posted in poetry | Tagged letting go, maturity, Recreation, rhythmns, Sabbath, seasons, stages, toys | 2 Comments

big brown – September 29

Posted on October 1, 2015 by landl30

9.29.2015

big brown gathers

me in

soft arms enfolding

my body

comforter easing

my soul.

a book and a

nap

a day made

complete.

what could be

better.

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Posted in poetry | Tagged comfort, furniture, objects, re-creation, Sabbath, self-care | Leave a comment

first fall – September 28

Posted on September 30, 2015 by landl30

9.28.2015

cool crisp crunch

underfoot

first leaves down

curled

turning in the black

night

house lights

beckon.