east facing leaves – September 9

Posted on September 10, 2015 by landl30

9.9.2015

east facing leaves

yellow

first flocks of

geese honking

south

 

signs of the

change.

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the parade – September 8

Posted on September 8, 2015 by landl30

9.8.2015

some faces light up

as the parade moves

by

 

others stay glum

as never

moved,

 

the parade

bringing out

the child

in us

 

alive or

defeated.

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labor day – September 7

Posted on September 7, 2015 by landl30

9.7.2015

I walked too far

yesterday, I’ll walk

too far again today.

 

all my muscles

ache

but I find myself

laughing

 

amused at how this

is just what bodies

do and if you don’t

laugh you cry

 

so chuckle

at the

least.

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the leap into deeps – September 3

Posted on September 7, 2015 by landl30

9.3.2015

the leap into deeps

grasps with its

cold

 

breaking surface

we share laughter

and camaraderie

 

older stiffer bodies

sharing with those

in their starts.

 

we generations go

separate ways

in our togetherness.

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cookie baking hands – September 2

Posted on September 3, 2015 by landl30

9.1.2015

cookie baking hands

enact love with

spoons.

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hacked jack – September 1

Posted on September 2, 2015 by landl30

8.31.2015

electronic blips zip

and the money goes

bye bye

 

across aeons of

ions to somewhere

else

 

while our minds are

turned elsewhere

vulnerably

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doggy happiness – August 31

Posted on September 1, 2015 by landl30

8.31.2015

doggy looks so

happy to be out

in the park

 

next to the lake

where smells

abound

 

and every tree is

a pit stop for

messaging.

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awakening slow – August 30

Posted on August 31, 2015 by landl30

8.30.2015 [awakening slow]

awakening slow with

gnarled hands

pain

 

the stretching is a

friend across

time

 

a knowledge that

maybe some

things

 

don’t go away in

this anymore

space.

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the lion appears – August 28

Posted on August 28, 2015 by landl30

8.23.2015

the lion appears

large sleepy

eyes gazing

 

I look back affecting

calm, lean to breathe

into its face

 

as it opens its

mouth to chew

on my hand

 

like a dog not

yet biting down

but en route.

 

the naked power

terrifies me yet

I lead others

out away

 

who then do not under

stand why I yell at

them.

 

life and death I swear

but they hear only

that I have raised

my voice.

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a blessed day – August 26

Posted on August 27, 2015 by landl30

8.26.2015

mowing the lawn

adding seed to the

bird feeder

oiling a hinge

 

everyday everyday

walks through

normality

 

the stuff of life

straight forward

the gist of giving

and receiving

 

just because.

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