Tag Archives: life

she makes me smile – July 10

7.10.2014 she makes me smile I can’t help it when she turns to me   and I see her face something opens within me and there is a grin   she makes me smile like grace from the hand of … Continue reading

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pond flow – June 30

6.30.2014 the pond flow has risen to creek level above the culvert divide   and mama turtle’s flipper legs pull her on through the flow   so that her eggs can make their way across the road and down the … Continue reading

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wear and tear – June 1

6.1.2014 forty years ago on a rain slicked night a car in front turned sideways at fifty miles per hour   and five years later the back gave out, like the twisted metal of the driver’s seat, on a drive … Continue reading

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auditions – May 9

5.9.2014 they stand, sing, emote try me, take me   I can be whomever you need, want   listen to me sing, put me onstage   actors all, trying for a role, acceptance   the stardom we all secretly pray … Continue reading

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Holy Week 2 – April 15

Holy Week 2 endings come upon us, valleys of dry bones loom   how will our bones rise from deceit and lies and greed   when we have gone to the dust, refusing to listen.   breathe your breath into … Continue reading

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nine round bodies – December 28

12.28 nine round bodies stark black on bare branches against a blazing blue winter sky   cardinals, as they turn profile, plump against the fringe of snow, wind and chill.   they huddle and keep each other company, nestling to … Continue reading

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Death of A Salesman – December 11

1211 Willy had him no idea nor either so did Biff. Until life forced the one to find. And one to fall beneath the cliff. ——————-  

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simple gifts – November 28

11.28 the steel blue river of ice bends its swan neck amongst fifty foot sentinels, balancing the browns and needle golds below.   while the sweet fall wift of smoke upon the wind echoes passages of time and hearth and … Continue reading

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windows rise up – November 24

11.24 windows rise up and glow amidst the trees   magic lanterns of other’s life stories.   perhaps they will drift away on the wind   and I will stand here with the skeletons   of dark trees and quiet … Continue reading

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first snow warning – November 17

11.17 snow track early, wind whipping tires sliding. like unprepared lives across a heightened drive.   where will the road take you when you haven’t thought it through, and slipperiness flashes.   pause. pump that brake. or let the automatic … Continue reading

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