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Disappearing Flowers

Disappearing flowers Where do they go  Why do they go What was it all about Reaching out And finding new promise In their blooming before you Blooming for you Blossoms of friendship Bouquets of bliss Scented by the breezes Blowing from their lips To bear...

To Fly Like a Hawk

An encounter in the forest inspired by the first picture.

“David, is that you? Are you back?” she asked. There was no answer. It was a Red-tailed Hawk that had landed on a branch above. She had heard his wings flutter. She stared up now as she raised her arm, opened her palm, managed a smile and waved. A small c...

Nosferatu Immortalis

Bathed in morning’s pure glorious light, go forth and find your peace.

On a cold dark night a figure stood, Pale face shrouded in darkened hood, Statuesque, as though carved from wood; No beauty held the night sky. As pale as soapstone, his damp cold skin, No breath to see nor heartbeat within, A tear rolled down from cheek...

Ravens cry

a flight of self discovery can be a scary thing...thank you fuzzy for the strong shoulder

She once knew who she was She once had a heart She once had a life She always hid behind a smile She was an enigma even unto herself She never had peace of mind Always searching for the key to life Through storms and heartache and a sea of misery she flew...

Oh the Egg

about mostly my (first) mother-in-law

Oh the egg (an elegy for Zipporah) O the egg -- endless image of the hard-boiled egg, all it was meant to stand for: like the cyclic  forever-wedding rings, rebirth and springtime -- kindly expounded by the woman, the rabbi standing in for my husband's mo...

How Would I Cope

Man examines coping without his love

My wife is away for a few days, off on one of her junketsWhich leaves me here alone in this house to consider What life would be like if she didn't returnI look around this empty house and I begin to wonder Sitting in the living room with the television o...

He left her today

A woman's thoughts after her husband's funeral

He left her todayShe sits back in the carThe ride back to their homeReally isn't very far. He left her todayHelped out by her sonSaid they couldn't help himThat nothing could be done. He left her todayThe doctors tried their bestThe cancer gone too farIt...

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Belief

Sometimes it's hard to be yourself...

I dreamed that all my wounds had healed, which freed me to move on.My confidence was coming back, I'd thought it all but gone.A smile, a laugh, an opening up, a glimmer of some hope,But my epistemic self still said I was a dope.Not sure if I was worthy, w...

rise and fall of the poet

Although he did not know it It was the rise and fall of this poet. Words are a universal language all by itself It could take you to heaven, or bring you down to hell. Words are like rivers, streams and oceans Moving freely with emotion. The slightest rip...

Love's Transition - Chapter 4

“Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.” Mineko Iwasaki

After throwing Billy out of my room and my life, I lay in my bed and reflected on my life. I remembered the best moments and of my life and Doug was there. I relived, reluctantly but honestly, the worst times and Doug helped me though most of them. Being...

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Should have been mine

To my love that was never meant to be.

I should have held you like a lifeline,  and I should have never let you go. But when I needed saving. I always did it on my own! Slipping from my hands, now I feel all alone. You turned your back on me, how could you be oh so cold! I would've been yours,...

One World, One Sorrow

One more poem, love found, love lost,One more heartbreak, counting the cost,One more woman refused her prize,One more man with tears in his eyes. They get understanding sorrow, They get hopes for their tomorrow,They get friends to share in their grief,The...