Smiling Man
there once was a man with a smile
that measured well over a mile
when he entered a room
he swept away gloom
let’s invite him to stay for a while
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Category: Uncategorized
Great Pyramid
stones
stacked
by men
to honor
kings and gods alike
monuments that took mortal men’s lives
so Pharaohs could journey to the afterlife with ease
scarf tanka
morning walk
summer sun beats down
on her head
breeze plays with golden tresses
covered by her silken scarf
window haiku
furry hunter spies
feathered prey beyond his reach
sitting in window
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blue moon
blue moon pinned against
a cloudy summer night sky
peeking down at earth
chaos
beautiful chaos
disturbs my sleep at sunrise
sparrows gossiping
Bread and Wine
photo from Wikipedia
the faithful come each week
standing in line for a bit of
bread and a taste of wine
there are no ushers or priests
no service or offering
at the old Saint John the Baptist
church only hostesses and waiters
who seat you and take your order
you sip from a cup and
commune with fellow travelers
I think The Baptist
would approve
Unbidden
the flower does not send
invitations to bumbles
or bright swallowtails
and yet they come each morning
to breakfast on her nectar
Ahhh ~
there was a place on
the way to work – in the
days when I worked –
a country back road that
twisted and curved
a place where the trees
reached across the asphalt
to hold hands above me
a place where the sun
shone through the leaves
and made a lace pattern
for me to drive over
a place where time felt
like it had slowed down,
had taken a deep breath
where peace flowed through
the open windows and wrapped
me in its arms
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Inprocessing
Phoenix Rising Poetry Guild
he asks your name
and when you say it
he writes down what he hears
you are forever known by
a name not your own
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