Monthly Archives: May 2022

“Lollygag”

Lollygag

Lollygagging cat, /

entwines each moment around /

his expectations.

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Wheels

Freedom of the wheels /

The Great American Dream /

Open road awaits.

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#051518

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“Chocolate”

Chocolate

At the finish line /

There should be brownies. Always. /

Angels aren’t enough.

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“Folded beauty”

Folded beauty

The folded beauty /

Of fading flower petals /

Ends not Spring’s bloom.

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“If I should meet”

If I should meet

If this author I should meet

In a bookstore or on the street

Will she autograph my books

Or give me ugly, sullen looks?

Will she shoo her hand and say,

“Old man just go away.”

Or will she take her pen in hand

And send me to the Promised Land?

Driving pen down into my heart

And ending life with a sudden start?

Or will she stop and graciously offer

To personalize the books I proffer?

Thanking me for supporting her

Though these works may be obscure?

If this author I should meet

On a bench or restaurant seat

Sadly, I’ll not have her books with me.

What a disappointment that will be.

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“Rhymes with orange”

On Triskaidekaphobia Day, remembering when we were very unlucky.

Rhymes with orange

He bickers and whines. /

One is eight or nine. /

One wears a red tie.

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Haiku to you Thursday: “Cathedral”

Cathedral

Nature’s stained glass bends /

light through lavender petals: /

Sunset cathedral.

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“Tall tale”

Tall tale

The gravedigger says, /

As his needling wife’s unearthed, /

“It’s all a big yarn.”

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“Fall apart”

Fall apart

Stand up; fall apart. /

Brain pops out, as does the heart. /

Night comes; we restart.

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The quiet murmuring of the pages

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May 12, 2022 · 10:13 am