“Holding”

Holding

Sunflowers live, then /

sunflowers die, each bloom holds /

life’s brief monument.

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“Traveling”

Traveling

Beginnings and ends /

woven into make believe. /

Memories accent.

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Same is true for art

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“Clinging”

Clinging

Yellow roses climb /

the side of the old building, /

clinging to a dream.

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“Poop”

Poop

Poop on the petals. /

Beauty faces rejection, /

but ants aren’t bothered.

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“Desire”

Desire

Tomato’s first blush. /

Kiss of rain, caress of heat. /

Season of desire.

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“English, I say”

Such vulgar venality voices voluminous volumes verifying very vituperative vociferous vilification vouchsafing the vagabond verity of English’s vocabulary. Verily, I say.

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“Threshold”

Threshold

Today speaks decay. /

Memory echoes the past. /

Threshold whispers, “Why?”

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“Journeys”

Journeys

Sadness, hope, and smiles, /

journeys end as they began, /

sadness, hope, and smiles.

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“Illusions”

Illusions

I hold in my hand /

the seeds of my illusions /

and the blooms of yours.

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