Undying love
by David E. Booker
Stolen flowers; stolen moments
Of these things I am a proponent.
Human heart upon a chair,
Fitting complement to your candy ’wear.
Office supplies, engraved utensils;
Box of dead chocolate, bundle of thistles.
Your preserved nipple tattooed o’er my heart.
It’s not a good one, but it’s a start.
So now I sit and wait, a zombie for your love
As I pluck the feathers of a very disgruntled dove.
A feather for your thoughts.
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Take apart my heart:
blood vessels, valves, and muscles.
Your love beats there still.
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Clattering words and /
rattling hearts sweep away /
a lover’s warm embrace.
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Minute by minute,
if I can make the hours run,
my heart might endure.
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Love is the response /
To the question that is you. /
Forever is my heart.
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The garden wall leans.
The wind rattles old vines as
the cold chains my heart.
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[Editor’s note: True story first, then poetic recap below. This is befitting Mother’s Day. Give it a try.]
by The Associated Press
May 12, 2012
The funeral of a 28-year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when he woke up after being declared dead.
Hospital officials had pronounced dead Hamdi Hafez al-Nubi, who came from the village of Naga al-Simman in the southern province of Luxor, after he suffered a heart attack while working.
His family says grieving relatives took him home and, according to Islamic tradition, washed his body and prepared him for burial Friday evening.
A doctor sent to sign the death certificate found it strange that his body was warm. At closer observation, she discovered he was still alive.
His mother fainted upon hearing the good news.
With the doctor’s assistance, both al-Nubi and his mother were awakened and soon were celebrating with guests.
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The heart would not rest.
A young, dead son waits no more.
Funeral of joy.
Happy Mother’s Day
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[Editor’s note: The original “Glimpses” was syllable too long. So, here is the haiku again. This time trimmed by a syllable.]
At the water’s edge,
Echoes whisper my longing.
My heart holds your face.
Open and empty
heart with a full measure of
empathy and love.
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