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The Miracle of Lights
the darkness of nights...betrayed all the lights....the temple laid bare....was GOD still there...was there enough oil.....to push back the dark....was GOD still in charge...of the singing lark...sing out the song Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe …
Good Bye Dear Friend
a solemn good bye to a fine writer and friend...Refriedgringo..i understand why u think u need to go but i'll miss ya homey
true love between farmhouses and trees
grow and sweetly rub up against me bloom your lilacs thru my windowsill creep pridefully thru slits in my porch don't show your faces morning glory i want you but my farmhouse decries your spiteful blue a pest unbidden and …
during the dappled days
the trees won't disagree they dance to their own rhyme and meter sweet fall breezes fan their fire displaying a quilt of fallen colours upon the trail let the others push on ahead of us as we whisper to eachother …
The Political Egghead
voting time reappears it's hard to avoid the confusion the candidates all seem sincere their stories they're all spinning come with happy endings so perceive the fatuous jokes and avoid the rotten yolks you can tell them by the smell …
Only Love Can Make a Grizzly Dance
a wonderful poem by Sandra Alcosser called "What Makes the Grizzlies Dance" is in the Poetry section of the READER this week...this is a homage to that delightful poem http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2010/oct/20/poetry-sandra-alcosser/ Source of the picture before manipulation is William Sidney Mount …
Northwest Autumn Leaves Rain
the breezes and cool nites here have been mentioning Autumn.....and altho the Northwest could never compete with New England in the LEAVES DEPARTMENT..... it dresses up in it's best bib and tucker to not be a poor relation to New …
curling up
tomorrow morning ... before you open your eyes... feel me there lying in bed with you... curled up against my back... slivered perfect spoons...... your face pressed into my long long shiny hair... it's silky smells of island coconut and …
Buckle Up
Buckle Up hold tight now and the calliope of life speeds into high gear and leaves only the fast lane available to travel on buckle up no more caressing the mind into harmony the way is blurring and the star …
Warriors Just 19
this is a memoriam and a sad sad tribute to those lads who lost their way in Viet Nam "The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosives and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, …
In The Company of Swans
how much longer can i go on with my mouth full of fire? oh, i should have passed it on to someone else long ago if at the start I'd kissed that man given him this infernal heat I'd be …
Simplest Sonnets for a Founder So Faire
"The Jabberwocky" from Alice Thru The Lookingglass" was recently in the poetry section of the READER AND RECEIVED SOME FUN COMMENTS IT IS SIMPLY A NONSENSE WORDSMITH EXERCISE it's quite delicious nonsense tho...and i love the line that ends "my …
The Half Life of Love
the half life of love is not always the same as it would be with Beryllium or some other game it is of course caused by decay it's mathematical equation is pointed that way but sentient beings can change all …
Prairie Voices Refrains
you've been out on the range too long cowboy come to my campfire and get warm your life has consisted of vast horizons not focusing on small sometimes if you find this note tied to a tumbleweed rolling you may …