Tag Archives: poetry
Ping
Ping. This is a ping poem To see who’s home, Who subscribes still To a fill of poetry Unearthed on a screen Where the shovel is rusted, Needs to be dusted With more earth… Time for rebirth.
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Rain Moments of Today
Yesterday my kids wanted to go outside in the rain. It was a treat for Gianna to wear her rain coat and boots. I decided to capture the moments and then write the following poem. The poem came out sadder … Continue reading
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Poetry Unhexed
Poetry Unhexed My ears ring hollow Keeping me up at night with the need to write, To compose, To slate out words no one knows why … at first. But poems form and the screen fills with text Poetry unhexed … Continue reading
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Does poetry makes sense?
Does poetry make sense? well… does taste count? Often when reading words strung together, I’m left without the literal comprehension. But I’m left feeling a little taste of something that makes it palatable. Not that the whole poem wasn’t palatable, … Continue reading
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Early Morning Coffee
Early Morning Coffee The morning comes earlier than coffee Which doesn’t usually stop me So much as it throws me for a loop As I try to count each scoop And figure out the “brew now” button. The coffee comes … Continue reading
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Sweaty legs
Sweaty legs My legs are too hot to write tonight Not that they’re the ones who’d write to sight What you’re reading, but they’re gaining stick from sweat Building underneath this laptop I set Down on my lap to write … Continue reading
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Pink Skin
Pink Skin Pink skin, Warm to the touch, Asks me if I’d like to wear sun screen. “No.” I say, freckling in between open spaces filled with such pink skin.
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Basil
Basil Tinfoil cup of dirt dried out. Tried out growing my own seeds But my basil days’ll be unwound Unless I go for store-bought ground And store-bought plants that might grow on up without a fight.
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Sugar-Dip Cupcakes
Sugar-Dip Cupcakes Wrapped inside a layer of paper, One that you take off and then scrape or Lick or pick at to get that Goodness that you’d miss If you’d simply kiss the obvious. Wet your lips with sugar crystals, … Continue reading
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Trees In
Trees In Suspended in time like an icicle doomed Inside my garage lives my bicycle tombed Calmly waiting for his resurrection, Wanting abuse instead of protection. We should weave through on single track trails Instead of lacking luster with dust … Continue reading
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