Spirit
A presence,
familiar yet strange.
With us, but no longer here.
Untouchable, but able to
touch us just the same.
I'll be taking a break for the holidays. The next post will be January 5.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Not So Clever
Not So Clever
Sometimes, I try
to be too clever
with my writing.
Start a rhyme scheme
that loses steam.
Take alliteration to
territories terribly trite.
Slip in a simile
as smooth as silk.
Or, at the end of
the day, resort
the day, resort
to cliches.
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Thursday, December 15, 2016
Reflections in Water
Reflections in Water
They appear fluid,
unbound by reality.
Wrinkled in spots
like fingertips too
long submerged.
They rock with the
rhythm of the waves
and lull me into
unlimited reflections.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Blankets
Blankets
The fall winds throw the leaves together.
They create a blanket of warm colors for cool days.
Then, the leaves turn brown, crunch underfoot.
They await soft flakes and a covering of their own.
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Thursday, December 8, 2016
A Place of Quiet
I need a place of quiet
so I can hear my soul speak.
Seek counsel from myself.
Listen without distraction
to what lies within,
but not to the lies within.
Sift through the thoughts
until the truth surfaces,
floats up from the depths
where I have tried to drown it.
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
A Morning Walk
A Morning Walk
The sun presents
a colorful hello.
The birds sing
their greeting.
The trees wave and
change every day.
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The moon shows its
face then fades away.
I breathe in all
that lies before me.
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Thursday, December 1, 2016
Cloud Cover
Cloud Cover
The cloud cover
is vast today.
Gray billows everywhere,
not a speck of blue.
The sun does not
play hide and seek.
It stays undercover.
The first blast of cold
air carries the fear
that the brightness
will never return.
I shudder to shake
off that feeling and
hold on to my belief
in the light.
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