Silhouette
The outline is complete.
The silhouette is perfect.
Does the feeling remain
when the details are filled in?
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Thursday, August 30, 2018
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Present
Present
I take in
the beauty
before me
instead of
yearning for
the beauty
whose time has
not yet come.
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
I Watch You Grow
I Watch You Grow
I watch each inch you add.
I watch your leaves spread.
I watch the buds appear.
I watch the colors show.
I watch the petals enfold.
I watch you grow.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Greet the Day
Greet the Day
I greet the day
with open arms.
Don't know if
I'll run into:
sun or storms,
warmth or cold,
new or old.
I stand with
my head up
and eyes open,
ready to embrace
whatever I meet.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2018
The Answer
The Answer
The answer
to the question,
"Who are we?"
floats like a
watery reflection.
Sometimes solid,
other times incomplete
or obscured
by the glare.
Always fragile,
it dissipates
with the slightest
movement of the sun.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Ready to Dive In
Ready to Dive In
I've always been
one to dive in.
What I've learned is
that I might not
make a big splash.
I may struggle to
get back to shore,
but I'll be ready
to dive in
at the next
opportunity.
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Thursday, August 9, 2018
Wash Away
Wash Away
The constant wear takes its toll.
Tilts once mighty poles.
Cracks appear like worry lines.
Widen and make holes.
Rusty nails stick out.
Wash away, old pier. Goodbye.
I'll miss you, no doubt.
This is my attempt at the Spanish form seguidilla.
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Monday, August 6, 2018
Let Go
Let Go
It is hard to let go.
We hold on even
though we know
the parting is
inevitable.
Hang nearby although
we aren't really part
of the whole anymore.
Delay the final separation.
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Thursday, August 2, 2018
Upside-Down World
Upside-Down World
The butterfly hangs
under the leaf,
rests even though
its world appears
to be upside down.
I wish I could
do the same.
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