Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Ups and Downs

Ups and Downs

Ups and downs

come and go.

Raise our spirits.

Bring us woe.

We never know

which ones a

day will hold.

 

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Carried Away


Carried Away

I stand in the shadows.

Look into space.

My mind carries me away

though I stay in the same place.


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Thursday, January 19, 2023

Playground of Reflections


 Playground of Reflections

The sun creates a

playground of reflections.

A duck paddles up a tree.

I thank the sun

for giving me

this sight to see.


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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

New Life


 

New Life

In the dead of winter,

the cold has a bite.

The clouds are gray.

The trees are bare.

The animals take flight.


As my spirits sink,

I come upon a pod

still full of seeds.

It holds on

despite the elements.

Mother Nature's reminder

that there is new life.


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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Stopping By


Stopping By

Thank you for stopping by.

Your appearance makes me smile.

So do the memories you bring.

I know you cannot stay,

but will return sometime.

I'll be there to say,

"Thank you for stopping by."


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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Write On

 

Write On

Relax

Don't try too hard.

Let the words float to you,

then choose the ones you want to use.

Create!

This poem is a cinquain.


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Thursday, January 5, 2023

The Lakeness Monster


The Lakeness Monster

I circled the lake as I often do.

Hadn't seen anything new.

As I came around a bend,

I saw the Lakeness Monster

overhanging the lake's end.

It had fallen from its family tree.

Remained as close to shore

as it could be.

I walked right by, unafraid.

I'll tell you why.

When the Lakeness snaps,

it loses part of itself.

It doesn't hurt anything else.


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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

A Time of Reflection


A Time of Reflection

I see trees turned upside down.

Their branches reach the

clouds that sit below them.

The sun, which shines bright,

creates this picture in a lake.

I never know what I will see

during a time of reflection.


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