Of turnips, caterpillars and kings

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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Morning Prayer

The sky is dark The morn is new Sun waiting for rebirth Quietude rules this hour Here is peace Here is rest Come lay thy careworn heart Upon Heaven's breast by mamajoy Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Is it so hard to Step out of rutted routine To cast your voice Amidst the turbulent stream? Have we been asked to shed blood Give up home Leave kin For this chance to choose? Why do we stay our hands Mired in ignorance Rooted in uncaring apathy To those who have gone before We owe this debt This... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Foggy Morn

Clouds be walkin' on the ground I shall tip toe thru chill droplets Tasting ice Exhaling dragonbreath Chasing dreams and wonderment by mamajoy Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

I asked the dandelion Nodding her sage head Why do we make each other cry? Why? Why do we hate and steal and Crush one another? Why does greed win o'er patience? Malice triumph over chaste? The yellow globe bobbed This way then that And burst scattered by storm's breath And I wondered Did I have my... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Prepared

'Ole Mary Malore was prepared for most things And more She had in her house One can of peach Two score clams Four dozen tinned hams Three hundred red beans One thousand green Two million apple slices One billion potato dices Three quadrillion tomatoes sauced Four quintillion tamales bought at cost... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Whatzzlement Puzzlement

Perhaps if I open the door And enter thrice more I will remember For the ninety-umpth time Just what I'm here for by mamajoy Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Beware the grouch It growls today Gnawing on this trouble and that Snarls bubble forth Black froth to despair's lace Stand back! Stand back! I shall feed the beast Two cups of cocoa today Before opening the cage Beware! by mamajoy Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Sleepy ladies arise Unfold thy mantles golden chalice Nod ruffled heads to greet dawn's orb Cast off white coverlets Come forth To natter together oe'r Robin's doings Narcissus maidens by mamajoy Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 28, 2008

Heaven's wings have come Encircling another of her children Within love's embrace Winging home Our tears proclaim our sorrow And our joy by mamajoy Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Why is Heaven always up And Hell is down below? Perhaps it tis the difficulty Of mountain peak's climb Whilst canyons only take A fall by mamajoy Sign in to see full entry.

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