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Friday, January 11, 2008

Fields of Balloons

Field of Balloons A rainbow of balloons Dot the sky Some bobbin' up and down From children clutching tightly to the balloon Some dragging across As the children hurry to the next activity Some sail away to new places As the children loosen their grasps And an occasional pop! And pop! As the tree... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 10, 2008

First Kiss

Nervous, palms sweating Unsure, we avert our eyes Our trembling lips touch. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

haiku

Mosquitoes buzz close Attracted to the bright light Zap! Flash! now vanquished. Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

haiku

leaves dance in the wind clouds hasten across the sky rain casts off debris. Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 6, 2008

differences in red badges

Red Badges Red everywhere What's wrong with me? I must be dying Waves of pain and nausea Cold perspiration beads upon my brow I wipe away the red Only to find more The flow continues and increases Crying, fearful Who do I tell? It's so personal - so private Why nothing's wrong, chuckles mother It... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 4, 2008

office gossips and backstabbers

Duo in Search Obese and slimy The well-fed snake Crawls from hiding Beckoning hither The way to easy street The puny vulture sees The weel-nourished snake And hovers to discover her secret The snake spies the vulture She promises to share One proviso The vulture accepts the condition She divulges... Sign in to see full entry.

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It's time for some haikus

Monotony is the rays of dulled sunlight in our daily lives The sun was shining now hidden by the dark clouds shedding built up tears Friends, luminous rays of sunlight flooding the void of our lonely lives Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

I wrote this after Manny Stepanovich died

Manny Imprisoned in a small body Tethered to a chair Forever pursued by disease Debilitating the body But the mind and heart compensate Oh so very forthright Serene and angelic Peace to you Manny Encumbered no more By a ravaging disease Never allowed to be amongst us again Now free to be a child Run... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 31, 2007

Dian Fossey

The Guardian She seeks knowledge To stop the killings Mimes us Scratches her hair Shows submission Studies our culture We are numbered We are Marquesa, Pucker, Digit, Sarah The poachers make a doll in her image Scare the Batwah away They continue to devastate our population Our numbers continue to... Sign in to see full entry.

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The Dance of Writing

The Dance of Writing Clear the mind of clutter As people ready a dance floor Listen to the rhythm flowing through your body Fingers caress the keys Gliding over them Creating new steps, new dances With a twist and a twirl And an occasional climatic dip The plots and characters swirl To life Leaving... Sign in to see full entry.

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