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Kettle Pond
In the shadow of a great owl
lies a mirror the color of pines,
the only ripples from barred waterfowl,
their calls breathe dreams into the world of lines
Carnivorous pitches and the shoes of ladies, -
Jellyfish
A ghost of a creature rises from the black
Its spectral fringes ripple with movement
Speckles of light glisten from its edges
Its milky frills flow and dance with the current -
If You Listen to Fear
Harken here.
You’ll be lost without my strings.
You’ll shed too many tears.
You’ll lose those useless wings.
What if they catch you?
What will they say?
What if they disapprove?
What will you have to pay? -
January 6, 2021
It’s hard to accept the truthWhen you don’t like what it revealsBut violence under the people’s roofShouldn’t have become real.
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To climb a tree
Branches whipped in the icy gale.
Leaves were tossed in the breeze.
The sky was a turbulent grey.
Hands ran raw over coarse bark.
Hair tangled in thorny twigs.
Feet slipped against the shaggy trunk. -
Annoyance
(Based on "Hope" by Emily Dickinson)
Annoyance is the thing with constant wings-
that whine in a ceaseless tone,
and sucks the blood from your veins,
and never leaves you alone
Scrating itches that come from bites