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Ticket

5/31/2016

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Ticket

In
Paris,
I had
A 
Place 
To
Go,
And 
Took
The 
Busy 
Metro.
Standing 
There,
I became
Aware
Someone
Had
Put
Their
Hand
On 
My 
Ass.
Not
About
To
Let
This
Pass,
I stepped
Back
And
With 
My 
Boot,
Gaily
Crushed 
The
Foot
Of
This 
Creep.
No
One
Behind
Me
Made
A
Peep.
On
We
Went,
And
I didn’t
Relent
Until
We 
Reached 
My
Stop.
Paris
In
The
Spring
Was 
Just 
The
Thing,
I had
A
Ball, 
And 
Still
Recall
My
Triumph
On
The
Ride
To
Saint
Lazare,
In
A 
Crowded
Subway
Car. 

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Pattern

5/29/2016

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Pattern

Out
On
The
Dry
Line, 
East
Of
Here,
Rain
Disappears
And
The
Sky
Clears,
Until
Dust 
Rises
In
A
Cloud,
To
Crowd
Across
Texas,
Land
Of
Waste,
In
Wind
Swept
Haste,
Every
Spring
Day,
In
The
Same
Old
Way.
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Candidate

5/27/2016

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Candidate

A
Political
Tap
Dancer,
He 
Cries
LIBUHTY!
And
Craves
An
Angry
Answer.
He
Carries
The
Banner
Of
A
Hateful
Cause,
But
Only 
Desires
Applause.
Ego
Driven,
Crafty,
Sly,
He’ll
Cheat
The
Nation
In 
The
Blink
Of
An 
Eye.
Please
Believe
What’s
Plain
To
See,
And
Never
Vote
For 
Bigoted
Mister
T.
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Sojourn

5/25/2016

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*Warren Keating* - 'The Traveler'
Sojourn

What 
I remember
About
Spain
Remains
Gaudi,
Blood
Oranges
And
Cheap
Champagne.
I drank
Enough
That
Season
To
Sustain
My
Feverish
Brain,
Survive
The
Heat
And
The
Fiery
Sun
Burning
Beyond
Bright.
One
Twilight
I stood
On
Ancient
Sand
Beside
The
Green
And
Fabled
Mediterranean,
And
Watched
The
Cruise
Ship
Toilet
Tissue
Float
In.
Later
That
Night,
I caught
My 
Flight
To
England,
A
Country
I could
Understand.

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Overheard

5/23/2016

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*Man Ray*
Overheard....

“No,
No, 
His
Real 
Name 
Can’t 
Be 
Yo-Yo,
But
Wow,
Can
That 
Fellow
Play
The
Cello?”
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Impetus

5/21/2016

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*Vermeer* Woman Writing A Letter...detail
Impetus

I put
Words
Away 
On
Days
When 
I have
Nothing
To
Say.
I watch
The
Clouds
Come
And
Go,
And
Climb
Over
Other
Times
Until
I find
Fresh
Rhymes.
Then
Music,
In
Notes
That
Fall
Between
My 
Scatter 
Of
Thoughts,
Helps
Form
What
Matters
With
A
Proper
Bite,
And
I can
Write.
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Merry May

5/19/2016

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*Garden In Rain* 8" H X 10" W Oil On Linen
Merry May

The
Sun
Has
Come
To
Warm
My
Garden,
Drenched
By
The
Storm,
Day
Lily
And
Rose, 
And
The
Sweet
Lobelia
That
Grows
Beside
The
Pot
Of
Forget
Me
Not.
All
Survived
The
Wind
And
Wet,
And
Will
Again
Thrive,
If
I can
Keep
Them
Alive
Through
This
Unruly
Spring,
And
The
Gusts
Of 
Rain
It
Will
Bring.
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Query

5/17/2016

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Query

Dear
Editor,
To
Whom
I apply,
Hoping 
To
Catch
Your
Literary
Eye,
I append
A 
Part
Of
My
Song,
Not
Too
Long,
Torn
From
My
Heart.
Herein,
A
Jaunty
Spin
On
The 
Old
Tale
Of
Love
And
Strife,
The
Story
Of
A
Worthy
Life
That
Ends
Just
Right,
To 
Your
Possible
Delight.
Readers
Will
Devour
Every
Page,
And
I’ll
Become
All 
The
Rage.
Let 
Me
Know
If
It’s
A
Go.
Phone 
Number
Below.



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Elevenses

5/15/2016

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Elevenses

Lace
Washed
In
The
Sea
To 
Mimic
History,
Phantom
Collections
Of
Recollections,
Faces
Formed
In
Shadows,
Regret,
Parting,
Starting,
Yet
Too
Soon
Done.
Random
Fantasy
Of 
The
Dead
Past
Departing
Quickly,
Almost
Before
I see
How
Much
Mystery
Can
Be
Contained
In
Half
A 
Cup
Of
Tea.

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Craft

5/13/2016

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Craft

The
Earth
Turns
Round
And
Round,
And
Tilts
My
Heart
Upside
Down.
I am
Bound
To
Say
I would
Sail
Away
To
Some
Calmer
Bay,
But
I am
Anchored
Here,
Bailing
With
A
Spoon,
Where
Each
Night
And
Noon
Tidal
Waves
Consume
My
Inner
Room.

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