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Recollection

12/30/2017

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Recollection

Just 
A
Glimpse,
Just 
A
Shadow
Across
The
Floor,
An
Edge
By
The
Door,
Only
A
Murmur,
A
Silent
Crash,
Just
A
Flash
As
It
Moved
On,
Then
It
Was
Gone.
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Ennui

12/28/2017

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Ennui

Climbing
Over
The
Bump
Of
A
Post
Holiday
Slump,
Lazy
And
Slow.
An
Effort
To
Go
Back
To
The
Usual
Toil,
Celebration
Can
Spoil
Work,
And
I am
Inclined
To
Shirk
That
Cutie,
Duty.
I sigh,
And
Have
Another
Slice
Of
Pumpkin
Pie.
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Cold Tuesday

12/26/2017

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Cold Tuesday

Rising
Sun
Gilds
The
Evergreen
A
Dense
Sheen
Of
Gold,
Turning
Old
Brick
A
Rosy
Hue,
Banishing
The
Dew.
No
Matter
What
Harm
The
Frost
Can
Do
To
Chill
The
Winter
Day,
We
Are
Warm
As
Long
As
The
Sun
Will
Stay
Strong.
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Penultimate

12/24/2017

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Penultimate

The
Winter
Feast
Day
Is
In
Full
Gear,
This
Year
In
Retreat,
While
We
Are
Getting
Ample
To
Eat.
As
Morning 
Came, 
I saw
A
Crow
Fly
Into
The
Sky’s
First
Glow,
To
Hang
For
A
Nanosecond
On
The
Crescent
Moon,
Effervescent
And
Eternal
In
The
Waxing
Light,
Then
The
Crow
Fell
Out
Of
Sight.
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Advice

12/22/2017

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Advice

Never
Mind
Trying
To
Shut
Love
Out,
Give 
It
A
Shout.
If
You
Miss
Her,
Say
So,
And
Kiss 
Her.
Why
Push 
Under
The
Rug
Intense
Desires
For
A
Hug?
Don’t
Be
Affection’s
Sucker, 
Pucker
Up, 
And
Kiss
Her.
Foolish
To
Refuse,
Her
Absence
Gives
You
The
Mean
Blues.
Tell
Her
The 
Glad
News,
And
Just
Kiss
Her.
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Dew Point

12/20/2017

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Dew Point

Fog
Came
In
On
Gigantic
Feet
To
Fill
The
Street,
A
Misty
Cloud
To
Shroud
The
Dawn
And
Obscure
The
Lawn.
Cars
Crept
By,
As
Behind
The
Wheel,
Commuters
Drove
Entirely
By
Feel.
I sipped
My
Tea,
Glad 
It 
Wasn’t
Me,
Headed
Where
I couldn’t 
See.
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Echo

12/18/2017

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*Glance* 48" H X 36" W
Echo

Wind
Trembles
The
Fallen 
Leaves
And 
Rustles
Under
The
Eaves,
Whispering
Remember,
Remember,
Every 
Day,
This
Cold
December.

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Twenty Degrees

12/16/2017

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Twenty Degrees

A
Mourning
Dove
In
My
Yard,
Fallen
From
Above,
Wings
Spread,
Quite
Dead.
Over
It
On
The
Walk,
A
Sharp
Shinned
Hawk,
Poised
In
Cold
Winter’s
Need, 
Possibly
To
Feed.
I hurried
Out
To
Stop
The
Rending, 
Fending
Off
The
Predator
With 
A 
Rake,
Scooping
Up
Weathered
Feathers,
Curled
Claws
And
Pink 
Feet,
And
Put
It
In
The
Dumpster
Across
The
Street,
Frozen
Flight,
Lost
Over
Night.
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Contact

12/6/2017

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Contact


Sparrows
Line
Up
Like
Rick
Rack
On
The
Telephone
Wire
As
Calls
Transpire.
When
To
Meet
For
Tea,
With
Someone
You’d
Like
To
See,
A
Word
To
Thank,
Or
How
To
Rob
A
Bank,
Say
Yes
Or
No,
Or
Decide
To
Go
Some
Place
You’ve
Never
Been
With
A
New
Friend.
The
Birds
Know,
While
Down
Below,
Sleek
And
Fat,
Waits
The
Eavesdropping
Cat.
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Crushed

12/4/2017

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Picture
*Third Finger, Right Hand*
Crushed

Yesterday,
Working
In
The 
Yard,
I dropped
A
Rock
And
It
Came
Down
Hard
On
My
Finger.
I will
Not
Linger
On
Curses
I uttered
Or
How
I shuddered.
Now
My
Nail
Has
Turned
Blue,
And
I still
Have 
Work
To
Do.
I am
No
Gardener,
This
Is
True,
But
A
Poet,
And
Don’t
I know
It.
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