I went to the hacienda hospital
in AZ with my Mom long ago now
She had a knee replacement
They were brutal
dragged her out of bed
Pushed her down the hallway
Played a golf game
with patients competing
on…
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Feb 1, 2023
Jun 25, 2022
Barren Branches
Freedom vs fright
Rights vs fights
Lack vs privilege
Lions vs tigers
Branches vs stumps
Naked vs clothed
Justice vs injustice
One for all vs all for none
Stripped vs blossoming
Nests vs homelessness
Vision vs blindness
Justice is blind
…
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Jun 15, 2022
The Cloudy Morning Garden
Mosquitos and Mr. Mockingbird
The mourning doves are in the palm tree
Squirrels in their nest
The tree is resting
The sky is hazy white
Where has the blue bird gone
A leaning ponytail palm
A monster has chewed on…
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Jun 8, 2022
Sunny Daze
It was a sunny daze
When the birds flew out the trees
To Playz
And squawkie songs were serenading the
Clouds
And the palm tree
Squirrels weren’t annoyed
They enjoyed
Especially when the winged players left the
Seeds of corn…
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Jun 7, 2022
Late at the Gate
Get out of my way
I am trying to get out of here
says the late horse
In the saddle
In the barn
In the field
In the meadow
In the woods
In the paddock
In the stall
It’s too…
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May 23, 2022
Friends in the World
Do you have friends in the world?
No
Get some
It’s important
We are so far and yet so close
We have never had this ability to
Reach out and touch somebody
That was a song
We are Baby Boomers
…
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May 18, 2022
When The Winds Blow
Winds of fame
Wind of Abundance
Winds of fortune
Winds of destruction
Winds of love
Winds of evildoing
Winds of changes
Winds of timelessness
Winds of ashes
Winds of grace
Winds of the mind
Blowing slowly and surely
The winds…
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May 15, 2022
Author Anxiety
I am not writing
I am not editing
I am not creating
I am not progressing
Wrong
Wrong
Wrong
Wrong
Every moment in time in life in motion in thought in rhythm in sequence in observation
Is a part of…
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Apr 30, 2022
The Explainer
The explainer
Tells me about the complainer and
Makes it all plainer
To the refrainer
I repeat myself over and over
You explain it to me
You can laugh at the complainer
Because you are a piece of him
You…
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Apr 30, 2022
MIKAIAH LEONI NATHAN
M is for Magnificent
I is for Intelligent
K is for KISSES
A is for Athletic
I is for interesting
A is for Awesomeness
H is for Hallelujah
MIKAIAH is my granddaughter and I am so pleased she has come…
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