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Best Poems Written by Katherine Scogin

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Yearbook For the Blind

Silence has taken it’s toll on me
A breeze sifts through the light fabrics of my shirt
Stalling time
In the yearbook for the blind.

Creeping upon me is the quiet of the air
Forever captured in never-ending scenery
The soft daylight reaching through to the reader’s sensitive fingertips
Miniature lush green leaves of miniature trees forever held in place.

I stand frozen in a memory
Smiling an anxious smile
Cooly hooking my thumbs with the belt loop
Paralyzed
In a yearbook for the blind.

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I Dream of Dances

A dance I’ll steal from this night
And move slowly with the moon
Stars will shine upon my feet
I will create a waltz for each one.

My arms move slowly, entrancingly
Hypnotizing sleepy watching eyes
Light sprinkles on my face from above
My bare feet glide across the breezy grass

A dance I’ll steal from this night
Sailing between each strong tree
Fireflies accompany my spellbound trance
Musical allusions fly alongside.

The flowers bloom acceptingly in the still of the night
Their quieted lights reveal the dreams of those asleep
Nuzzled in their nests as I drift below the leaves
Dancing in a daze, as I would in any sleep.

My feet skim a cool stream’s edge
Fresh water glittering on my lively legs
A skip across the small blue belt 
The constitution of the forest
Winding from end to end.

A dance I’ve stolen from the night
In a forest of breathtaking captivities 
Each shining star a kindly ovation 
To my dreamy wander.

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The Cellist's Cello

Her soft expressions forever changing,
As the leaves of autumn do.
A sweet voice forever crooning,
Under a favorable moon.
Smooth, polished, delicate to my taste,
Her soul confident of the notes that shall be found.
Enjoy her splendor this nightly morn,
For when dawn arrives,
This sainted music may have gone.

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Lemonade

The brisk, summer drink ice cold in an aluminum pitcher,
Her weakness for the taste just makes it all the better.
A hot summer's day would come to an end,
And mama would have cold lemonade on hand.

Fishing in the bayou out back in the stream,
Or playing rugby with the neighborhood boys, 
Covered in sweat, grime, and stink.
Be it a little lady having tea with her dolls,
Mama would have cold lemonade on hand. 

Too precious to us to be sold on a mere stand out front,
We hosted parties regularly,
Just because,
Mama's ice cold lemonade would be at hand.

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A Suicide

Never ending grasses spread out in each direction,
An amiable old barn, sitting amongst it.
Overhead, geese fly south for the coming wintry months,
And into a handsome setting sun.
A picturesque landscape is laid out before my eyes.

The smell of sweet hickory surrounding my chilly nose,
Old twigs and grasses crunching beneath my feet.
Watching my breath form clouds of fog,
Savoring the gentle solitude.

I embrace the touch of a country Christmas in the air,
While my heart, cozy beneath heavy clothes,
Is warmed by the hushed calm that can only be brought
By evening walks similar to such.

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Recovery

Subtle memories play around my mind,
Including your pointless excuses.
Hiding behind innocence,
You’ve managed to overcome me.

Pity the days when we would laugh,
My ignorance surpassing my wit;
You knew I would follow you,
You knew I’d be soon to submit.

Broken, my trust has set itself against you,
Yet your deceptions never falter.
My eyes see one thing,
Still I hear another.

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Dawn

From my bedroom window I see,
Soft colors expanding across the horizon,
The sun rising with her warm glow.
The light illuminating the city,
A godly morning show.

Sweet, pure morning dew rests upon green leaves.
Scents of the day's first brew of coffee sneak around the apartment,
Daisy's precious heartbeat thumping against my belly,
Me enveloped in warm, toasty sheets.

I lie here,
Savoring that warmth, that internal glow,
I feel each time I behold a morning such as this.

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Good Day

I had a cookie for lunch today,
We all laughed at its abnormal size.
I broke it in half,
And Brian and Chris had a quarter each.

I finished all my work today,
My chores all thoroughly completed.
Afterwards I walked my dog,
His beastly size overwhelming all the small children.

I wrote in my diary today,
Sharing the day's pleasant features;
How nice it is to be your friend,
And how happy I am to know you.