A New Day

Streetlight shadows, sentinals of the night
Give up their posts
Secrets safe

Crescent Moon, Venus in tow
Sighs its last breath
Waning on the horizon

Newspapers flop at doors, car exhaust
Once more bubbles
 In the sunrise

Thoughts of commerce, or lack of it
Fill heads with coffee

Below the bridge, alongside the river
Ducks push out a few feet
Stirred by the homeless
Searching for firewood

Lights flicker in tall buildings
Hoping this will be the day

My thoughts turn to rhubarb pie
In season now

Freshly

Baked.

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Date: 7/10/2017 6:09:00 PM
Beautiful rendition of a new day.some familiar things happening and other new.I have never tasted this pie! This is indeed unique!
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Date: 7/10/2017 6:35:00 PM
Thank you Bawa!
Date: 8/31/2016 8:06:00 AM
Hello Sir, I like the way you have crafted this write. Wonderful.
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Date: 8/21/2016 6:39:00 AM
Excellent little piece, James...My how I just love rhubarb pie - Yummy! My best regards. :) john P.s A worthy seven!
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Date: 8/15/2016 2:56:00 AM
I can smell the.scents of newspaper and stirred coffee.I cam feel.fire warming the outcast on a chilly morn..I can taste.that delicious pie amd share with the homeless.A fantastic poem...A fave.
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Date: 7/17/2016 11:39:00 PM
Oh I had apiece of rhubarb pie today. Yumm. This is a great poem, James. Thank you for reading and commenting on my latest post. Nice to hear from you. Love, Joyce
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Date: 7/8/2016 7:53:00 PM
a joyous verse by one who appreciates all life has to offer! Happy summer Jimbo! Light & love
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James Marshall Goff
Date: 7/9/2016 8:06:00 PM
Thanks Deb, same to you! picked fresh blueberries & gooseberries in Wi. today (put Ma in chair in shade!) at my favorite bluff -top (overlooking Mississippi River) farm!
Date: 7/5/2016 8:42:00 PM
James, love the mix activities in a day the taste of pie the best.:-) Eve
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Date: 7/3/2016 9:33:00 AM
Well worth reading again!!!
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Date: 6/28/2016 11:06:00 AM
It takes all kinds and ways, huh? daver
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Date: 6/27/2016 10:17:00 PM
A new day always brings hopes and a refreshing feeling in mind to celebrate it with your own choice ways James and you have penned it nicely dear friend. It was nice to read your refreshing poem and thank you for your visit on my last poem. Love and best wishes always…Ravindra K Kapoor
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Date: 6/25/2016 11:06:00 PM
Nice description of a new morning here! Vivid images! Peace and blessings Matthew Anish
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Date: 6/25/2016 9:34:00 AM
One of the best I have read today. Bravo.
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Date: 6/24/2016 4:21:00 PM
Great finish..I haven't eaten rhubarb pie except one that I tried to do without anyone to tell me about how to fix it..It wasn't very good kind of tart..Is that how it is suppose to taste??Enjoyed reading your work..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara
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Date: 6/23/2016 11:36:00 AM
jimbo!... such a runaway piece with an instinctive feel about it.. outstanding; good to have read you today!..huggs
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Date: 6/10/2016 10:39:00 AM
I've been away for too long. I should renew my membership. Reading your poems are inspiring me to get back to my heart's desire! Great write!
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Date: 6/9/2016 6:38:00 AM
Great expression of a city, after a late night out into the morning, how it vibrates with living energy always, even in the shadows perhaps more; and the rhubarb pie a delight! Love it!
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Date: 6/5/2016 9:51:00 PM
Hi JAMES, I like the way you approached this new day write. I do need my coffee.... SKAT
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Date: 6/5/2016 8:43:00 AM
I dig this :)
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Date: 5/29/2016 2:35:00 PM
Such wonderful diverse imagery - the ending took me by surprise :-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 5/17/2016 6:34:00 PM
All the collective little things that make for a beautiful morning. I loved the way you wrote this, James ... but now I'm hungry for rhubarb pie and sad that i don't have any.
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Date: 5/14/2016 9:14:00 AM
It's amazing how the small details bring a piece to life. This is very well expressed Jim.
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Date: 5/9/2016 9:25:00 AM
Such the simplicity of pie, it gives a moment of peace in a rough world. Enjoy!
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