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Where Are You?

...When they all told me that day
"You won't see him tomorrow,
  he left home and went astray"
I was overcome with sorrow.

Something should have been done,
To keep him from falling into that pit
...

We were all told that this day was coming

...We were all told that this day was coming,
when we'd no longer hear the bees a-humming,
when we could no longer trust that the fields
would ever again produce their requisite yields.
But ...

Polar Bear Tale

...Polar bear chased Joe into a cave
Already there was a princess and knave
They waited until the big gal went to sleep
Then stealthily stole away with nary a peep

polar bear here
polar bear ther...

JAM CAM

...JAM CAM

I’m sitting here still and aloof
Held up in traffic of a morning
We are all told to stay in lane
And who are we to complain
But cutting in without warning
The blue light goes on the r...

Peacespeaker

...Pairing knives peppered the garden growing by the river.
Eerie sounds slid sideways into the lowering light.
Alfy and Alice were still out cavorting beyond the barn.
Children in dusty blue dresses...

We Believe in Diverse

...
  We believe in diverse in our universe
    Our government’s a meritocracy in reverse

  Red folks, brown folks, yellow and green
    Indigenous Indians, Asians, Orientals, ‘Mar-sheens’

  So...

Fraught as an extremely socially anxious younger person

...Fraught as an extremely socially anxious younger person...

hashtagged introvertedness trademark
silently exorcised, ostracized, and vilified
Impossible mission to resuscitate...
a forsaken prom...

How to attach a shower curtain

...How to attach a shower curtain...

I revisit rather than write from scratch
a poem crafted May twenty third 
two thousand and twenty
since the following words apropos
and amply serve a duplicat...

TRUTH BE TOLD

...On a wall in the House of Censorship they display the tongues of those silenced.
The plaque beneath reads “THEY ALL TOLD THE TRUTH” 
...

Golden Gust Glow

...Where bold breezes blow a wondrous world awakes,
they swaddle silken scenes that surround so many,
fresh air is an awesome advantageous aspect all told,
it inspires instantly without waver whatsoe...

Until then

...Lord forgive me for all that I've done.I miss my daddy.Honestly never thought I'd feel so differently without him here.I love you Daddy and you too Uncle David I miss you both.Its a evil old world. K...

100 Strokes

...At the end of the day
With the chores all done,
The children cleaned
And put to bed.
My mother sat and brushed her hair.

100 strokes of each dark strand.
'til each renewed, the brush laid dow...

Brownian Motion Writ Large

...Brownian motion writ large...
within small medium 
as light brainstorm doth 
hail forth the following poem.

Across the realm of gray matter
slowly percolating within tissue
composed of neuron...

Waiting For Cake

...nine small girls who walked in line
waited for a piece of cake sublime.
the guest of honor took her time
bringing them each a chunk to dine

the girls were patient their upbringing fine
they ch...

Simple Song

...Simple song
By Michelle Morris
09/11/2020

You remind me of everything that's amazing in this world,
And I can't stop thinking about you and everything you do;
And I know that you love me in al...

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