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Woodsmoke, Laughter, and Warmth

...Woodsmoke, Laughter, and Warmth

Sunlight slanting through pines,
the creak's cold whisper,
a child's echo of laughter.
Bare feet on smooth stones, slick with moss.
Ankle-deep in melted snow, a...

My Fantasy Holiday

...My Fantasy Holiday

Another grey and dismal day so damp
To work I trudge along the streets of old
Through puddles ankle deep I grisly tramp
All muffled up, clothed to fight the cold

Each day ...

Still wandering

...For Dylon Song Tribute contest
Sponsor: Oliver Mckeithan
Written on: 05/22/2025

Inspired by Mr. Tambourine Man

The roads yawn in their speech, 
on this uncharted path tonight.
Clocks hang o...

tuesday morning laundry

...tuesday morning laundry
.
he had waded out into the waters
del mar in the morning was quiet
and he certainly was not on the sea of galilee
.
he had a pole in his hand
and stood quietly ...

Wave Trawling

...Where the tide licks a sandy beach
a running ripple
thins to wash a ring of rounded pebbles -
there, a muddy ribbon
trickles through brine rinsed trinkets
surged up as a slosh of time
f...

Tortoise and the Hare: NEW Poetic Format COMPLETED

...Tortoise looked, couldn't see, hare disappeared.
Only him, tortoise win, hare reappeared.

the sportsmanship that
honesty competes often
eludes the cheaters

The Word of Life is joy everlastin...

Tortoise and the Hare: Part III of a NEW Poetic Format

...B-The Word of Life is joy everlasting-a
E-In the game of life, we win, lose, and die-b
T-patterns reasoning, be glad we're living-a
T-living for th...

Contentment

...
                                      Sky merging with earth
                                     An illusion called horizon
                                   Life merging with pleasures
      ...

Ankle Deep

...

I took off my shoes 
and stood ankle deep
in the shallow reach and run
of the waves. I felt a sudden
cold, the slow sink of my feet
into wet sand, the gentle pull
of the outgoing tide,
the...

Captain cook

...Captain cook


I built a ship in a vale of stones and thorny bushes
It took 24 years and more to set sail on a dream 
boat to China
I met her on the blue sea of Malaga, sailed on her 
til she ...

Winter Sonata - POTD

...Winter Sonata 11-29-23
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Winter Sonata

In grave allegro solo grey gathers,
Strings of winter fantasias
Brewing staccatos of frozen fall remnants,...

Wading

...

And here I am,
jeans rolled up to the knees,
barefoot, wading the shallows 
with arguments tugging
at my feet, pulling me out
as if answers were waiting
beyond where the water
lifts into b...

Our Greek Getaway

...Dear friiends those who first read my poem i left an important line out in the donkey story

The first dance after our wedding,
Was absolutely exciting, intoxicating,
My darling whispered in my e...

Summer Beach

...the swash of cold waves,
ankle-deep, twines burning sand -
infinite surging

oil of coconut
on darkening flesh, the sun -
surf and splash sizzle...

Below the Maples

...Last night a high wind
undressed the maple grove
it broke both twig and bough.

A flying carpet fell,
blood-tinted gold
spackled the woodland floor,
all in a heap and litter.

If you walk an...

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