Rose Bear Poems

The bear came limping down
With body singed and bloody paws 
Lay on the ground
And let out its final groan
Its spirit rose around 
The shoulder of...

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at 6:18 a.m. there was a loud crash in the woods 
It startled Ed due to the hours of silent prelude
He lifted his Browning 1885...

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Born in the last decade of the old regime
Born a twain year before our unity to bear
All the flourishing devoid credos and pro-
phecies that foresaw...

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She hides her pain
In the shadows, warring
Filled with hope, grace
Her heart will keep praising
Life gives her trouble
Compassion silences her
Worry and fear with kindness
She is weary...

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What would be of me
if you could be with me

How would be my present days
if ever you were spared other few days

I open wide my...

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Many years ago this very day
An angel celebrated her birth
She had come to see me once in a dream
But I knew not her existence on...

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Best Friend I Could Ever Have

					He’s the best friend,
					His love has no end,
					He listens to me	
					And he helps me see
					What I want in life,
					What I...

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Inhale-exhale, the gods have abandoned us,
We are going blind to the abyss,
The time was already approaching autumn
We are all only partially alone.

Inhale-exhale, lost time,
While we...

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The Fashion Zebra

I am a flake. 
That is the term for people that do not follow through. 
It may not be fair. I have spent...

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The New Preacher, 
“Hear My Words”

Are you listening. 
I am saying things very clearly. 
You need to keep trying. 
Are you talking to me?
Am I...

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The Garden at Grandma’s

The house is quiet, the chores are all done. 
We have gathered in the place out back. 
There is pit for a...

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Mirror Mirror

Do not lie. I know that you want to. 
I know that you may need to.  
I am broken, and soon…
You will be...

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Dark Times

Times we celebrate, to be who we are not. 
Bleak times, diseased remembrances. 
Why?
You know.
You know because deep inside…

You have hid under a blanket...

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A Wedding Day

Cleaning the church is a privilege. 
I go every Saturday, humbly to serve. 
It is not a boast, it is small gratitude paid,...

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Today is Enough

The morning came early. 
In fact I was up all night. 
I watched the coming and going…
of the stars.

God’s work ever at hand,...

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