Best Cecile Poems

Dear Cecile, when you upped and left, did you 
happen to notice that someone had poured a can 
of paint over the Bentley’s bonnet?
and the...

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Imagine a thousand fireflies blinking at the same time,
not a fly and not a bug but a glowing, flashing beetle;
as a child I caught one...

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Life without you seems so surreal, so unfair that you are no longer here,
yet I still feel your strong presence, smiling while shedding a tear.
Although...

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I once knew a poet named Cecile
Call her skinny and hear her spiel
   I'm petite with small bones
  I have fat and...

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MY LIFETIME FRIEND: MY MOTHER

Throughout childhood and adolescent days,
She was my staunchest supporter,
And through teen years and young adulthood
I was glad to be her daughter.
As...

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You’ll never be an Olympic champion, Cecile,
After your accident on the ice,
Just walk, only,
There are so many beautiful things to do,
While walking, only, doubly,
Walking makes...

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I once knew a poet named Cecile
She thinks her poems are a big deal
      Saddened when not placed
  ...

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Over my eyes,
the unveiling of a secret kept
within my breast.

Just a simple touch --
the songs spilling out of your eyes
your hand in mine.

Sudden snapshot
And the...

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through pine tree shadows
winds monarch's path to home tree -
needles blown by wings

Brian Johnston
July 28, 2016

Inspired by Caro Cecile on Face Book's Japanese Poetry Garden...

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sparrow's song floating
cloud burst drowns our connection
lips too lose their purse

Brian Johnston
April 27, 2016

Inspired by Caroline Cecile on FaceBook's Japanese Poetry Garden Path....

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Writing right is less redundant than righting writes..
But in retrospect…
rewriting writes is relevant to writing right.



Inspired by Caroline Cecile D's comment on writing....

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bee eye fantasy
seeing you a thousand times
every moment

Brian Johnston
April 10, 2016

Inspired by conversation with Caroline Cecile on FaceBook's 'Japanese Poetry Garden Path'...

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at hand
a pen and a paper --
tears I've never ...


Written by (Caroline Cecile & Hemaidy)....

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Criticism slips so easily
From unempathetic tongue
That we even blame ourselves.

Still are we not to appraise ourselves
And others, all the time...
Praying for Grace's wisdom?

Shame and blame
Are...

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Pork Chop sat at the table
Cornbread joined him too…
Waiting for Tee-Lee to pick Cecile,
So all could entertain with their muse…
Tee-Lee began to pick Cecile, 
Cornbread...

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