In the Midst of Winter
...In the Midst of Winter
In the midst of sullen snows
pink cherry blossoms burst open ~
spring garden introduction
in the midst of frozen icicles
yellow daffodils spring up ~
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Categories:
debutants, spring,
Form: Free verse
Ghosts of the Catskills
...I stand inside a ballroom that stretches long before me,
it is a sitting room right now, formal chairs and setees,
tall windows stretch ceiling to floor, twice as tall as a man,
with velvet drapes...
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Categories:
debutants, age, appreciation, beauty, history,
Form: Rhyme
Autumn Afternoon
...Turning sun's touch realign and tilt
Languid brooks scarce compete with hardy
The breeze of ease reposing and tardy
As debutants of summer seem to wilt
4/24/19
originally in 'Turning Sun's T...
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Categories:
debutants, nature, seasons, sun,
Form: Rhyme
Return To Grandeur
...Those dreamy days of dulcet splendor reign
As songbirds fill the skies and buds appear
Sweet iris blossoms line the country lane
Their bearded lace announcing spring is here
The resurrectio...
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Categories:
debutants, spring,
Form: Sonnet
Turning Sun's Touch
...Turning sun's touch realign and tilt
Languid brooks scarce compete with hardy
The breeze of ease reposing and tardy
As debutants of summer seem to wilt
Forests draped in glorious orange dress
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Categories:
debutants, autumn, change, nature, seasons,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
Iced Trees
...A
crystal
delicate
menagerie
waiting for the morn
like nature's debutants -
all with sparkling limbs adorned.
The spotlight of the golden glow
now glistening like glass tapestry
and tinklin...
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Categories:
debutants, winter,
Form: Etheree
Garden Party
...All dressed in green, the rose bush beams
like a child's blushing cheeks and pursed lips;
these debutants jilted by bees
forever wanting to be kissed.
A carpet of phlox giggles like a young lady
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Categories:
debutants, garden, nature,
Form: Sonnet
Pomposity
...The Perfect life, a wife half his age
Their house grand, with a zip code to match
No hawkers, appointments only
The library full of Shakespeare
Never opened, for it’s the show that counts
Dinner Pa...
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Categories:
debutants, funny, money, , memorial,
Form: Free verse
Ghosts of War
...Within the fog of did you see?
An old woman, made up to the nines
Can be seen in the corner of the non-believers eye
Purse in hand and a glass of wine
Waiting for a lover who never comes
Just shadow...
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Categories:
debutants, history, loss, war, lost,
Form: Free verse
The Importance of Pomposity
...The importance of Pomposity
(Not to be taken seriously)
The Perfect life, a wife half his age
Their house grand, with a zip code to match
All bought and paid for.
No hawkers, appointments only...
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Categories:
debutants, people, satire, wife, money,
Form: Free verse