The Little Thunder
...I saw a streak of living flame,
with no regard for rule or name;
It tumbled through the morning grass,
as if the sun had come to pass.
Its paws struck earth in tiny drums,
like thunder where t...
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Categories:
declaring, animal, cute, dog, happiness,
Form: Free verse
ALREADY GONE
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We did not notice at first—
the small rebellions of memory:
a forgotten kettle on the stove,
the absurd claim that Tuesday had vanished,
names reshuffled as if in a deck too often played.
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Categories:
declaring, caregiving, death, family, grief,
Form: Free verse
BOXES
...There they sit
Unmoved, stilled
Yet fully filled
With recorded words
A journey of sorrow, grief
Great loss...my proverbial cross
Proof that I was me
I can't bear to open
The plastic lid
Pe...
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Categories:
declaring, memory,
Form: Free verse
Jack 155
...Jack 155 10 Mar 2025
I met my younger self today
He insisted it was at the pub
He needed to be comfy and had much to say
I declined his offer of a pint
Declaring I’m good with the wate...
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Categories:
declaring, identity, introspection, me, poems,
Form: Free verse
ST FRANCIS AND ST CLARE : TWIN SOULS : PART 2
... no turning back at nineteen years of
age with bonded Love no eyes could
see or earthly arms could hold dear
into a fold of aligning human Heart
with Divine injunction none could ...
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Categories:
declaring, allegory, allusion, character, courage,
Form: Epic
Seen Said Sown
...Seen Said Sown
Seeds Of Life
Are Everywhere,
At Least From Here
They Are…
In My Eyes
Up My Nose
Crawling On
Your Skin And
Clothes…
Resilience Somehow
Manifest
Here And
Nowhere Els...
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Categories:
declaring, life,
Form: Free verse
FAITH IN GOD WHO IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM
...July 13 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Proverbs 1-4
Key Verse – Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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Categories:
declaring, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
FAITH IN GOD WHO HEARS US IN OUR DISTRESS
...July 9 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Psalms 120-129
Key Verse – Psalm 120:1 In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
FAITH IN GOD WHO HEARS US IN O...
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Categories:
declaring, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
Dreamtime
...(“Shadow Puppet”, 2023, original encaustic)
Dreamtime
Is there anybody out there
Sings the Muffin Man
From Drury Lane
The San Francisco skyline now
Tilted past recognition
A Jumble ...
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Categories:
declaring, allusion, dream, time,
Form: Free verse
our quintessence
...the mooring rope of thought severed
we surfed silence unseen
self-aware
animating the void
between the pause of heartbeats
beseeching love to pair
whence betwixt strobes of bliss magnetism
vap...
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Categories:
declaring, silence, spiritual,
Form: Other
Phoney Money
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With a wallet full of plastic ...
credit cards to shape my social classification
phone cards so I can stay informed
a debit card that always goes in debt
a card declar...
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Categories:
declaring, business, corruption,
Form: Free verse
FAITH IN GOD WHO IS OUR KING
...June 27 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Psalms 74-77
Key Verse – Psalm 74:12 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
FAITH IN GOD ...
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Categories:
declaring, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
The Last Slice
...A velvet-heavy, honey-spiced cake
sat on a table spread vast.
soft enough for fingers to disappear into,
dense enough to still
even the most restless tongues.
Its candles flickered like stars.
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Categories:
declaring, allegory, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Daughter- Whenever you smile
...When you smile you light the world.
I'm so proud you are my girl!!!
You make gentle winds blow, birds sing,
when they hear a mere menti...
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Categories:
declaring, child,
Form: Free verse
Under the sky where stars entwine with the shadows of lost days
...Under the sky where stars entwine with the shadows of lost days, when sanctity becomes an echo fading slowly,
we bear the burden of time like a heavy cloak of lead, while madmen escape from the pris...
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Categories:
declaring, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
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