Rain Fashion Poems

Its rain and rain; and rain again..' 
But are those politicans ready?
To thwart or stall? this great downfall'
Cause for weeks its been coming steady!
How we...

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I shall mould thee
Saidth the board
To be adorned
Forever and ever
Red pigment
Which with
Cement looks like
Clay
I shall mould thee
That ye shall stand
Forever
Throughout eternity
Forever and a day

Georgia an...

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I shall mould thee
Saidth the board
To be adorned
Forever and ever
Red pigment
Which with
Cement looks like
Clay
I shall mould thee
That ye shall stand
Forever
Throughout eternity
Forever and a day

Georgia an...

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October is one of those months that begin to transition and change to prepare for winter.

As our days begin to shorten, this tenth month brings...

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Depression is a coat I wear constantly now
It used to hang in the closet now and then
I’d take it out to see if it fits...

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His collection of frayed, stained, flannel shirts is a library of memories.  His granddaughter once asked him: “Papa, why’d you wear that shirt?”. ...

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Autumnal reflection 

This is beautiful autumn, with no rain, no wind and no heat
soothing calm telling nothing about coming storms.
South Korea has solved the problem...

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Lemon sour thoughts in aquamarine
imagery of dry desire pure pale powdered sage 
quaint quear copulate of Cupids
with bows that draw Archaic archer 
arrows aimed at...

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You walk on the slimy soil of fragile fame,
as slippery as the sliding mud in the rain,
with feet encased in fuzzy socks and crocs,
you trample...

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After a short illness keeping me off Soup, and a 50-year refrain from Prose Poetry, I was inspired by a Thomas Merton talk about Rilke...

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As the sun shone in southern skies, I was finally on my vacation,
And I turned the pages of a magazine, with new fashion creations.

I lounged...

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Slow-burning fuse

 A sad day first heavy rain going into mist
it is not an outdoor day, but I had to pay some bills
which was not...

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Come As You Are
by Rabindranath Tagore
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Come as you are, forget appearances!
Is your hair untamable, your part uneven, your bodice unfastened?...

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I'm like what's next?

I'm in the P.D.X,
so flexed-
come rain or come next,

if the weather has test,
"I say" take the heather to caress the pests-

rush in...

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THEY WISHED TO HAVE
 FUN AND THOUGHT A PARTY
WOULD BE THE BEST WAY,
 ( AND CHEAPEST) TO
HAVE HER SON'S BIRTHDAY
 PARTY, HER FREINDS 
ENGAGMENT PARTY
AND...

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