Roudolph's Broken Leg
...Roudolph the red nosed reindeer
had a very broken leg
and if you ever saw it
you would say it made you beg
What would Santa do now?
with his lead reindeer in a full leg cast
would he be able ...
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Categories:
headlamp, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
Overdark
...The Uniforce
turned through our faces
we watch a clock to keep the meaningful places
running, turning hands amok -
in small space while we stand still.....
we used this cold embrace of urgen...
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Categories:
headlamp, absence, birth,
Form: Free verse
Torch Lake - Years Go By
...The cedar dock splinters out to the moon's shine
Like the second hand ticking along
A white-faced clock
Drawing in loose boats and green moths
To its sweep of time
Is there any difference
Bet...
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Categories:
headlamp, beach, earth, july, moon,
Form: Free verse
My Father's Eyes
...Limpid pools of amber lights
they glistened like precious gems
in their sockets.
I remember them well
those sparkling eyes
nesting gracefully
in my dad’s aged face.
Those eyes witnessed many...
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Categories:
headlamp, devotion, family, father,
Form: Free verse
We Paint Our Caves
...Once lit by flickering torch light
with animal tallow mixed with ocher
daubed on subterranean rock walls
now lit by streetlights or LED headlamp
slashes of spray paint and magic markers
splatt...
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Categories:
headlamp, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
Alfa Male Not Too Fast
...So we took Bonnie the Border Collie to the vet yesterday for a wellness check and to update his shots. While there we discussed Bonnies dominance issues over Crusher the female Doberman, especially w...
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Categories:
headlamp, adventure, animal, crazy, dog,
Form: Narrative
Cascade Adventures --- Pt 2
...The day would pass in blissful brightness, with our brains on auto-pilot. The stories we'd tell and the memories we'd conjure up from years past, one couldn't help but think we were all running on ab...
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Categories:
headlamp, adventure, beauty, childhood, confidence,
Form: Haibun
Greenbach
...A 16 year old apprentice
Fresh to working underground
Miners telling tragic stories
Of bodies never found .
Greenbach was a huge man
Working only in his boots and belt
For every scar on his ...
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Categories:
headlamp, funny,
Form: Narrative
The Escape Route
...Down many of the coalmines in Yorkshire , Safety dictated that an alternative means of escape
had to be found just in case anything ever happened to the shafts that raised and lowered miners to their...
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Categories:
headlamp, heart,
Form: Narrative