Three Fewer
...The tabby slinkily strutted across the yard
fresh kill held loosely in diamond teeth;
a turtle dove, its tiny head bobbing,
to the lazy rhythm of the loping cat.
A flash of pink spangled collar
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Categories:
limpidly, animal, bird, cat, death,
Form: Free verse
Giving Thanks-1-For Mom
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Sitting on the porch
neath the old Oak,
breakfast is over,
bacon, fried yeast bread and peach preserves
canned by hand in ancient jars.
They’ve seen their share of life,
garden to...
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Categories:
limpidly, childhood, memory, mother,
Form: Verse
Sharks of Love
...Much is said in cultivation,
Shallow words spent with seed.
Empty vows between the sheets,
‘Of course I love you baby.’
Toxic ailments of assurance,
Commitment breeds dependency.
This sepulchre...
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Categories:
limpidly, girlfriend-boyfriendlove, i love you,
Form: Prose Poetry