Long Bather Poems

India (Original Poem)

I hear much joy in the music,
View elation in the dance
Feel happiness in the laughter,
Soulful spirit in poetic romance.

I feel love in the language
Swelling in my heart.
Reverence for God and Goddess
In beloved families...

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It was a hot Sunday afternoon in Vienna, Missouri…

If I’da been a gentleman, I would a turned my back
When I got to the swimmin’ hole today.
Instead, I hid behind a tree and spied as she...

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Breathless
                             Mi
     ...

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She undresses like a bather wading through the waning light
Till her darkest fears are splashing in the deep end of the night.
On some ship of dreams those sheets might be her sails,
Not a canvas full...

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i know that 
that ur heart been broken 
so many times were it want work again
but trust me i will try....
i'll never let you go

i know that 
i told you a number of lies
not once...

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In his wisdom God
Created all creatures with
Deep love and purpose


BEAUTIFUL BIRD

Beautiful bird perched
on tree limb under moon's glow
elegantly dressed

GRAZING HORSES

Clouds rest on tree tops
lumpy feather beds billow
horses graze in snow
Jan. 24, 2007

SILENT BIRD

Proud bird perched...

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you dont remind me of much
you have your mother's victim face
although you hide it behind rhetoric
and false rebellion


I stand on my side of the fence arms crossed
in my apron
a matron from the fifties
and I watch...

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