Long Fill again Poems

An outrageously warm full moon
radiates above my roof
across our yard,
my face and mind,
reminding me Earth's nature can and must sometimes feel kind
if last week's hurricane of snow felt unkind
to aging joints and internal family tensions.

My...

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When the colors of sorrow fade away,
When the leaves come back to life,
When the shadows of the past finally lifts up,
When living went rife,
What an enchanted illusion,
Reality is, like a lullaby
For we are still children,
Grown...

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(Honeybee on apple blossom and honey harvest - praise bee!!!)

Extracting the Essence

When a honeybee makes honey
first she has to extract the nectar
flying about between various flowers 
sipping their sweet juices
until her stomach is full.
Then it’s...

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The Moon Will Rise
Flow & Ebb In Eyes
Memories Surge Like Tides
… And The Sea Will Fill Tonight

Desires-Deluge & Dreams Held Tight
Hopes of H20 – Depth & Honest-Heights
Falling Sparkles, Drop … Shimmering Bright
… And The Sea...

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(John Day Fossil Beds, 2018)

Revisiting The Same Ground

Over and over again
I find myself returning 
to the same thoughts, ideas, histories
but now with years more experience between
and years more depth
behind what were once words
so glibly recited.

Is...

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Tears Never Wept
                  by Odin Roark

Like a lonely child
Straddling a playground seesaw
Sentiment’s sorrow
Fear’s discovery 

How bold we carry...

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No pictures in the picture frames
They just hang lonely on the wall
There's no fire in the firplace
No footsteps in the hall
.
Don't know when it happened
Know it wasn't just yesterday
As we were growing older
Our love seemed...

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There’s a space in 
My heart 
Since you’ve been gone
That my tears can’t
Wash away
And my thoughts won’t
Leave alone
You were always there 
When I needed you 
And it hurts so much
Not being able to 
Be with...

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The cold seeps in.


The silent asssassin.


He’s the chill that goes straight to the bone.


Winter.


That’s when the assassin strikes.


Boaring down a path.


Animals hide.Plants die.


And the rest of us flee inside.


Escaping that wintery assassin,


Who was sent to...

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Precious romance in paradise 
A memory that damps the eyes 
Lovely tune of charming love song 
Played in the air for hours long 

How can his heart forget her face 
When her soul was his...

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