Long Granola Poems

Sweeter than Sweets
                              Family Love Easter...

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snuggled up to the gentle fire
under the moon and stars 
he rests his head
and nestles into
a long lingering
swig of whiskey 
that drifts his mind
on the night breeze
like the billowy puff
slowly eclipsing
the moon 
a sparkling stream...

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THE ARRANGEMENT


    It's a dull, grey afternoon in the middle of October, with nothing much to commend about it. Last of the autumn leaves are falling from trees with the icy breeze,...

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Rivers of bluesy-greyscale river 
flow through her understoried gaze,
sometimes too turbulent,
occasionally too still,
even for her Elder memory stream
with sluggish circulating economy
surrounded by surface-molding
way overly-competitive political
bicameral imbalance and equivocation,
or some days it just feels that way...

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I grew up a child of the ’60’s
together my life and the hippie movement dawned…
now when I look back at that time I wonder…where have all the hippies gone?

Those long haired tie-dyed idealists who walked...

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~Soup To Go~

This summer~ all I want is a bowl of soup 
A secret flavor that combines every veggie group 

              ...

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The Wind Blew Cold

The wind blew cold upon our faces,
we turned our heads towards the east eyeing a muted sun,
clouds in their weary way sagging, formless:
the moon resists it’s rising assent skyward.

Oh orb, on which...

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Recently I’ve been thinking about that 8 foot 
plot of land outside of Heathers that my parents
buried my grandfather in. It’s amazing how many
tulips and roses can fit in an 8 foot plot of land.
At...

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To Your Health

I read an article that said laughing's good for you
It strengthens the heart muscle, it's something you should do
It made me think about my health and all the things I see
That I should...

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I went to the store with a list on which my 
wife had numbered 10 items.  I bought 
1 loaf of bread, 2 quarts of milk, 3 dozen eggs, 
4....!!!!! (number 10 was a...

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We May Never Pass This Way

the close of the day
out on the patio
we stare at the wall
covered from the mere notion of regret
there is a deeper meaning in this place
to equate logic for fear
for I...

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When you’re the mom you carry the purse,
That’s the natural rule of the universe.

To a mom a purse is more than a bag,
It’s a safety net when the world starts to sag.

The pockets hold things...

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Majesty, royalty
         such dignity, a rarity
Oh Purple,
         the color of 
        ...

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A look at the floorboard of my car
Gives a glimpse into my life
All the trash that's scattered about
Necessities to survive?

An old McDonald's bag spilling it's contents
I wonder if those fries are still any good
With nary...

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Soccer ball made from granola, dried grapes
Honey, brown sugar, oats, sunflower seeds
Almonds and chocolate chips form the ball that is fun to
Play the soccer game where everyone wins and the goalie eats the ball.

Eleven comedic...

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From Talkeetna by bush plane to a frozen bog 
under the white gaze of Denali.
“Snow’ll be too soft to land this afternoon,” 
our pilot says. “See you in the morning.”
He points to a wrinkle in...

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40 Brown bags
Containing
Bottled water
Fruit juice 
Granola bar
 Bag of crackers
 Bag of pretzels
1 Baloney, Turkey or Ham sandwich.
Sunday after Thanksgiving
18 year old son decides
To feed the poor.
First he drove to Costco, 
Then prepped it all.
I...

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And it's no great decree,
This mountain speech,
The floating ebullient vagaries 
(see I've been robbing myself of my own joy)
Seem to drench your sadness like the heaviness of landscapes,
Even one clear and green filled with cows,
And...

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Mixing ingredients together
because I got a sweet tooth,
first time trying this recipe
to tell you the truth.

If they turn out
I will make them again,
maybe for a Christmas treat
cutting them will be a pain.

I'll have to wait...

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being lactose
intolerant
and lazy
no milk
for my

morning cereal
eating it dry
from the
box

when younger
and still lazy
i read that
from puberty
until average
age of death
a man will
spend more
then several
months in
front of
a mirror
shaving

so i 
being lazy
agreed with
myself and
let a beard
grow knowing
i could spend
that...

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Pen then, I beg thee,of meatloaf.
Perchance.....or butterflies wings?
Meaning or depth, has little honoring!!

Be a fool and pen of things of today?
The poet-butterflies, all fly swiftly way.
To write of-gremlins at the supermarket?

Life has no meaning, don’t...

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having bare feet makes me feel like
summer
when days are longer
when I get a second wind
and run around
feet trampling ants trampling ground

having bare feet makes me feel like 
pain
when I have Saturday morning 
cross country meets
like...

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now i'm imagining you
that right after that street
save your feet in the tiny apartment.
you water plants bought on sale
while gulping down vitamins and granola bars
just because they are skinny on television.
when I appear hallucinating
and the...

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