Long Headbands Poems

My sister was horrified; you cannot give me that bucket,
She says, snottily as I try to hand her the renegade violets
She asked me to collect, complete with roots.
Why not?
There are dandelions in it. My husband...

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The 60's
The look was penny loafers, bobby socks,
pleated skirts, button up shirts,
bell bottom pants and headbands
Flower children were also the era, 
Stood for peace and love also political movement

Listen to the music of the Beatles,...

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Tribute to Travel to Manila Philippines and Make This Poor Old Lady Happy...Documentary 




Old wood in Manila ,Philippines 
In a narrow alleyway
Old roof collapse 
Converted into a wall
No doors
But window panels
An old, wooden ladder 
For...

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I was reeking of spilled grape juice yesterday. 
Today I stink like cigarettes.  
In less than two weeks I have gone from new to old.
From crisp to filthy,
 from sticky to stiff.
I shudder as...

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Their grinning heads cover the fields for acres
A sea of happy mini suns, welcoming us to Kansas.
We stare, amazed, having no idea this was possible.
There are photo moments and we take them all.

A gift shop...

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All this global speech that once lauded your greatness has vanished.
My lips are crying today because of my misdeeds.
The harvest was completely washed away in the high winds.
Diseases and sicknesses, with fire, threaten scavengers. 

Because...

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Wearing whirls, swirls, paisley too.
A jazzy, snazzy, bell bottomed you.
Slinky hip huggers with large chunky belts in style.
White Go Go boots that never walk a country mile.

Faux fringed jackets, fake fur vests, tall high boots...

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Seventies fur vests wet in the rain
Stinky but still in style so we wore them 
Until they shredded and fell off our dirty shirts.
Cotton shirts no longer crisp but with wide ruffles at their wrist...

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This Thing of Joy
(Pregnancy Journey: Month 1)



This thing of joy is sweet news,
but my lips have nausea spelled
on them 

Sweet news yet I am unable 
to work much or walk for long 

Yet the colours...

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I see you, my two-legged neighbor
stopping and standing at the yellow-tape barricade to my home.
I wonder where you all have been?

I miss you walking on your looped path through my backyard
with wires going into your...

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sun-burst yellows, overtake the yard.
dancing amid the clover and the grasses.
sharing their joy with surround green.
delighted children pluck them too close.
checking them under their chins.

older ones carefully secure their stems too, 
wisely weaving them into...

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Child-like enthusiasm at Christmas time is not easily duplicated.
Hearty laughter surrounds a family reminiscing about other Christmases.
Rich pastries, cookies and candy only found once a year decorate a table.
Imaginative glimpses of future Christmases are in...

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The pharmacy chain
Has their heart-shaped balloons
To attract you in front of the store,
Though the few that remain
Will not last many moons
But don’t worry, for there’s so much more.

Chocolate candies abound 
Sold in boxes and tins,
Plus...

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Every generation has had its fashion frights.
 Remember the Duck Tail and the Beehive do?
 Headbands and beads and bell bottom pants,
 We thought we looked good, who knew?

 But today there's one that I...

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Auntie Emilina was a character for sure.
Did I mention she was busy and not very pure?

Fancy lady with exceptional taste.
Delicate, fragile, but not very chaste.

Exotic feathered headbands left behind.
Wearing them after eighty seemed unkind.

Perfume bottle;...

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turquoise clouds popping and swirling
storm felt miles down the coast
we are unconcerned, our new love exciting
the world outside is of no concern 

phones are off; we reach for each other
playful, because our time together is...

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