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Dolphins and Whales at Play

...
The humpbacks rolled in the morning light.
Grey whales churned the seas silver-bright.
Dolphins dancing in their foamy trails.
Riding the bows of frolicking whales.

Heave Ho, the sea runs fre...

Twin Talents

...Twins two headed, thy talents.
What on earth to say?
O kings majestic, paid rents?
Otherwise dismay!

Viralized infection?
Excuse means cut it out.
Downward thy direction?
Challenger lost his...

Aubade

...because of bad dating experiences
that’s really been confusing me for a while
his is something
that she refuses to mention
friends can only go so far
and frei is all he is limited to
poetic dev...

Exodus

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     Imagine it today
     a rag-tag procession
     two-three million souls
     advancing northward
       Mt. Sinai their goal

     A bearded prophet
     leading the way
     leaning o...

Caught among the Wild

...His meds kept Andrew sane
He lived with us, no one to blame
But one day he refused his pills
I knew what that meant, a battle of wills.

In a few days voices told Andrew to leave.
He vanished, ...

GNRT DAY 15 OH CANADA

...Today we bid goodbye to beautiful Glacier
We’re traveling to a tiny house in Monarch, Canada…on our way to Banff
Which is distressing for a person who love rhymes
not because it won’t be beautiful...

Playing Games with an Ancient

...I returned home after forty years to my home island of Hawaii. Its preferred nickname is the Big Island, lovingly a.k.a., the Orchid Isle, and yes, a.k.a., the Volcanic Island. Rightly named ...

Dear Moon

...

Open doth my soul and thine own breath bequeath 
for here in this realm of mine, none else exists 
gage me in dear moon, for I hunger here beneath 
the ribboning rays of blue, come be my Deist...

Northward

...Legs freeze and numb, held still from south to north 
The touch of ants crawling upon my skin 
Should I go back or should I still go forth 
For, faraway's the place where I have been 

Up the wi...

The Great Lakes Acronym Spells Homes

...The Great Lakes acronym spells homes

I chose titled topic by a fanciful whim,
nevertheless still consider my knowledge 
of aforementioned material slim.

Housing multivarious biomes
register ...

The Cost of War Through Peace

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"The Cost of War through Peace"

She had spent 
some elaborate 
time 
with snakes,

learning
their ways,
yet in the very 
back of her mind,

in her memories,
she re...

Butterfly Garden

...Last year my garden 

                                      Bare and idle,

                               For drought and scorch

                                         And pain,

        ...

An Unfolded Whisper

...~

A lilac endeavor
of promised importance
came strolling along
on a path in the sun
Its fragrance unfurling
this side of September
when springtime was singing
for winter was don...

Hurricane Ian

...gray clouds drift slowly
gathering in southern sky
Ian is coming

windows are boarded
emergency sirens loud
winds coming faster

southern sky now dark
Mother Nature is angry
Gul...

Marking a Memory

...I am recalling how wonderful it was to stand
At the edge of the New River Gorge overlook 
And view the expanse of the ridges, so grand,
From a distance the river seemed only a brook.
...

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