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you, only

eternal- under the scope of your breath.
do you think if the world falls apart, your touch would falter between my heaving?

 all i want, all i need,
is to get lost in your words,
or to get lost even in the semblance of your shadow,
in hopes to feel the twinkle in your eyes

you’re the tinge of orange

The Only Gold I Ever Owned

This dying oak leaf
Between my fingers was
The only gold I ever owned

Not that I can say
It was really mine

Just something 
To keep for awhile 
While September was
Here with me

That leaf played with me
Running rings around
My wrinkling fingers 
For minutes …
That felt like hours

Then, with palms open
I let gold go …
Back to where it belonged 
Which

Only the Strong Survive

Stopped at the rest stop with my friend Seth,

He just made the restroom, out of breath!

Came out gasping for air,

Yo Bud!...Don't go in there!

This "Turlet" has the foul smell of "Death!"


I thought I'd sniff about..just for fun!

The pungence hit...and my head just spun!

Bordering on manic,

Seth was in a panic!

Yo Bud!...Could you PLEASE call 9-1-1?

It's Only Natural

Stick A Needle
In Your Eye...

It's Natural, Baby!

Pine Needle.

(Wholesome.)

-Gray Squirrel

09-03-2025

Only two ways to live

Two ways to live, love:
Dwelling on banks of Ganges
Heavenward to move,
Betwixt breasts where heaven is, 
Forgetting moral judges.
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Translation (Tanka, Senryu + couplet) | 32.08.2025 | woman, beautiful 
Note: Here is a verse (in Anushtubh meter) from Bhartrihari’s Shringaara Shatakam (hundred verses on love and romance). Where and how should one live? The poet offers

IF I ONLY KNEW - TSF

if I 
only
knew that
all it 
took was 
one more
glance, then…

I might
have stopped
to see
if that
quick spark 
might flare
again

but the
moment’s
gone, it 
went too
soon, and
I do
regret

still I
search the
same old 
streets for 
eyes I’ll 
never
forget

One Time Only

Waiting
for the
audience
to come to him ...
He refused
to go to them

Shunning
those ears
that hide
from the truth ...
Like a rose
without its stem

Working
in concert
with Muses
above ...
What’s sacred 
to remain

Each word
and its
treasure
a gift given once ...
Their measure
— to proclaim

(Dreamsleep: August, 2025)

If only we could

I wish we could pack up and escape
to wherever the road will take us

I wish we could forget the world
and together start anew

Global News Today, Only God Can Save

global news today  
it makes my heart black and blue  
only God can save

Only You

Only you

Only, nobody, maybe you will be a way
The way, the only one, hope is straight

Straight, your crown is bright, fine of us
The wonder of life is you. Only just you

My life is paying attention to loving you
I know the sin of the past, missed times

…missed you…

We can’t delete it; we need to live in

Only He Can

I can’t build
the bridge
But I can cross it
when asked

I can’t mark
the trail
But I can follow
when tasked

I can’t light
the fire
But I can warm
in its glow

I can’t walk
on water
But I can bathe
in its flow

I can’t play
the harp
But know an Angel
with hands

I can’t save
the masses
But love a Savior
— who can

(The First Book Of Prayers: August, 2025)

If only you were

That summer night air forgot to
breathe, I forgot something too.
Not sure what, but I remember:

a star landed in the curved moon
—I saw it in the reflection
of my steaming apple tea

I remember wanting to
tell you, I witnessed a celestial love:
A lone star found her place
rested in the crescent’s embrace
I thought you’d love the story, a love
defying

If Mother Only Knew

My right ear quit growing 

The left one only grew

That night without knowing 

My Bro's quit growing too

Father found life boring

He left when we were two

Still we hear him snoring

If Mother only knew

If Only

I think of you, so far away.
If only it didn't have to be this way.
It's been so long since I've seen your face,
trapped as I am in this cold, cold place.
If only I knew I could hold you again,
to be in your arms, free from this pain.
If only your lips could touch my brow,
coaxing me

Is there sensory light

Is there sensory light? 
She asked me while 
I was sitting quietly 
on the threshold of anticipation, 
gazing into the soul of a cat,
 thinking about how it would be.
.. to escape forever into a realistic
 doctrine of untouched upcoming truths.
 So how do you interpret the difference
 between sensory and physical light? 
Those figurative

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