February Prose Poems

I have been instructed to release the following
manuscript on the death of my client
Mr John Phillips. Who was a former officer in the Royal Air...

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Poetry is my mind  
poetry is my heart

though I'm in chained
in the breast of world; 
but my mind and heart is free,
fully independent 

Yeah;...

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A whirlwind of shiny hearts and pink confetti, you're the month of love. Red frosted treats, diamond rings, and babies in October. Frozen and fast,...

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Dear Novice Poet,
Welcome to the wide open wonderful world of poetry!  Today more than ever before, a poem can easily be whatever you want...

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He had waited for her, all his life.
All she desired was to stay in his arms,
to awaken each day in embrace.
All she needed was the...

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Is there a moment in music that makes you want to weep, to rage, to pray, to hold your arms outstretched, to experience your whole...

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My husband is having his second total hip joint replacement tomorrow, February 6, 2018. He is wanting to get it done so he will be...

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Would you think less of me if I told you that I have no problem with ‘second fiddle’, or playing minor parts?  Being a...

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Dry Facts Can Perform Juicy Acts

In the EFL community
all around the world
it’s an undeniable 
and unpleasant reality that
no matter how well-motivated
you and your students are
no...

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The ravens swarm before me
above the railroad tracks
I walk
downriver pilgrim toward silent wilderness,
away from more civilized savagery,
pre-revolutionary, I fear,
as they chatter and clatter flap their...

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And how the wind howled around
  the old container,
    wheezed through the cracks,
      laughed devilishly, 
...

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Gentle ripples float about his wheels,
searching inquisitive around spokes,
questioning apparent lack of motion,
now the little fish turn their backs
and swam back.
Eyes intrinsically profoundly fixated
on innermost...

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A long, long time ago, there was
a Princess Maria who was spoiled,
whenever she didn't get her way
she pouted until her lips protruded
as if asking to...

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Often times I've laid awake at night thinking.
Thoughts about thoughts and things.
Pondering about BROARDCASTINGS about
Tired troubles.
Pondering that had never occurred to me

Came quickly in the...

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Father I don’t know how to be,
I don’t know anything besides 
what you show me.
Always Be with me,
For without You, as nothing,
I am empty.
Oh my...

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I woke up one morning
and what did I see
a face in the mirror which wasn't me,
my nose was a ski slope 
as long as a...

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Said the fox to the fish:
Come with me fish, I can offer you speed
You never saw before
The red flash of a ride on my back
Beautiful...

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Below is a quote written by one of my favorite authors Rod McKuen. He has been one of my greatest inspirations and his book "Listen...

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All by myself,
Surrounded only by my thoughts,
In my home,
With no modern gadgets of communication,
No WhatsApp, 
No Facebook,
No mobile,
No ‘virtual’ friends,
Away from all,
In the real world,
With...

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