Funeral Prose Poems

Pressed Linens 


I left for the church when called to serve
A need for help in the kitchen was the request
When I arrived I saw the...

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At the end of this past night's dream, I came around the corner and saw into the kitchen, where Wilum was doing the dishes. I...

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Another


     Another one is gone. A friend, family, a piece of my life and the fabric of the world; gone to...

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When your boss calls you aside and asks
why you are smiling all the time
on the salary he gives you,
you know
he suspects you of raiding the...

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Every dawn I yawn quiet, florescence I inhibit softly
A clear image I peep, nature settles calmly
Her intentions are infectious like a blossomed flower
Reminds me of...

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...cont

As is the case with all of life's special moments
this one had to end when she again became weak.
We strolled the beach one last time
our...

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Bristling, brazen bodily harm
Beat the diggings, darn his composure
Stalwart, states so smug, self satisfied
His wounded victim flees
Those with soul and feelings flee
His epitaphs burn deep
Like...

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Inspiration comes disguised in a variety of ways.  News stories. Flash floods. A crying child in a grocery store.  A person sitting along...

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...cont

She flew back to her nest that she so carefully tended and loved,
the angel close behind her.
“Why do you stay,” he said angrily.
“I have given...

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How your brilliance and intellectual dominance fascinate me.
Looking into your baby eyes wide and blue, I still see your knowing awareness, high voltage connections.
You laughed...

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A Poem is Not

a lifeline to grab 
when your foot slips
near the summit
and the heavens suddenly lurch and loom;

nor a salve for knifing rib pain
when...

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If you say I'm drowning
and I think you are drowning,
we cannot save each other.
Stop fearing death and swim.

On the flip side
of religion's coin
The preacher and...

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If you let it age can slowly steal the” You” of bygone years. The mind has its defenses but as the body breaks down the...

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When I shall pass on to the heaven's above my ashes can be placed beneath a maple tree. When you pour the syrup you can...

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Hi Dad, 
I miss you. I’m sure you’re very happy up there and all the readings and prep you did while you were sick paid...

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My Fairy Tale World  #97

My Fairy Tale World
I think the time has come for a new fairy tale,
Not just goblins, faeries and elves. 
This...

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For over 10 years he had considered himself the happiest man on earth. A large part of that was due to his marriage to his...

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I am born into the Calvagna family, a weak frail child. 

At the age of three I tell my mother I will be a hero...

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Addictions, restrictions, afflictions, decisions,
A needle, a bottle, step down hard on that throttle!
Disaster, no more laughter, destruction for years after.
Placate, eradicate, fornicate, masturbate,
Addiction.  Restriction....

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