Sad River Poems

A life is pending on the earth. 
as it is a dream of mine. 
It is not necessary that he be a human.
A flower can...

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*Situated in the south-western region of Mauritius, a dream island in the Indian Ocean.

Written on 9 November 2023


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~ Posterity May Not Understand ~
 
           Why I traipse five miles a day
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If 
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About Langston Hughes’ Suicide Note

My intention is not to offer an exegesis
We can all remember the kiss of Judas
Which of course was a death sentence
The...

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Placed 9th in :
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 Since her birth on the mount     ...

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Dawn
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Chris Farley
One of SNL’s funniest comediennes
Delighted my husband and me

We loved his line
“I live in a van down by the river”
I used it once at...

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Sad dried up rivers
sharp stones stand out
neither chaos nor hell it seems...

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Shore lights buttress the sky's 
vaulted dark and shed
a solemn hush along
the river's reach.
Set upon a calm, 
fishing boats drift
the night towing lines
of vicious hooks.

Below...

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A river of tears
surges into the caverns
of my broken heart...

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Tree is sad; Wind, upset about the loss of a friend.

  The Tree asked the Wind, " Why are you so sad?... We can't...

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Here serene
Field of green
What a world
I have seen

Deep in shadow
Deep in thought
What was lost
Still is sought

From the mountains
To the valleys
To the bottom of the sea

By...

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Every year, there’s a menorah
As a neighborhood display,
But when I walked past, I noticed
It was missing – what the hey?

So I went to check it...

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I breathe as softly as a little bird
Like the robin did in Arnside Wood
Quick yet calm, who for some food would dare.


The view from Arnside...

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