Short Life Sized Poems

Everything seems more life-sized than normal today, 
and the air is perfumed with justice.
Comradery defines America, as tears of relief 
roll down our cheeks. 
The sky is bluer, the grass is greener and people
are smiling on the streets.
We fought, we journeyed , we won. 

(by Kristen Bruni for Brian Strands As It Is Contest)...

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When visiting some family
Who live several hours away,
We know we’re very close
When there’s a welcoming display.

A more-than life-sized polar bear
Is waving from his spot
On Route 290, giving all
The biggest smile he’s got.

I love to see him from the road,
His friendliness implied,
But also since I know
We’re at the tail-end of our ride....

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Weepers with hoods —
tear-stained, faceless.
Dirge monks with shields.

Knight of the golden fleece
on a slab in requiem.
The silent mouth of Cicero.

Fell in love with this funereal piece
— Tomb of Philippe Pot
with life-sized pleurants.

His hands steepled in prayer,
a lion in repose at his feet —
Grand Seneschal of Burgundy

9/28/2020
Tomb of Philippe Pot
Louvre Museum...

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