Short Sandaled Poems

Soon

Icy drops of dew like diamonds 
Crunch beneath summer-sandaled toes. 
Trembling trees release their tired jewels 
To risk breezes off northern snows.  

Topaz, garnet and citrine leaves 
Spiral from moonstone blue skies above 
Emeralds lose their hot weather hues, 
Sparrows cuddle, asleep is the dove...

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I am 
A curious seahorse
Of copper and evergreen
Skittering past
Gaping jaws
Of a killer whale

An angry crawdad
Clicking my 
Castanet claws
At sandaled toes 
Gliding by

A scrambled message
On a cellular phone
With whirs and clicks
Baffling the receiver
But concealing an SOS

To look into my 
Stained glass eyes
Is to see the quiver
Of an empty heart....

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Grandpa took me to the ice cream store.
On my tricycle, yes, I was well_loved!
What girl in braids, could ask for more?

There were comic books there, too.
Pedaling along, in my white sandaled shoes.
And yes, paste and new pencils, too.

Friendly butterflies and lovely, tall trees
Birds of all sizes, that chirped so merrily.
What lovely days~that gave birth to poetry.


3/5/2023...

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Sugar and spice, sweet in dice,
Salt and pepper, melt the vice,
Honey and mint, dreams entice,
Lemon and lime, tangy, precise.

Tickle, fickle, whims unshackled,
Wobble, stumble, life detangled,
Giggles, whistles, sassy angled,
Whirls and twirls, elements sandaled.

Tom and Jerry, amuse the ferry,
Popeye sails in waters merry,
Olive Oyl, with charm so airy,
Is life a small wonder, fleeting and legendary?...

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Hand in hand walking streams
Evening air and realized dreams

Beating heart and touching lips
Silhouettes, as the sun it slips

Scented steps of sandaled toes
Like the steam the aura flows

In the ambience of twilights fall
The dulcet tones of Cupids call

And to her heart I must reveal
Truest thoughts of how I feel

Of the binding I wish to share
Of how I long and want to care

Evening air and realized dreams
Words to flow in pinnate reams...

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