Short Smudgy Poems

Pieces of life
drift in smoky circles over the chimney
grey against the white blue sky we can track
smudgy darkness as it carries
up and over one hundred year evergreens
mixing with your clouds....

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bent frames
      smudgy lenses
      precariously
      resting on
      an aristocratic
      nose
      unkempt!
      the 
      baggy
      sweatered 
      professor
      exudes
      leather chair
      comfort...

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savior’s precious blood
cleansed smudgy world by His love
brought eternal life




March 27, 2016 3.45pm











-not for a contest


Stopping by to greet all of you my loving poet friends a very Happy and Blessed Easter!...

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First light’s companion
Warm sheets and lovers embrace neglected
Tired boots slid on by tired feet
Patchy overalls with smudgy name tag
A quick kiss and out the door
Into the morning
Switch flipped, card punched
Onward and outward
25 years next week
Never missed a day
Reliable as the tools in the box
Solid...

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The reason is

Once opened please consume within three days
that's what the smudgy printed label says
'Best before' highlighted in big letters
for after that it won't get any better.
'Use by' is not for info, it's a warning
so you must eat it all up by the morning
You make sure that it's all gone by the date
then wonder why you don't lose any weight....

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