Short Sneaking(A) Poems

a kid doesn’t know freedom - toppling a lid, sneaking a cookie delights...

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Sun sneaking a peek
through the tree tops
here at Lowell Ponds
smelling sweet scent of spring.

Watching carefully
across the pond
in the far distance
of a beaver his eyes on me.

Thin clouds in the
sky drifting to
far away places as
I smell such fresh air.

Wildlife has it
so together at
peace  with each other
such therapy just being here....

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There is no money in it. I am told in the office of my advisor, 
In a small basement room hidden under books,
Smelling of hazelnut coffee, stale cigarettes. 
It has been weeks since I indulged in either
Sneaking a warm sip from my mother’s cup,
A wonderful drag from my sister’s Marlboro.
The growth in my abdomen has come with sacrifice
And now yet another....

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Christmas tree you smell so fine
lovely essence of the pine
decorations hung onyour  limbs
delicate ornaments as your trim
lights are strung with careful hands
tossing tinsel makes it grand
holidays smells of sugar "n" spice
children sneaking a tasty bite
holidays come just once a year
friends "n" family happily here
giving everyone a toast of cheer
all in  merriment we hold dear....

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