Short Swinging Door Poems

I answered with love,
you questioned 
with anger and pain

I held you close,
but your eyes
failed me again

I told you truly,
as my wishes
dropped to the floor

Your smile my captor,
my heart
  —your swinging door

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2016)...

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I answered with love,
you questioned
with anger and pain

I then held you close,
but your eyes
failed me again

I told you truly,
as our wishes
dropped to the floor

Then you asked again,
and my heart
—your swinging door

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2016)...

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Cowardice and bravery
Not either/or
But different levels of…

Valor and shame
A swinging door
Whose facings change when swung

A foil to confound
The poets dream
With glory and disdain

Bravery and cowardice
Not zero-sum
 —but often look the same

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)...

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Cowardice and bravery
Not either-or
But different levels of

Valor and shame
A swinging door
Whose facings change when swung

A foil to confound
The Poets dream
With glory and disdain

Bravery and cowardice
Not zero-sum
  —but often look the same

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)...

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Coursing, pulsing, breaking through
Red water fills her veins anew

A liquid life to guarantee
That she is as human as he

She draws the blade across the skin
Digging deep to sink it in

Her gesture brings a sudden flood
Red water, life, her very blood

Pooling dark upon the floor
Her foot holds still the swinging door

He enters slow and cries in vain
Red water spilled like pooling rain...

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There comes a time 
in the life of us all 
when we're no longer hindered 
and appreciate the small
Like birds of childhood to recall

When papa would sit 
near the barns swinging door
To teach us their colors 
and what Protection is for
They'd chirp and sing and suddenly soar

 Oh...If I could return to yesteryear 
Kindling the love that he taught
Just close my eyes and suddenly
I would want for naught
Knowing love can never be bought
 
5/4/13...

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i put a door on my aquarium
so the fish could come and go as they please
although the idea might be scaring them
it's not like i made it screened

if they just barely open it
that will help to stem the flow
i know the goldfish are all hoping that 
the guppies don't treat it like a swinging door

i'm sure they'll get used to it in time
as we all do things in life
and when they do they'll come to realize
above all else my genius mind...

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Click-clack the sound of the ref’s shoes hit the floor 
Tick-tock the clock starts 
The coach closes the swinging door
The team parts 
With the starters on the court
The crowd ceases to chatter
The team claps in support
For the team and the game that matter
Players slammed the ball down 
And hit the ball up in the air
Not one girl had a frown 
Never had there 
been more effort for that win 
wows and yays erupted from all 
Everyone had a grin 
For the game they would always recall...

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