Short Vapored Poems

bare bleached bones shining
	vapored vision of verglas ~
		horned owl screeches surge

(February Full Moon – Cherokee)
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Presence
An umbra of him bleeds in the sand,
Statuesque poise vapored his stand,
Shrouded imprints spurt in the grain,
Free withal his persona was banned.

2020 March 01...

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Evanescently blurred, half beyond recall,
Her voice down a midnight hall—
Or her visage in oils once glimpsed on sale,
Remote, and feminine-pale.

Whoever was she?  Forget, forget
Her classical silhouette:
Let her image diffuse in a twilight haze
Of vapored blues and greys…...

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a winter moment
captured in a cold winter 
water vapored breath 

the air we exhale 
saturated with moisture 
meets cold air outside 

tiny particles 
soon turn to liquid water 
spouting from the mouth 

that filmy gray white  
air, that is exhaled outward 
makes it look like smoke 

fresh air in my lungs 
crisp is the air I breathe in 
nature at its best 




 
 
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The redwoods’ fairy ring, wall in a family secret
Only, not all roots dig as deep…
Parched, some shrivel, loosening the circlet

Shush….the tallest ones whisper steep
Elegance alas, the needy ones, have lost…
Chafed, bitter barks scatter cones they can’t keep

Raging fires sear heartwood of dearest cost
Enduring burns gape trunk-wide scars…
The remnant wall shrinks tauter, visible as vapored frost


(10/2/20: '87 Tiara 3600 Convertible; DMS)...

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