Family Sijo Poems

Agony and insanity are my own family.
Hence why I am so often on edge with reality.
There is no actual cure for this disease, so please...

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May the child of the woman whom is named yellow flower
Always brighten your life when you are in your darkest hour,
As well as shine like...

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Aunt Judith was the only tea drinker in the family;
Camomile brewed from bags - no loose tea leaves for her to read - 
her future...

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In passing, hearts risk their very essence, their colors, their breathe,
Love who touched the soul, then moved on, toward heaven’s hungry light,
Souls soon reflect the...

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A year of strong bond among my family to farthest kin,
Frequent personal to virtual long communication in teams,
Lost one reunited us in prayers ‘til new...

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Powers of language of flowers hold significance in my grief.
Pink lily reminding me my grandfather found relief.
Tiger lily reminding me my cousin's life was brief....

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Working most days until exhaustion until I retire,
Wasn't much to look forward to outside of religion -
Until I held my granddaughter in my arms the...

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There's a burst of mellow sunshine, the hour of my return
after many nights, dark and sable, spent in longing for my home
Bees buzz in the...

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Like a bruise melting from blue to black, grief shows up slowly,
Appearing in the steam of coffee once shared, a laugh similar,
Yet as scabs heal...

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In a cavern beneath the sea; soundly sleeps a dinosaur.

His family, small; travels the world beneath the waves.

Hunted; I pray they’ll never find any of...

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An old fountain pen; restored to its former glory.

Parchment awaits its clothing of poetry; my grandmothers words appear; not mine.

Another ancestral visit; she’s tweaking me....

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Politians promise you the earth just for voting for me   
Its election day but my vote will stay unused its apathy
You owe your...

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Writing "I love you" in the sand suggests that love is meant to fade;
That it can be washed away by life's periodic tides.
I suggest we...

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 Thanks to Dr.Ram Mehta for introducing this awesome poetic form to me I had to try it  
No two people are the same,...

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Booked well in advance, for a trip to visit with family
Due to inclement weather, waiting to board flight, twice delayed 
Pass lost –weather improves-Pass found...

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