Micro Sixty Seven
‘Help’ can be a hard word to say,
be gentle if it’s said to you.
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Categories:
sixty seven, emotions, feelings,
Form: Free verse
A Sunny Day In Sixty Seven
A sunny day March sixty seven
The day that you and I were wed
Together we did pledge our troth
A life together for us both
Two years passed
Then we were blessed
With our precious son
Our only one
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We had our ups
We had our downs
But mostly smiles
Not many frowns
In latter years despite our fears
Cancer took its toll
We
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Categories:
sixty seven, anniversary, celebration, sunshine, wedding,
Form: Rhyme
Sixty-Seven Going On Thirteen
Sixty-seven going on thirteen.
My face fools people.
My friends know this.
Sixty-seven going on thirteen.
I am invisible at work.
The others are under forty.
Sixty-seven going on thirteen.
Reflecting my real age in my writing
I make young friends.
Sixty-seven going on thirteen.
I am only unafraid to show myself in poetry and art.
So hold on if you want the ride.
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Categories:
sixty seven, age, me, self,
Form: Free verse
Summer of Nineteen Sixty Seven
“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.”
Rumi
It was the summer of 1967 and the sun was almost bran new
me and Tony L. skipped to the corner to raid the candy store
sometimes we bought a paper bag full of small penny candies
other times it was a fancy box,
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Categories:
sixty seven, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Sixty Seven Minutes
Sixty seven minutes
Help the poor every day is
Mandela day
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Categories:
sixty seven, africa,
Form: Haiku
Sixty Seven Minutes
Sixty seven minutes
Help the poor every day is
Mandela day
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Categories:
sixty seven, africa,
Form: Haiku