Health Stars Poems

should I fear my autumn
when Juniper wilts with me
and the sagging stars above
edge closer to the sea

should I fear my autumn
with winter still to show
my...

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along, 
a wrong and lonesome man
at pace, 
his place, through days, at least
he walks to stars
he walks through nights
a dream
would seem is where he's free
to...

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placing a pen upon the desk
aligned with paper
grooves of wood and knots in stain
as if absorbed in thought and mind
they seep from below 
as if...

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 The stars do shine and twinkle
A glimmer and gleam of hope
But the pollution has taken over
The obnoxious smog has grown far too strong
My eyes...

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We have all noticed that things are getting bad again,
I know things will get better, but I don't know when.

While clutching at my arm
As my...

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Once upon a time a gymnast teacher told a girl, 
and all her classmates, 
to gather round 
to spot the student currently bouncing 
on the...

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Haiku series, by Faith

(Written for Addi Menefee, Gail Menefee)

under my blankets
knowing of children with cancer
prayer songs rise

my soul swims through grace
see their bodies struggle by...

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Star maker Woman made dreams for everyone for fun. 
In her capable hands, they were a gloriously done. 
Stars for health, peace, love, and fertility...

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There is an aura for the moment looking gloom 
Closing in on climatic resolution known as high noon 
Weather was dealt the color grey 
Heavy...

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DO YOU SEE?

Did you see the picture of the swollen-bellied child,
Beset with flies nobody had the strength to brush away?
Did you see his mother, as...

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Mirror
by Kajal Ahmad, a Kurdish poet
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

My era's obscuring mirror
shattered
because it magnified the small
and made the great seem insignificant.
Dictators and monsters...

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The Stars in My Life

I look up,
I can not see you for the lights,
of the city.
I know you are still there,
I have faith.
Some things are...

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Fallen angel! Why are you scared? 
Why you dwelt alone in shadow?   
Why you tighten your fists? 
why threaten the whole life? 
i...

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I saw a angel on heaven 
and he invited me 
to be neighbors to the stars.
''How can i fly? I don't have wings''.
''I know you're...

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Bay area's crown jewel, The Claremont,
Where age 24 Steve Jobs and I talked,
Well, him--as to the future--I was shocked,
The guy aimed high, humble, who want...

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