Fence-Straddling
Does a fence say 'Keep out'
or protect those who are in
On the heart, not the eye
the answer depends
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Categories:
straddling, courage, faith, fear, heart,
Form: Rhyme
Straddling the Flame
Over the fire
and across the coals
We made it to safety
our innocence tolled
The memory enough
to scare and profane
What fate never mentioned
—as we straddled the flame
(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2015
Listening To Clapton’s ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’
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Categories:
straddling, fire,
Form: Rhyme
Straddling the Flame
Over the fire
and across the coals
We made it to safety
our innocence tolled
The memory enough
to scare and profane
What fate never mentioned
—as we straddled the flame
(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2015
Listening To Clapton’s ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’
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Categories:
straddling, fire,
Form: Rhyme
Straddling the Threshold
Edging close to brink,
I dare not look back nor blink.
Been here many times
before, but always slipped back,
losing grip in the leg-up.
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21 August 2017
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Categories:
straddling, stress,
Form: Tanka
Straddling the Edge
those of you who have settled, who have bent over backward for opportunities,
do you care who dies belittled in the backroads of debility, would you
take their place... no,
never..
their fate is to be lost forever
like ghosts, they are black stains on the face of the Host, the Devil, pay no attention
to the scars, they are the
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Categories:
straddling, death, loss, pain,
Form: Free verse