Hidden Things
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Slippers leaning against the wall.
Kicked off during the evening sprawl.
Wet washcloths hang in plain sight.
Soap bars oozing in the night.
Dirty clothes bundled in joy.
Tr...
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Categories:
washcloths, best friend, community,
Form: Rhyme
When I Was a Chambermaid
...When I was twenty-two and lived
In Israel for a spell,
I needed cash and got a job
In a small seaside hotel.
We worked in teams to clean the rooms;
We vacuumed, dusted, scrubbed -
The hardest...
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Categories:
washcloths, change, jobs,
Form: Rhyme
The Higher Road and the Beneficial Results
...turning to you
yielding in hesitation
watching you in private
wishing things were different
a big ole jug of water
a stockpile of those small, extra thick towels
the dryer is now broken like m...
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Categories:
washcloths, friendship love, growing up,
Form: Free verse
It Is a Sad, Sad Tale
...it is a sad, sad tale indeed it is
father passed when i was but a babe
left with mother, sisters, dog, rabbits
there were three parakeets
and they all shared a commonality
they were female, stil...
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Categories:
washcloths, fate, women,
Form: Light Verse
Wasp Nest Under Construction 2
...Mine eyes espied a glorious shade tree
on a recent brutally hazy,
hot and humid July summer day,
where below the gnarled roots
glazed occipital nerve did not see
yellow-jackets minding their own...
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Categories:
washcloths, adventure, autumn, beauty, creation,
Form: Rhyme
Baby's Check List
...I am taking care of my 11-month-old grandson. I love every-minute and he's stolen my heart. I've seen the growth within him with lots of love and affection he gets. He is crawling and into everything...
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Categories:
washcloths, baby,
Form: List
Bee Stings
...Ah, mine eyes espied a glorious shade tree
On a recent brutally hazy, hot and humid July summer day
Where below the gnarled roots glazed occipital nerve did not see
Yellow-jackets minding th...
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Categories:
washcloths, adventure, body, how i
Form: Free verse
Bipartisan Dissonance
...When oppositional cognitive dissonance
deflects focus from compassion,
I've learned to go back to when I deflected focus from her.
She sends me passive-aggressive messages,
bread crumbs leadin...
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Categories:
washcloths, conflict, math, parents, political,
Form: Political Verse