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Music To My Ears

Tinkling trickles everywhere - bathroom, rain and coffee pot
Roaring warmth from the heat source after clicked up one half notch 
Old soles of slippers whisper tales to the hardwood as I stroll
Cars swoosh by, tires scrape wet streets as down the street they go
Open the drawer where flat ware is with a soft sandpapery glide 
Spoon in hand, thick pouring cream, silent honey not far behind 
In my mug, tiny circles burst with decorous plip 
Gentle, rumbly, raspy snores from Kitty in her sleep  
Dragon breathing gas poofs on, cracked eggs soon gasp then bubble 
F sharp kabong when toast springs up, scorched bread is healed with butter  
Contented sounds from fridge, computer – clicking, ticking, bleep
 “We’re in good working order”, they say in the land where electronics speak
Vibrations bounce with ringing bells soft or booming in my ears
When noises cease abruptly, that’s the sound I love to hear.

11/6/2021
Onomatopoeia Poetry Contest
Emile Pinet

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Guilt and Shame

This complex mixture sticks like a repeated song in my brain, a nuisance
There are times of repose but as Mama birds to her babies always a prompt return
They zing in like invisible torture devices, medieval in their cruelty
I am a whipping girl and have paid in atonement millions
To God in prayer please forgive me
There are no lucid excuses
I am who people saw
But I now know 
I'm good
Amen

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My Sister, My Friend

My dear, you can call and talk at me whenever you feel the need 
Sometimes your restraint is palpable
Finger pointed in dialing mode then reluctantly forming a fist 
Fear of my telephone taking on a blase “it’s her again” attitude perhaps 
I understand and thank you for that self-control 
You desire relief much like an avalanche of heavy stones allowing its stifled interior breath
Not seeking a resolving hand but only my ear to provide ephemeral comfort 
My wish for you that words of life changing wisdom play that one note you haven’t heard before 
The beginnings of a song you slowly compose with a sense of newness and possibility 
Life experiences I attempt to share go unheard and you remain on the same square 
I’m just a familiar hello on the faraway other end frustrating you when I speak 
That’s okay because I know you would do the same for me


By Suzanne Boyko
June 30, 2021

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The Lady In the Blue Frame

Your picture takes a lot of guff from me yet that expression never changes
Although sometimes it looks like you're laughing then other times pity
As in a famous painting it's hard to know what the subject is thinking
Of course my interpretation will be a reflection of what I'm feeling
I'm mad at you most of the time
You disappointed me too
Past destruction voided any apologies we attempted
The offender still goes to prison whether penitent or not
But Mom, I'm choosing to believe God gave me a second chance
A lady I was hired to care for reminded me so much of you
Willful, hilarious, brilliant, talented and distant
It was you I happily showered and your sheets I changed
Such a gift allowing me to look after you before your demise
You and I were close the last four years of her life

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An Observation

She knows all she has to do is cry and he's on his knees

Irrepressibly in love, his innocence discernible but obviously riled

A conclusion was within his reach but a diversion cut off his hand

Created by a phantom in wife's clothing with no recognizable face 

There was a glimpse of truth revealed for a split second but never seen again 

A same but different somewhat familiar situation but excuses change creating doubt 

He can't be wrong every time so concessions are made, "yes you are right"

Soothed into his false contentment, seething close to the top but not understood

Circling the woven rug on the floor trying to find that comfortable spot

Pacified and confused, it shows but he can't see it


Suzanne Boyko 
August 30, 2021

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My Mother's Mother

Mam seemed more at ease with adults so I often wished to be older
Memories prove there is no indication she ever looked at me
I wanted to like her but there was only dust and air between us
She was practical, resourceful and much put upon
Aunt Jane said everybody went to Mam with their problems
Mom said she whispered into the flames of burning candles
It makes me wonder if her words were incantations
The fire burning away countless woes of others
Maybe her intentions were something very different
I will never know

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Marie Circa 1926

Imperceptibly disappointed he smiled, tipped his hat and walked on 
Marie dreaded having to end the salesman’s eager speech with a negative reply 
Buying life insurance for her children was anticipating tragedy
Money can’t be used to bargain with God and have my children returned to me 
Marie’s eight month old daughter died a short time later 
She worked so hard to save her baby, the only daughter she would ever know 
Once again the salesman returned but this time to taunt and mock 
You could have made some money but you didn’t buy insurance did you?
Her teeth chattering in anger and disbelief at such unwarranted spite Marie shrieked you get out of here
In the newspaper she read the salesman had hanged himself 
Marie felt responsible and very sorry 
His sacrifice didn’t bring Florence back
They both lost  


By Suzanne Boyko
June 1, 2021

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Marriage

He hugs me and it feels like he really means it
I fall in love all over again
It lasts a long time 
But never long enough
Rare and beautiful, unexpected and welcome
Like waves that come and go
Which one will tell me what I need to feel?