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Best Poems Written by Sonja Kaufman

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Lesbian Limerick

There once was a sweet thing named Cindy
Who tripped and went end over endy
She showed off her ass
To the delight of this lass
But alas, she's so straight she won't bendy.

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Fully Equipped

I’ve already packed
Everything you need
For your trip, Little One.
“Yes,” she said,
“But I’ve never been 
To Chicago before,
And I just might need
My old hairbrush
And this book I used to like,
And…” it all went
Into her backpack

I smiled then
And again later
As we walked the long concourse.
Steps faltered
And tears of fatigue flowed
Down my daughter’s face
Until a loving elder brother
Took the unnecessary burden
So we all 
Could make our plane.

I shoulder my own
Unwieldy baggage,
And trudge with faltering step,
Tears of frustration 
And fatigue 
Rolling down my face.

I fail to acknowledge
That Father has sent me
Already fully equipped,
And I’m reluctant to release
My unnecessary burden
To the Brother who
Would carry it for me.
And in my obstinance
I just might miss 
My flight!

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Olfactory Journeys

How amazing that
The merest scent
Wafting through the air
Can transport 
Through time and space
To places remembered,
And allow 
For the re-creation
Of poignant moments.

The smell of
Fresh baked bread 
Takes me to my
Mother’s kitchen table,
Surrounded by siblings
And neighbor kids
All partaking in the 
Sacrament of this 
Homemade staff of life,
With butter.

The odor of
Burning sweet grass
Transports me 
To a darkened sky
And a dirt path
In the jungle of
Guatemala.
The fireflies hovered 
‘Til I felt I walked 
Among the stars.

Ahhh…roses,
They smell like Grandma,
And wood smoke
Is my Grandpa.
My daughter smells like
Sunshine,
And my son
Like fresh turned
Soil.
My wife is vanilla.

Today I added
A new favorite –
You, my dearest friend, are		
Hazelnut coffee!
The smallest scent
And I’m with you,
Laughing and singing
And knowing pure joy.

If I could
Combine them all
Into one 
Scratch and Sniff,
I would label it
LOVE!!!

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Seed Planting

When she finally understood
The pain she had caused
The hurt cut deep
Just like
Like the well honed 
Plow Blade opens
The earth for planting
Laying bare and ready
The heart

But the sower
Stood ready
And the seeds were
Laid in fertile soil
And gently soothed over
With hands of love

Then came the rain
Healing tears and
Light in turn

There is hope here
For the fruit
That will be found
At harvest

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Soul Deep Kiss

It will never be forgotten
That slow brush of your lips,
That first time taste
Of sweet desire
As mouths fused 
And hearts found
Their together beat.
It was more than lips and tongues that met
The day you kissed my soul.