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the optimist in love
One of the most dangerous things in the universe may be an optimist in love. There are no risks too great when you see the…
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A Poem about Poetry
Poetry sings with joyAnd it dances with sorrowExpresses what is in our heartsEach day and tomorrow Poetry blends our feelingsGently in our mindExpressing thoughts as…
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sitting in a dark room
sitting in a dark room considering lightconsider the space and consider our plight sitting in a valley way down belowunder the mountain where we might…
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For William and Michela and Olian
The second poem, by Kalia Mussetter, was written for his memorial service (after “For Damien and Twyla”) I hate what this world has done to…
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Questions? => cleaning out the notebook
What does a sound feel like? What does a glance trip over? How many cups does it take? How far is over there? How near…
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I wear socks with my Birkenstocks
Just saw a lady walk on by She looked at me and she had to sigh Looking up-and-down down askance At my feet she gave…
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In the tender gentle heart
In the tender gentle heart a space is held which holds each part of life revealed each and every day All that passes through will also stay…
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Nine years
From the depths of sadnessMemory brings forthMoments of tendernessIn dreamsRealizationIn the momentThat it is a dreamThus comfort becomesThe knowledge that past tendernessResides in the heartAnd…
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The spirits at the dawn
What is fifty years in the life of a tree? What is fifty years in the life of a person? How many generations of ants…