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Summer Song, Inspired by William Carlos Williams

So much depends Upon slowing down And relaxing Into the song Of seasons.

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Poetry

I Have Pretty Words Too

“Use your pretty words to seduce me.” So I did. But I have no more words Because you are gone.

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Poetry

Morning Sky

The underside of the clouds painted pink Against the backdrop of the periwinkle sky. The birds debating life in the trees. My feet turning over on the pavement As you turnover in my mind And someone else’s bed.

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Poetry

Poetical Failure

Beautiful lines Are wasted On closed minds.

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Poetry

Illusion of Flesh

Rumi entreats us to look beyond the flesh to the soul; to see light and love more than mere mortal’s ken.  A divine summons from beyond the sky, entwined beings made incarnate for now.

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Poetry

Memories

The hard part is the memories popping up randomly while I am working or working out or driving or running or writing or anything because you were my everything.

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Poetry

Rear View Mirror

If you were to look back you’d see the wreckage and further back      our love.

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Poetry

L’Enfer

The greatest torment of The Fallen Is the lingering memory of Heaven.

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Poetry

Gifts From The Heart

I used to send you:      -pictures of the sunset      -cupcakes       -flowers       -my love. You sent me to Hell.

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Poetry

Dawn

In the rose gold dawn The birds call for you As does my heart.