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I Want to Build a Clock
I want to build a clock, Tick, tick, tock. A monument to passing moments Mounted on a mirror so Time can reflect upon itself. I want to build a clock, Tick, Tock, tock, A sculpture to the passing seconds Strung … Continue reading
The Diamond and the Damned
The Diamond and the Damned One ring may rule them all But two will bind us together. Commitments hard as diamonds, Bound to an infallible ideal designed To reflect change and weather sieges, Daily remind us of choices made that … Continue reading
Musings on a Bowl of Coriander
Obsessions I didn’t know I had Surfaced in a bowl of coriander. Compulsion to pluck each seed From every stem. Right now. I’m not like this, really. Just a few more. Rolling the seeds in your fingers. Clink, clink, clink. … Continue reading
Who will Free the Sparrow?
Sparrow in the mouse trap A fairy bound to the ground by a goblin’s chain Flutter, flutter, sputter Capabilities of flight rendered useless By a sprung clamp no amount of flapping Could dislodge. Who will set him free? Who will … Continue reading
Musings on Life’s Kickstands
The Kickstand on the chair is apparently an aesthetic Touch as it did nothing to stop me from collapsing To the floor when I read your note. What would have stopped the fall? A call? Would an awkward exchange before … Continue reading
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Tagged chair, fall, kickstand, musings, poetry, relationship, vertigo
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Musings on Knotty Pine Memories
Musings on Knotty Pine Memories Knotty pine from the dark corner of someone else’s Remodeled basement release a familiar odor as I cut it down to size. The resin flavored aroma sends me to another place. But I don’t know … Continue reading
Musings on Following Sheep
Dreams of writing something dark and Deep slip out of consciousness when All that comes to mind are sheep. The visit to the farm, Sheep paintings on the wall. Sheep everywhere. Sheep, sheep, sheep. Ah, but we do a disservice … Continue reading
Begging Vachel Lindsay’s Pardon
Begging Vachel Lindsay’s Pardon It’s not my fault, Vachel Lindsay. I only came to read your words And find inspiration. I tried to find you in my house But all the books in boxes Are hidden from my eyes Waiting … Continue reading
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Tagged congo, inspiration, musings, pc, poetry, rhyme, rhythm, vachel lindsay
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Musings on Pepper Grinding
My Pepper Grinder is a piece of work. I twist and I twist and I twist. My hand grows weary and cramps For a few sprinkles of black gold. So I resort to salt. Salt in large mouth jars Where … Continue reading
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Tagged blood pressure, grinder, musings, pepper, poetry, salt
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An Apology to the Bees
An apology to the Bees for whom I planted the wild flowers, The barrage of colors intended to seduce you into the yard, Lure you with scents and promises of more, A pollenic paradise beyond the floral gate. Tomatoes and … Continue reading
Fortress of Dissolitude 