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    • evocative muse
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    • reflective healing
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  • a poet’s notes
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  • about
  • a poet’s playground
    • alternate avenues
    • evocative muse
    • meditation relaxation
    • reflective healing
  • a poet’s art
  • a poet’s kitchen
  • a poet’s notes
  • contact

a poet's playground

portal to adventure

be fearless

the creatures of this wood
will watch
as you wander
hear them
rustling
in the leaves
curiosity
is their concentration

in this wooden trek
lay an opportunity
to leave humanity
outside
becoming one
with
the inhabitants
learning their secrets

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stand with me

i amble alone

i stand for every belief

you may not recognize mine
but i stand for yours
and all the others

you watch
and wait from a distance
not sure of which
direction to fly

without being asked
i won’t fail
those around me
i’ll

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rejuvenation meditation

sit
dangle your feet
the cool blue water
lifts one’s spirit

let all emotions flow
through fingers
to toes

focusing
on breath
focusing
on mindful rest

let all thoughts dissipate
eliminating
stress

feel
the

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final din

time ticks
slipping away
flowers
bud
blossom
shrivel
and die
she
gently breathing
gathering hope
for 1 more day
of sun
of rain
of winter storms too
of smiles
of laughter
of many hugs

who thought
the clock

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August Full Moon – unpredictable

actions
trigger
reactions
caution dears
recklessness is a rough road
unpredictability can cause stubbed toes

this full moon
intensifying one’s emotions
rather than fracturing
the cosmos
with lightning & craze
retract to your own space
to contemplate
before communicating

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go there

there is nothing left
but
torn wrappings

the smiles
have faded
the hoopla
has changed
the fire burned out
the ashes
are cold

there is nothing left
…………………….. to say

don’t go there
don’t go there
don’t go there
anymore

pain left

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