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a poet's playground

friends never leave

i woke this day
knowing
feeling wasn’t ended
only suspended
………………….in time
displaced
for this place
is merely mine

hurt fades
tears evaporate
hearts mend
one’s strength
never breaks ………only bends

if life’s luster
musters fears

find me
for friends
never

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outline

the task
an outline
of one’s life

the thought
a drawing
of one’s past

why
would he
want to remember
the dark
and dingy
cobwebbed corners
filled with skeletons of flies

why
would he
want to remember
a drunken father
and

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Full Red Moon

time to cleanse
time to breathe
freely

release
relinquish
the undesirables

the light
of
this red moon
elucidates
the hurdles that
block ones growth

time to purge
what no longer serves
your welfare

heal

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this…… a place

this
a place
of rest
a place
to undress
your thoughts
your worries
your concerns

this
a place
where fears
frustrations & failures
are shattered
a place
of friendship
of companionship

this
a place

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intentional breath

her message was camouflaged
in the colorful leaves
her lessons were learned
from the language
of the trees
she spoke clearly
to those who believed

breathe

with intention
set your target
set your goal

breathe

with intention
when feeling frightened
when feeling alone

breathe

with

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91

she doesn’t sleep Monday nights
claims Tuesday she has
chores to be done
that was when she was 31
many
many moons ago
every Tuesday
or was it Thursday
sheets & towels
dust & vac
clean out the frig
there’s always
something smelling

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