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a poet's playground

whacked back

i do not have a happy back
it’s out of whack
i do not have a happy back

it hurts to sit
it hurts to stand
i can not lay down
for then i can not get up

my back is not happy
nor am i
i do

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hideaway

a hideaway
a stay far from
the trodden path
a place of relax
unwind
ease from this day to that
ease from this thought to that
ease from being plugged into
to disconnecting
with no regret
with leaving only a question lingering in the air

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asylum for the sane

let me out
let me out
she cries
no one replies

burying her head
in her hands
she cries
for understanding

tears that are wept
are swept
into a drain

her pain
does not subside
shaking her head
to clear her mind

peering outside

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no interruptions

 

oh dear
my ears
someone is on a talking spree
i can’t breathe
they’ve sucked in all the air
and are releasing it mercilessly
thoughts on this
reflections on that
the dog had a heart attack
while cousin sue
was shacking up with an

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new moon mantra

take out the trash
wrap up the waste
rid yourself of troubles
look back
into your pile of debris
free yourself
of emotional burdens
before moving forward

this dark night
communicates
quality over quantity
old energy dissolves
making way for

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hunters’ moon

markswomen
huntsmen
this the moon
of Orion

prepare
for
the warriors’ watch

prepare for
the bend
the arc
the curvature
of your bows
your quivers hold
an arsenal

track
this eve
under the hunters’ moon
with no game in sight

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