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

evocative muse

a night bird
flies
through the cold
asking you to ponder
and think
whooo
whooo
whooo
are you

search your heart
search your soul

a night bird
perches
in the cold
asking you to contemplate
and

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listen

listen
but do not follow

your path
is not the same as mine
though they intertwine
we may see
the same tree
yet view it
quite differently

the hues
attached to your mood
find solace in your soul

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her own prison

no one
held the key
no one
had locked the door

she felt helpless
powerless
vulnerable
bolted within
the walls

imaginary barriers
built over years

unable to undress
the obstacles
while feigning happiness
in a psychologist session

disgruntled content
unable to process

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she spoke

she spoke
in the answers
of questions
never asked

she spoke
with wisdom
she claimed
was not
her own

she spoke
of love
in letters
never opened

she spoke
with never
revealing

learning that
waiting
………… waiting
…………………….. waiting

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BG

loving Monday

you could not wait
for Monday to end

i just started the day
with a vision
of bliss

you could not wait
for Monday to end

i had plans
i had a list
to keep me on task
i had direction
for fulfillment

yet
you could

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this woman

she
lost in thought

her goal
merely
a daydream away
remaining true
to her vision
future focusing

while
trivial frustrations
slip through fingertips

no longer grasping at straws
solutions
spinning in her head
waiting patiently
to reveal
the scheme

there

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