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The hour just before
This is the hour just before the party ~ April is upon us once again. Has it been a whole year already?! It has been a crazy one for your poetry pimp, leaving me as certifiable as ever. For those … Continue reading
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The First of May
The First of May The orchards half the way From home to Ludlow fair Flowered on the first of May In Mays when I was there; And seen from stile or turning The plume of smoke would show Where fires … Continue reading
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Dance in Your Blood
Dance in Your Blood Dance, when you’re broken open. Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance, when you’re perfectly free. ~ Rumi (translated by Coleman Barks)
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Dust
Dust Someone spoke to me last night, told me the truth. Just a few words, but I recognized it. I knew I should make myself get up, write it down, but it was late, and I was exhausted from working … Continue reading
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Poem in Your Pocket Day!
Last day!! Happy National Poem in Your Pocket Day!!!!! That’s right all you poetry readers! Today is National Poem in Your Pocket Day! The idea is simple: select a poem you love during National Poetry Month, then carry it with … Continue reading
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Crossing the Bar
Crossing the Bar Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound … Continue reading
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Double Dutch
Double Dutch The girls turning double-dutch bob & weave like boxers pulling punches, shadowing each other, sparring across the slack cord casting parabolas in the air. They whip quick as an infant’s pulse and the jumper, before she enters the … Continue reading
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I Ask My Mother to Sing
I Ask My Mother to Sing She begins, and my grandmother joins her. Mother and daughter sing like young girls. If my father were alive, he would play his accordion and sway like a boat. I’ve never been in Peking, … Continue reading
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Love Poem About Prime #’s (59)
This is a riot ~ enjoy!! Thanks again to Gail for sharing it!
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