Sunday, May 18, 2008,8:32 PM
a spider hangs
a spider hangs
to his web as the wind blows-
empty rocking chairs
sway on the back patio
as it we were together

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Saturday, May 17, 2008,7:31 PM
the alarm clock
the alarm clock
rudely shakes my head
in the dim room-
you leave me yet again
for another hot day

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Friday, May 16, 2008,4:59 PM
I'm asked to
I'm asked to
speak about my poetry-
can I bring in
the sun, the clouds,
the trees and the moon?

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Thursday, May 15, 2008,6:55 PM
is it the rain
is it the rain
or the rose petals falling
to the ground
that have taken away
my memories of youth?

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008,5:25 PM
birds loudly complain
birds loudly complain-
blanket of heavy clouds
shorten the day

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008,9:57 PM
distant thunder
distant thunder
rolls over the hills
dancing with dreams

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Monday, May 12, 2008,4:06 PM
rickety bench
rickety bench
in the tree's shade-
looking at a book
I've never read
but have had for years

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Sunday, May 11, 2008,5:13 PM
abandoned ball field
abandonedballfield
abandoned ball field-
finding myself listening
for sounds of children

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Saturday, May 10, 2008,6:03 PM
looking inside
looking inside
rather than outside
in the dark,
dusty closets
in my mind

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Friday, May 09, 2008,5:25 PM
sudden view
suddenview
sudden view
of your face in a croud
heart beats

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Thursday, May 08, 2008,8:49 PM
a cat walks
a cat walks
along the top of the fence-
moonlight

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008,5:21 PM
quietly hidden
quietly hidden
under the balcony
as the rain falls
not as brave as the birds
who hop on the grass

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Tuesday, May 06, 2008,7:08 PM
watching my children
watching my children
play together outside-
thinking
about them leaving me
and how far they will go

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Monday, May 05, 2008,6:48 PM
how slow time moves
how slow time moves
on days like this, the days
you've left us-
ignoring the sun,
hoping the darkness will come

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Sunday, May 04, 2008,7:42 PM
the mourning sounds
the mourning sounds
of doves among other
birds chattering-
sadness finds a path
through the peaceful sunset

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Saturday, May 03, 2008,10:22 PM
at a party
at a party
full of relatives
of all ages-
out the window, a stray dog
walks down the road

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Friday, May 02, 2008,11:06 PM
a wooden fence
a wooden fence
leans to the west
and the east,
rocking in the wind-
nature fights nature

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Thursday, May 01, 2008,11:08 PM
tiring night
tiring night-
loud cicadas refuse
to tell me a poem

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