Tag: poetry

Poem 20160118

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i looked back
at a year’s worth of words
and found
my words had all
been used up

i didn’t know i had
a quota
but there they were
every last one
written out

trying to call up more
felt like coughing up dust
like trying to cast a shadow
in a darkened room
or playing tag with ghosts

luckily
the wind punched
a heart-shaped hole
in the clouds
and i was momentarily
saved

Poem 20160117

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sacked out
at my feet
the dog looks tired
tongue hanging out
where he is missing teeth

on the walk
he seemed lively
and we took a route
we rarely take
so we could hear the frogs
in the creek
whenever the cars weren’t
whooshing past us
and we had
a moment of stillness

he snores
i smell the scent
of wood smoke from chimneys
see the blanket of low clouds
not quite fog
listening again
to the throaty calls
of frogs

Poem 20160116

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she wrapped the scarf
around his neck
and then around her own

the red scarf
was long enough
and the weather
cool enough
to warrant such a thing

no need to bundle up
under the full weight
no need to bear it
all on her own

so much better to
share the warmth
to create a short
woolen bridge
between them
as they sat and watched
the sun go down

Poetry challenge #13: Bridges