An Anchor

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“Poems can be found,

if they’re looked for,

addressing every realm

of what in our lives

can feel broken….

Every truly good poem

has in it, somewhere,

an anchor dropped down into wholeness.”

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—Jane Hirshfield

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Elfje:         (Cinquain)

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reality

the now

without tainted bias

coincidence, happening, occurrence, incident

wholeness

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Lune:    5 / 3 / 5

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pleasant aromas

food cooking

can’t wait for meal time

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Poem:    (madrigal)

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would I, could I, should I lie
only God knows the real truth
those bad habits we learned as a youth

a habitual liar makes me want to cry
repeating a fib is very uncouth
would I, could I, should I lie
only God knows the real truth

if my nose grows, will I be the bad guy
to undress the lie will take a real sleuth
as painful as pulling a wisdom tooth
would I, could I, should I lie
only God knows the real truth
those bad habits we learned as a youth

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ME and the Boss.

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