Without

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“Any healthy man

can go without food

for two days-

-but not without poetry.”

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~ Baudelaire

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Elfje:        (Cinquain)

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hope

wish for

generate good karma

for only what’s needed

faith

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Haiku:

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fall waits quietly

warm earth helps summer linger

daylight becomes less

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Poem:

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wafting aromas Saturdays baking
taste of heaven in the making
natures best mixed with love
taught by angels from above

apple, peach, cherry pie
the best molasses makes shoofly
scones, eclairs, turnovers and  strudels
oh me, oh my, I could eat oodles

remembering things that were home made
just down the street by the crazy old maid
sitting, cooling on the open window sill
shes watching us with looks that could kill

one for each, she would finally say
happiness to savor for the rest of the day

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ME and the Boss

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New And Moving Truths

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“Verses which

do not teach men

new and moving truths

do not deserve

to be read.”

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~ Voltaire

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Elfje:    (Cinquain)

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deplete

use up

never save anything

waste not want not

exhausted

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Haiku:

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natures lessons learned

camouflage, speed  and  weapons

eat or be eaten

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Poem:

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can the man write if he has no talent
can the man sing if he has no song
did anyone notice that the church bells are silent
why does the news concentrate on the wrong

when Dr. Peale died so did positive thinking
the mega congregations reap their millions
the liberals give while the coffers are shrinking
who gave talking heads the right to opinions

the pendulum swings from side to side
the tolerant and the bigot argue their points
public sentiment goes along for the ride
reality and fantasy seek separate disjoints

will there ever be a middle of the road
can man find peace among the discord
will it be possible to have an equitable civil code
can we all agree on what to call our Lord

what would happen if we all knelt to pray
would the universe give us all the same karma
would we be required to put it in our dossier
can we measure up to the varied vara

think optimistic, be the solution, be perfect
the Great Creator has made no junk
surprise, don’t do what others expect
you may even make a pet out of a skunk

have faith
where would the world be without hope

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ME and the Boss

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