The Untier Of Knots

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“The poet is

an untier of

knots,

and love

without words

is a knot,

and it drowns.”

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~  Gabriela Mistral

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Elfje:            (Cinquain)   classic, each word only one syllable

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kind

be good

treat me fair

do next right thing

love

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Senryu:      5-7-5 ( Haiku with people and their emotions/feelings as a topic)

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bawling, sobs and tears

she, who was the drama queen

never to console

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Poem:

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searching for my inner strength
for my love I would go to any length
speaking the truth with only candor
never a hint of being a philander

learning that the perfect word is we
in all affairs, to be as honest as can be
to face the good times and the bad
having a trust that is truly ironclad

the deepest feelings, more than a friend
someone on whom you can always depend
the best partner ever for playing charades
a person with whom you can count decades

the heart that will go with me to any length
the soul who leads me to my inner strength

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ME and the Boss

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A Simple Way

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“An intellectual says

a simple thing

in a hard way.

An artist says

a hard thing

in a simple way.”

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~ Charles Bukowski

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Elfje:         (Cinquain)

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artist

painting words

images verbally spun

pictures for the imagination

poet

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Senryu:      5-7-5 ( Haiku with people and their emotions/feelings as a topic)

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body, mind and soul

death is the final answer

mind and soul reborn

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Poem:

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the old man’s mind still enjoys it’s trips to fantasy land
remembering the occasional one night stand
sometimes recalling the details, the time and place
a few were nothing but a blur, others had a face

the morning after always a calliope of feelings
praying that the night included no weddings
very little guilt from the drive for self satisfaction
no remorse for the victim, didn’t believe in compassion

a name that was a lie needs no amends
what’s a little hot and heavy among friends
he wished for the goose what was good for the gander
the rules were set, he was just another philander

when he remembers, today he looks
touching is definitely not in the books
still rude, never a sympathetic heart surgeon
always trying to become a better curmudgeon

tired, spent, he’s given up trying
he believes there is a benefit to dying
faith, there is a purpose God put us upon this earth
believe, good memories are all that it’s worth

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ME and the Boss

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https://michaelerb.wordpress.com

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https://meandtheboss.wordpress.com

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