All The Same

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“I am a student of life,

and don’t want to miss

any experience.

There’s poetry in this

sort of thing, you know-

-or perhaps you don’t know,

but it’s all the same.”

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~ H.P. Lovecraft

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Elfje:

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happenings

life’s experiences

agony and ecstacy

forming a sensual legacy

memories

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Haiku:

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thunder and lightning

nature’s opulent display

even while snowing

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Poem:

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can you see it
I don’t see it
maybe it is there
I just don’t care

the seer leads by suggestion
noises from hidden speakers
the place brings on a queasy indigestion
the séance features unknown creatures

she attempts to  tells us the future
the crystal ball begins to glow
the air begins to turn a slight bit cooler
my mind begins to dance the fandango

I could no longer stifle the laugh
the table began to tremble and rise
it lent credence to my choreograph
I could not  wait for the next surprise

frustrated, she turned everything off
the castanets in my head became quiet
she ushered us out saying mazal tov
hurry, we don’t want to start a riot

I still can’t see the supernatural
think I’ll just stick with what is factual

ME and the Boss

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Spiritual Wellspring

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“Reclaiming the sacred

in our lives

naturally brings us

close once more to

the wellsprings of poetry.”

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― Robert Bly

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Elfje:

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indecision

teeter totter

on the fence

make up your mind

limbo

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Haiku:

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torrential downpour

more rain than the ground can hold

spring gully washer

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Poem:

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the table levitated at the seance
from this world to another by conveyance

how many souls are there in limbo
is there a special place for the hero

when the body dies is there a lingering spirit
while channeling must one be coherent

did parapsychology invent the poltergeist
such supernatural talk the bane of the theist

the backward collar a symbol of the clerical
a uniform designed by the monks chimerical

did Serling invent the twilight zone
do you know what they will put on your tombstone

can you differentiate between the nightmare and the dream
did Edvard Munch picture you when he painted the scream

the supernatural tale relies on the final twist
the question is:  do we really exist . . . ? ? ?

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ME and the Boss

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