Psithurism
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They say this word is obsolete
But I don’t know how that can be
When it creates a thought complete
About the woods surrounding me
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(A Redondilla Poem)
(A Spanish Quatrain)
Rainy Day
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Heavy chunky rainclouds rumble
For my bumbershoot I bumble
And raincoat
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Lightning makes me feel humble
Into my rainboots I stumble
In rainfall
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This weather makes others grumble
Into the puddles I’ll tumble
In rainstorms
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During my commute I mumble
Liquid windshield world a jumble
The rainscape
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Do not let the camera tumble
To catch the fleeting I fumble
A rainbow
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Bored is Not in My Vocabulary
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Teach some students with a whiteboard
Sharpen my skills on a chessboard
Can’t be bored
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Challenge my fears on a surfboard
Tour calm lakes on a paddleboard
Won’t be bored
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Earn a degree and a mortarboard
Write a new poem on the keyboard
Can’t be bored
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Memorize the guitar fretboard
With friends throw darts at the dartboard
Won’t be bored
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Maybe I’ll learn to skateboard
Finally learn to jump my snowboard
What is bored?
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(A Poem inspired by the Compound Word Verse. Modified the form)
Show Going
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Community theater entertains
Amateur actors simply not mundane
Amazing voices and endearing knack
The pay is only audience feedback
They act they sing they dance and move the sets
It’s as local and hands-on as it gets
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Creaking folding chairs in an old stone church
Audrey II’s voice booming down from a perch
Snacks and cold sodas sold by volunteers
Enjoying the show’s opening premier
They act they sing they dance and move the sets
It’s as local and hands-on as it gets.
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Fig
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Sticky fig needs a wasp to fruit
Otherwise it’s all leaves and root
This fact the squeamish may dispute
Tiny wasp pollinates
Leaves eggs and wings along her route
In fig’s sweet flesh, tastes great.
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(A Burns Stanza or Standard Habbie)
Heart and Sole
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The places where our feet go together
Are always the best places to be
Regardless of location or weather
As long as we are there as a we
Looking down to see our soles and leather
Brings smile to face and soul with guarantee
Things will be great where our feet are together.
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Hurts Costumed as Lesson
Lesson as Costumed Hurts
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Hurt, mysterious, scary
Bundled scars, pain wrapped
Holding tears
Pressed tightly
Gifts bestowed with shrugs of
Hopelessness
Of shrugs with bestowed gifts
Tightly pressed tears
Holding wrapped pain
Scars bundled
Scary, mysterious hurt
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(A Palindrome Poem)
Or
(A Mirrored Poem)
Clematis
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A Fibonacci spiral of seed heads
A stalled hurricane of potential
Waiting for a breezy boost to soil beds
Patience and timing are essential
For creating purple flowers widespread
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Goldenrod
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Often blamed for causing sneezes
By hurling pollen on the breezes
Bees treasure these late fall flowers
Drink its tea for its healing powers
Considered a weed by so many
This humble plant’s benefits are plenty
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Moths
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When the moths no longer welcome me home
I know that winter is soon on the way
It’s sad to slip past the porch light alone
No night flying lovelies amidst the glow
Acknowledging the end of the work day
Tawny and buff with stripes of color for show
They are as compelling as the night sky
Hiding among ridges of bark by day
Emerging at night to dance as they fly
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(A Nocturna Poem)
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