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Summer Gladness

As the bees buzz And snakes crawl Dragging summer Grass stands tall… Crickets sing When birds lay sleep Within the season The soul does keep- For life lives In all living things So many verses Beyond the strings… Inches from slumber- Or living again Live the now Before the Then.

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Believe

I see the story And know the trends What is worshipped And has no end. And there is now Like the ocean floor What you thought And where you soar… And like a partner Not just a friend- And the beginning With no real end… I’ll be there And beyond that too- For it’s simply […]

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Again

Blood boils so quick anymore…. Always a joke- Can nothing be serious? Or even answered? Taking care is for granted- Maybe that’s why I stopped for so long? Clearly not long enough- Like time ever would be…. Pain is numbing Until it hurts- Or you stop. Does it stop? Or do you just go- I […]

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I Would Like…

I would like to start with what I know- And share a special gift…

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Remember Easy with Us

Remember easy Sun rising Rain pouring Without care of prizing Remember lust And fantasy Without debt Or property… Remember us Before kids Without Hers Or his And forget now To have then Before everything And after this. For there is simple To have, to hold So many stories With strength to be told… Because it […]

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Hello Fuzzy

Hello fuzzy My old friend When did we become close? Or was there a when? Or just a comfort Before the tale The pain inside And unfortunate fail… And the break Before the torch Running to die Before breaking a porch… And understanding Like only a demon can do- Holding the burden Before hitting the […]

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Sin

The idea of space and time Is only a moment No punishment or forgiveness Or mind with matter… No, simply a piece To the game Or missing peace Begging fame… For are we not always nothing? Until we come to a truth Is not age or beauty Fake fountain of youth… Just a second In […]

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The Gift

There are days to be carried And some to pull Moments of fear And blessings untold… And there is love Anger or hate And always the moment Before it’s almost too late… It’s in these moments We can find the greatest gift A grave to be dug Or a much needed lift… To have the […]

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Time Kills

For each year counting Is another to waste Time quickens At success to pace… And we are not here Or even gone Just finding a path Of everything wrong… Not out of perfection Or even guilt Just moving on While the earth does tilt… And all things move Even while standing still- Too late to […]

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Tequila Sunset

Loneliness Rocks and shame Liquid gold An angel’s game… No earth to shatter Or glass to score No back to the beginning Or the moment before… Just a repeat Of a moment like this Salt for looks Before shimmering bliss.