What do I wish for
my daughter
on her eleventh
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Category Archives: Poetry
Surgery Tomorrow
When the anesthesia mask is tightened,
I won’t think of scalpels.
No, sir.
I’ll remember the way wildflowers dance,
humming with honeybees.
Yes, ma’am. Continue reading
Happy Valentine Friday!
Roses are red,
violets are blue,
it’s Valentine Friday
so yippee and WAH-HOOOO!
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Wishes have Wings
In the faraway summer,
wishes took flight. Wishes of
healing, happiness, and light.
And peace, joy, and plenty for all,
whether busy as bees.
Or lonely and small. Continue reading
Orchid Wings
daydreams of flying,
white wings, soaring, gliding
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Pump up the Color
As leaves drop
and flowers fade,
summer lingers in
memories made.
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Looking Long
Looking long
at another’s days —
so different,
and free.
But is the other
discontented —
looking with longing
at me?
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Being Smaller
reminded of my size
by a nearby butterfly,
trying to blend
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Candy Stripes
summer scents —
sunscreen, seashores, soft serve
and bursting blooms
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Tuesday Reverie
Pausing to puzzle
as summer slides into autumn
like a melted popsicle —
where do the days
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Texture
Texture of stone,
leaf and stem —
each vivid color,
a priceless gem.
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Sharing
a friend by your side,
a chat, a smile, a shoulder,
sipping and sharing
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