she stares at the ceiling
as the moon sits high
no pillow talk |
alone in the dark
the secrets told
written down |
rolling over
I reach out my arm
to an empty pillow |
so cold
the covers are anchored
impossible to leave |
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coming home
on a cold winter day
everything. gone. |
the creek of the floor
the only noise
in the house |
lightbulb
overthinking
no response |
clink
clank
change in the dryer |
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morning coffee
on the porch
in my pajamas |
snow falls
not a single footprint
is seen |
sunset in the fields
no one around
at peace with myself |
headphones in
distractions
out |
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quiet night
only the crickets
talk back to me |
please go away
i beg you . . .
tiny winged pest |
tree falls
did anyone hear it
my ears did |
I am the tree
that fell
in the forest |
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torn quilt
how we
first met |
thunder clouds brewing
by my door
a lover who got away |
she stares
out of the cracked window
at the stars |
100 year farm house
drafty old windows
look at that staircase! |
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old bloodhound
best nose
only finds scraps |
one short ear
. . . oh wait, make that two
my favorite runt |
dad's old Chevy
more memories
than miles |
the rumble
of his first pickup truck
dust falls from the visor |
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dusty cane-pole
buried in the barn
the fish keep growing |
shiny trophies
of no value
the stories they could tell |
she can't remember
that i have
her eyes |
cracked lips
I reach to the pocket
lost another |
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tarnished lockett
on a tangled chain
I daydream |
scratched up stock
scrapes on the barrell
grandpa’s gift |
mascot fading
on a navy blue hoodie
infused with scents of you |
paint stained overalls
the highly respected
artist |
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sunshine
kids laugh
on the monkey bars |
momma walkin in
kids behind her
breeze in my face |
trash bag suitcase
with a teddy bear and a few clothes
a foster care house |
lost child poster
comes down
uneven chocolate cake |
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sweet, summer melon . . .
how it refreshes
my soul |
cool breeze
swings my hammock
mid day nap |
i leave
to join
the clouds |
clouds of gowns
caps of rain
umbrellas of success. |
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man’s best friend
won’t stop digging up
daylilies |
40 cars
around they go
left . . . left . . . left |
Christmas tree
the only lights
in the house |
misletoe hanging
snow blocking the light
what's the point |
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stars fill the sky
we lay
side by side |
hand in hand we go
he walks
I skip |
collarbone kisses
hand strokes my back
tingling toes and butterflies |
cool sand
between my toes
sunrise on the beach |
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