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Gulfs

Closing in is the problem. The gulf is nauseating,the grand canyon is filled with choppy hands reaching through the surface. Slipping home across black ice,one becomes an object of ridicule,the butt of the joke,presuming so much about tattletale fortune,bumping into lightposts while searching for the way home. Little barbed telescopes [...]

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Inspire Beauty

I’m off to visit Platinum Glamor (my mother) out east. See you in the New Year! Garnet

I love the word inspire,whish literally means to breathe in. May you breathe in beauty,love,peace and joy.

May the light in your heart burn clear and long.

Thank you for the rich tapestry of your [...]

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Rhythms of the Seasons

Enjoy! And best wishes for a joyous holiday to you all!

The rhythms of the seasons hypnotize us as they go ’round and ’round and ’round,faster each year as we age,building to some distant,palpable climax while receding from another,past. Faster they spin,compelling us to fill fragile days with meaningful [...]

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Incandescent Nectar

Anybody read German? When Ralf and I lived together,he transtlated this poem of mine so we could print out cards for both our American and German friends. The photo is one i took of roses he gave me,which I thought looked stunning against the snow.

This poem was inspired by Rainer Maria [...]

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Another Year

This poem was written by my grandfather on my father’s side,the Welsh side. He was a coal miner in Wales until the age of 21,when he asked his beloved to marry him,then shipped off to the land of opportunity. The year was 1921. He forged an impressive career in the US,working [...]

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