Author Archives: dgermann
Listen to the rhythm of silence
Listen to the rhythm of silence Listen to the thrum underneath Listen to the music of the larger Heartbeat: of this you are a pulse :- Doug.
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We put more effort in getting through
We put more effort in helping people get through old age than enjoying it. :- Doug.
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Playfully the lawyer
Playfully the lawyer re-spins the tale that this family might own a livelier theme :- Doug.
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Exploring, playing, teasing, sweating
Exploring, playing, teasing, sweating This human, this lawyer shifts the shape of our story Shifts the direction of our family :- Doug.
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Shifting the shape of the story
Their story retold The family unfold Shifting the shape of the story Shifts the shape of the world Story is us :- Doug.
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Lawyer–I would that you
Lawyer—I would that you re-tell the story of our family from the old one, set us at liberty :- Doug.
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This quilt is made of story
This quilt is made of story One story many patches O that glimpses were larger A few wrinkles smoothed Our stories retold Our family unfold Shifting the shape of our story Is the core of The healer, the human, The … Continue reading
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Open out! Open out!
Open out! Open out! The bigger the story The bigger the people Hear, take in, let emerge Others—our—parts of the story It’s the only way We grow a bigger future :- Doug.
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family renews
As the story renews the family renews :- Doug.
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Our family holds a story:
Our family holds a story: a stroke, trach tube, speech gone, crisis, must pull together, but years ago harsh words, hard to stitch this rent fabric Holding our breath we consult a lawyer the lawyer has no silver needle only … Continue reading
Fix her hair
My wife needs to fix her hair I didn’t notice It was broken :- Doug.
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Like Scott toilet paper
Like Scott toilet paper Is the kind of lawyer I am— Soft, strong, lasts long :- Doug.
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I make poetry because
I make poetry because— life loves me and I love life something alive needs to be shared the all there is matters deeply to me —My feet and hands jangle :- Doug.
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If Mama ain’t happy
If Mama ain’t happy ain’t nobody happy If Daddy’s in the nursing facility ain’t nobody not in the nursing facility :- Doug.
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