Category Archives: Poetry
This baby giggles
This baby giggles in your arms: sacred moment that cherishes you :- Doug.
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A brilliant cardinal drops
A brilliant cardinal drops out of the tree flies straight away from me to light a hundred yards away and we our brightness carry to distant needs and close :- Doug.
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It’s the challenge
It’s the challenge which makes family difficult & games & life & love fun :- Doug.
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My grandmother plaited her hair
My grandmother plaited her hair Never the same, always beauty Now I live among complex adaptive structures :- Doug.
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“Rodeo chicken”
“Rodeo chicken” the sign read Don’t this just get your mind workin’? “If you can get the saddle on ’em —nothin’ fer greenhorns to try— yer in fer a ride!” “Git along, little chickie” “Barrel race on a chicken— now … Continue reading
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The ratio of what we didn’t
We assess our life’s value by the ratio of what we attempt to what we didn’t It is infinitely less important what we achieve :- Doug.
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Draw larger circles
Draw larger circles. :- Doug.
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Going around in circles
Going around in circles The wheel progresses :- Doug.
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The wheel turns
The wheel turns The seasons, the generations, our lives Rhythms, yes But as the wheel comes around A tune is played, a story told The miles are traversed To a new road the wheel turns :- Doug.
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The day the tulip tree died
The day the tulip tree died I heard no sound I looked and it was down It kindly avoided with its 90 feet Taking down anything I’d put up Another day will hold the work of clearing For this day … Continue reading
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in the tears?
Is life happiest in the tears? :- Doug.
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Holding hands
Holding hands A glance exchanged Hugging A walk together in the autumn leaves A touch Humming along in a group with an old song Playing tic-tac-toe Many the ways we converse :- Doug.
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Help me speak from my dementia
Help me speak from my dementia Since I have trouble thinking But I feel, I see, I exist I want to love you And be respected Because I am, still I remember, I remember The songs, the dances, The babies … Continue reading