Category Archives: Poetry

unfamiliar new wrinkles!

Posted on January 31, 2016 by dgermann

Every day unfamiliar new wrinkles! You have to do something new If your life is to count more :- Doug.

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Visions! Most have them We all wander among them We should… Why don’t they… Insights, glimpses, wonderings Panoramic sightings How dare you withhold your Visions from our grandchildren Who could live off one For a thousand generations? Shout them, whisper … Continue reading →

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crinkle in the eye

Posted on January 29, 2016 by dgermann

My dream is to invite you out to play All of you and all of me Especially the parts with crinkle in the eye Questions alive! That might take us to new :- Doug.

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These culminating years

Posted on January 28, 2016 by dgermann

In these culminating years we get to come back round and see big chunks of our lives for the first time larger. :- Doug.

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Keep it

Posted on January 27, 2016 by dgermann

It is a pleasant day. Keep to that way. :- Doug.

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Always busy the skies

Posted on January 27, 2016 by dgermann

Always busy the skies Clouded now blue Unmoved ever new Thundering now pouring Seldom calling attention Moving ever moving Their ways silent silent :- Doug.

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work is not done till

Posted on January 26, 2016 by dgermann

The work is not done Till we make it fun :- Doug.

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A very light nearly

Posted on January 26, 2016 by dgermann

A very light nearly imperceptible shimmering of the pond’s surface: a breath moves it silences me :- Doug.

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Many voices within:

Posted on January 25, 2016 by dgermann

Many voices within: it seems important to hear my divers voices. Not sure what they are, but it gives a new view on why my thoughts fly hither and yon every nanosecond. :- Doug.

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Someone with mileage on them

Posted on January 25, 2016 by dgermann

I prefer to get my advice From someone with mileage on them— This is a much better criterion— If less easy to gauge— Than years Some people don’t cover many Miles per year Others, early on, make great time Wisdom … Continue reading →

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sometimes through our ears

Posted on January 24, 2016 by dgermann

Sometimes we learn more through our ears than through our mouth. :- Doug.

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Splashes among the grey

Posted on January 24, 2016 by dgermann

Splashes among the grey When we sit Watching :- Doug.

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Two days ago this tree shimmered

Posted on January 23, 2016 by dgermann

Two days ago this tree shimmered Today it is still Yesterday brilliant deep Blue were our skies Today mottled with clouds Change and quick Our lives :- Doug.

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We are people sensors

Posted on January 23, 2016 by dgermann

We are people sensors Put one of us near We pick up invisible signals How do we feel In this one’s presence? :- Doug.

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Best teachers

Posted on January 23, 2016 by dgermann

Best teachers May make us work For our lesson :- Doug.

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What have you?

Posted on January 22, 2016 by dgermann

Create! Create! The task of life Our task to accept, reject What have you Lately? :- Doug.