Category Archives: Poetry

Two is divisive

Posted on August 11, 2015 by dgermann

Two is divisive. :- Doug.

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music of life

Posted on August 10, 2015 by dgermann

Poetry music of life set to words :- Doug.

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We’re tightly wound A ribbon of DNA Inside the inside of the heart Of an egg At any point we can choose Wind tightly (We hope to keep the fear out) Or open (To let the love out—and in) Someday … Continue reading →

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Once, twice

Posted on August 4, 2015 by dgermann

Once, twice, I saw the others Not through my eyes but theirs Not through my heart but theirs Not through my being but theirs Now we move within the truth of us :- Doug.

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Law my near gift

Posted on August 3, 2015 by dgermann

Law my near gift Poetry my true :- Doug.

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“I might run out”

Posted on August 1, 2015 by dgermann

When you’re sick and see your end approaching, money doesn’t buy you much—except fear. “I might run out.” It matters not how much you have. People with money sometimes fear more. Money and fear go hand in hand. :- Doug.

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Water, wind, and sun

Posted on July 31, 2015 by dgermann

Water, wind, and sun meet, merge, change converse like these :- Doug.

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Memento parit

Posted on July 30, 2015 by dgermann

Remember to birth whatever your age Memento parit :- Doug.

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Where’s the poetry?

Posted on July 29, 2015 by dgermann

Where’s the poetry in this? :- Doug.

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The baby coos and gurgles

Posted on July 25, 2015 by dgermann

The baby coos and gurgles We smile The old man coos and gurgles We cringe For one we have been there And know what joys lie ahead For the other we fear we may know Something else that is ahead … Continue reading →

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Pattern of the whole cloth

Posted on July 24, 2015 by dgermann

How we mend the world is through the stitches of conversation. One at a time, this piece rejoins that, and we begin to see the pattern of the whole cloth. :- Doug.

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My mind could go away

Posted on July 24, 2015 by dgermann

My mind could go away, as in Alzheimer’s for instance. My ability to write, to think, to pray, to meditate. And then would I not be meditating all day, just being present to what was happening inside and out? :- … Continue reading →

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always larger

Posted on July 23, 2015 by dgermann

There is a larger way of looking at this. :- Doug.

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You must vindicate me

Posted on July 22, 2015 by dgermann

You must vindicate me You must show what I say You are the promise of me :- Doug.

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each good

Posted on July 22, 2015 by dgermann

Varying and each good—aha! :- Doug.

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Fear the enemy

Posted on July 22, 2015 by dgermann

Fear the enemy Love the commonality Hiding the tactic Saying who we are the armor Gathering of brokenness the strength Conversing the easy courage How we live our dying the common ground Fights the halfway up the mountain Leaving them … Continue reading →