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Else had the bluest eyes

the blondest hair and all that it implies

swore like a seaman

and drove like a demon

when pulled over she had the best lies

8/17/2026

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Three Voices on a Theme (a Cento of a sort)

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Three Voices on a Theme (a Cento of a sort)

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S1

A song's asleep in everything

And it dreams on and on,

And the world begins to sing,

Once you hit the magic tone.

~~~~~~~~

S2

To love a being is to learn

the song that is in their heart

and to sing it to them tenderly

when they have forgotten.

~~~~~~~~

S3

A bird came back to find her kind

And none found took herself up

Into a tree and began to sing

the song she wanted sung back to her.

7/11/2017

- S1: Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorf (Wishing Wand) / S2: Arne Garborg (edited quote) / S3: Sophie Cabot Black (edited the last 4-verses of Bird Left Behind )

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I fell in love with Figaro at first sight;

a mewing ball of fluff castaway under our home.

I retrieved her by getting her to cling to a broom

head and drew her near. She became my constant

companion as I crafted poetry on my old desktop...

she ofttimes whispurring suggestions.

10/2/2019 r. 8/15/2026

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While pondering earwax

and its fondness by cats

I recalled that one could

check one's keyboard

with a UV lamp

for signs of feline mist

4/16/2011

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harp; samba?

rubber chicken!

electronica... et

je ne sais quoi !!

9/24/2019

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in spite of what is amiss

a hitch in my get-a-long from

a slight pinch in my spine

a cedar tree's limb sways

grateful for this lovely day

8/13/2026 r. 8/17/2026

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into the night

senses feel not quite

imagination takes hold

makes one less bold

I seek the light

8/10/2026

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Cuban crisis solved

battered Russian piano

two termites dining

8/7/2026

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... and follow Him

strive to do your best

asks Jesus of Nazareth

life's only a test

8/5/2026

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three sheets to the wind

if one was to be kind

from a box of chardonnay

into which I would stray

grateful those days are behind

8/3/2026

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May was obsessed with April's rain

So spontaneous and excited

Spring's flowers would never complain

May tried half-heartedly to remain

Aloof, feeling unabashedly slighted

May was obsessed with April's rain

April sighed, surprised by May's disdain

After all, Spring had been delighted !

Spring's flowers would never complain

April ever so patiently tried to explain

Believing May should be more farsighted

May was obsessed with April's rain

May mulled over April's gentle chiding refrain

Spring's happiness keeping them united

Spring's flowers would never complain

May resolved whole heartedly to sustain

Spring's vision of renewal, and so requited

May was obsessed with April's rain

Spring's flowers would never complain

4/16/2022

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the thief ant cuts a tiny figure

has found my bathroom sink

I alter my life ever so slightly

that they may get a wee drink

7/31/2026

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“You'll have lived through heat waves by now, and you'll know that they make time go utterly Dali clocks.” - Kaliane Bradley,  from The Ministry of Time

Acrostic: expressionistically

expressionistically, like - You'll

xerophilize with the heat and have

purified yourself having lived

refined as frogs' hair through

ephemeral dreams of searing heat

slip into the heat as it waves

shimmering above desert sands by

impassioned air molecules now,

obliged to rise radically and

note Fata Morganas perhaps you'll

identify from afar and know

some things are so inexplicable that

tantalize your mind they

imbue one with wonder and make

clever use of whatever time

allotted to us be enough - let go

liberate/open your mind utterly

let go the everyday like Dali

y'all are interested in his clocks

7/30/2026 r. 8/6/2026

1. Xerophilize is a rare verb meaning to adapt, render, or make an organism or environment tolerant of dry conditions. It comes from the root words xero- (dry) and -philize (to make or become loving/tolerant of).

2. “A Fata Morgana is a rare, complex optical illusion or superior mirage that makes distant objects—like ships, islands, or coastlines—look like towering castles, floating objects, or stretched shapes right above the horizon. The name comes from Italian folklore for Morgan le Fay, a magical fairy from Arthurian legends who was thought to trick sailors with false sights.” wikipedia

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Word can: tarnish, solid, charge, scrupulous, convene, linchpin

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Word can: tarnish, solid, charge, scrupulous, convene, linchpin

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the charm offensive

“the Force is strong in this one” - Darth Vader

the quarks convened

some with this charge and that

colors, tarnished - up and down

with scrupulous spin

as strings scattered

atomic linchpins in need of charm

7/16/2026 r. 7/30/2026

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a community jigsaw puzzle is fun

our local library happily hosts one

I'll work on it after Thursdays at Two

when our poetry group is through

ecstatic when a new one has begun

7/27/2026

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TIL or titin is brief for a titan of a word

composed of 189819 letters spelt out

of proteins, et al, the largest known

protein in the human body acting as

a microscopic bungee cord within our

muscles - 'twould take over three

howers to recite if one was so inclined

to rhyme it with the word tambourine

7/23/2026

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Orbiting CD-35 2722

new exomoon find

tests cosmic labels

exosatellite ?

7/22/2026

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Observations made with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed evidence for a moon-like object in the CD-35 2722 system. Unlike moons in our Solar System, the newly found object does not orbit a planet, raising questions about what to name it.

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I sometimes get tripped up in Bible study class

epitaphs like "land o' Goshen!" fail to pass

the giggle test, even good King Jehoshaphat

falls flat

and don't get me started on Jeremiah, alas

7/21/2026

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oh, give me a home by the sea

let the salt spray dispel the hea-

t of high summer's sun

watch the sandpipers run

footloose and fancy free

7/20/2026

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life is rich

with effulgent joy

if you so desire

7/15/2026

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The Lick Observatory is not as high as the Keck

by a factor of three or so as one would trek

but Mount Hamilton's road I have travailed

driving through rain and snow as I paled

the experience making me a nervous wreck

7/14/2026 r.

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Word can: bookmark, chickadee, jungle, solitary, siphon, ultrasuede

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Word can: bookmark, chickadee, jungle, solitary, siphon, ultrasuede

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paperleaves

a solitary voice away from the city's jungle

distracts my pensive mood a pace -

the onomatopoetic call of a chickadee

makes me smile at its simple grace

siphoning lemonade from a straw in the heat

I snuggle against a cool ultrasuede coverlet

to withdraw a filigreed bookmark from a

promising book to lose myself within its leaves

7/13/2026

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watched a red-tailed hawk

bank and turn, effortlessly

a blazing sun beams

7/10/2026 r.

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Glock had a watch with a curious dial

likening two ouroboros most especial

some said it was fake

'cause who ever heard of a Rolex with a snake

but Glock would just chuckle and smile

7/6/2026

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Rolex 41Mm Date Just Special Snake Edition 18K Bustdown 2021

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waxing nostalgic

I turn back the years

with my road trip for the day

... one of memory:

Eisenhower was president

then a few years of a young

President Kennedy serving

in the age of innocence -

The Yankees were king, Roy Rogers,

Ed Sullivan, Superman, Walt Disney

on the telly. The World's Fair with

its monorail and Space Needle...

the year we would move away

We lived in my paternal Grandfather's Home

after my Grandmother had passed

and my Grandfather relocated to Alaska

Our other home - not far from the

Aurora Bridge became a home for

my maternal Grandmother's family

after her husband had passed

Mom shopped at Arts for groceries

(I never succeeded in slipping things

into the shopping cart), elementary school

was a walk away, as was Carkeek Park

I was never bothered by the rain -

a poem I penned some years ago

still rings true with a youthful outlook:

how lovely it was

walking between the raindrops

gazing at rainbows

Sometimes after school at Crown Hill

we'd stop for a milkshake at my

Great Aunt's and Great Uncle's home

- I remember their immaculate Cadillac,

a well kept brick terraced front yard, and

a basement with a mounted Swordfish

My Great Uncle had escaped oppression

from Russia and had become a mayor

in Alaska prior to moving to Seattle

I can still 'smell' his aromatic cigar smoke

her chihuahuas yapping away

Great Uncle retreating when we arrived

Great Aunt's smile beaming - her low

mirthful laugh from far too many cigarettes

-------

It took me a while to find a street’s view

searching the web on my computer -

it looks just like I remembered except

for a new a fence reminding me of a

poem by Robert Frost about "good fences"

and I paused to reflect

After all these years I still long

for those days in NW Seattle

circa 2023 r. 7/4/2026 r. 7/6/2026

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7/4/2026

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I am free because my Savior died for me

nothing compares to His sacrifice - I'm

destined for higher, holier things

eternity is my calling to celestial spheres

peace my shield, faith my sword

endowed by my Creator and

nourished by the Spirit - I am a

defender of truth, not swayed by

ever-changing social mores - a fu-

ndamentally sound doctrine

carries me along with the song of

everlasting love and the joy of knowing

He lives !

7/2/2026

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To the Saints of the Georgetown Ward, El Dorado Stake of Zion, Sacramento, CA Mission; family, friends, and neighbors:

Celebrating America's Semiquincentennial (250 years)

We know from Latter-day scripture

that America is a consecrated land

of free men and women foreordained

in our pre-mortal existence by our

loving dear Heavenly Father

from whom all blessings flow

President Wilford Woodruff

once declared that the

"men who laid the foundation

of this American government …

were the best spirits the God

of heaven could find on the

face of the earth. They were

choice spirits … [Washington,

Adams, Franklin, Jefferson

to name just a few] all were

inspired of the Lord”

President Ezra Taft Benson

later said: "America, the land

of liberty, was to be the Lord’s

latter-day base of operations

for His restored church."

Religious liberty is our birthright.

How grateful we are to be led

by prophets, seers, and revelators

under our Savior Jesus’ direction

With America now spanning

a quarter of a millennium we

celebrate with like-minded

freedom loving people with

the knowledge that our way

of life will always be defended

by a righteous people and the

hosts of Heaven for as Elisha

the prophet said: "Fear not:

for they that be with us are more

than they that be with them."

Rejoice ye saints! God bless

America and all praise God -

for you too were chosen to be

in this country… and in this time

… and in the very place you stand

- choice spirits consecrated unto

Him, in Jesus' most holy name.

Amen. Amen, and amen.

7/2/2026 r. 7/3/2026

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He stooped and plucked a proud dandelion puff

with fervent hopes and a prayer it was enough

to rid him of his financial woes, as yet not covered

by daily supplications, of which he had incurred

Pursing his lips he gave the puff a speedy blow

sufficient to lift each para-seed skyward, lo!

his heart leapt childlike his mind brightening

believing that færies 'n angels joined in taking wing

My friends it's best to stick to gospel principles

and not incur a debt beyond one's controls

blessings come in His own time, by His own will

Yet, I'd like to think He's tickled when wishes He fulfills

7/2/2026 r. 7/3/2026

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a færie costume ball; many with

clothes made of spider's silk,

flower petals, and starlight -

their masks fashioned from

mystic ebon forest shadows on

moonless mid-summer nights

to complete the masquerade

some might consider this a myth -

but maidens with limbs of milk

and an elemental guardian sprite

have danced with me to the drum,

viol, and flute long past dawn

dreamlike - far more than flights

of fancy upon the færie esplanade

6/25/2026 r. 6/29/2026

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Awhorled unto this

Of velvet petal and bliss

The anthers revealed

12/12/2005

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close encounters make

football fans quite feverish

Alba gu bràth !

6/24/2026

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I followed a train of thought in prayer

for the express purpose to square

the flower of life within a circle

through revelation, not empirical

a pure white lotus blossom resonated midair

6/24/2026 r. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkqIvWc9NsU

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safrole stilled, sassafras embraces

sarsaparilla in all its humour

and perspicacity; then, when

married with essences of various

spices, berries, leaves, saps, barks, and

roots produces a sweet brew; tempting both

tipplers and teetotaled alike

3/27/2015

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immaculate starched feldgrau.

polished blackboots.

stark contrast to the distant

theatre behind lines drawn

by men of little sanity.

feuer! an officer barks.

a cannon deafeningly reports.

another.

the dogs of war unleashed.

indiscriminate.

yellow shells reach apogee.

entrenched, cousin 'arry counts

beneath his breath.

mud and comrades' blood stain

his greatcoat. then.

concussion rips off his mask.

a quick gasp of intake.

frantic scrabble. mask!

in a fugue 'arry sees the sherry

coloured gas slowly settle. mask!

'arry somehow survives long enough

to be transported home.

family lore.

the war to end all wars.

thank heavens.

3/9/2015 r. 3/11/2015

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and go-

rillas were in

his keep; in communion -

a higher order of being:

Spirit

3/9/2015 dedicated to my uncle john n.

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Blackberry canes infest the fig trees of home

Base to crown I wield a rustic machete;

then pluck the severed canes lash by bitter lash

Satisfaction is tempered by the welts the

keen thorns inflict upon me in this trial

Wincing each time my blade contacts the fig tree

I take solace from its venerable grace

With hope may I secure the ripened choice fruit

in season; since gone due to a long absence

tending yet other gardens in my purview

One thing remains: a pyre to purge my pain

3/6/2015 r. 3/7/2015 r. 3/10/2015 r. 3/11/2015

w/ thanks to Bar & Hawkman @ LitNet

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my car doubles as a bier;

can, when tailgated, speed,

or precipice perceived

breed anxiety; marrying

vertigo, hypoxia, and

palpitation - allowing

neuroses to caper freely

10/9/2014

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ǝʇɐᴉʇoƃǝu oʇ ɯǝǝs ʇ,uɐɔ I

ʍou puɐ ǝɹǝɥ ǝɥʇ s,ʇᴉ ;ɥƃnouǝ llǝʍ

ʎʇᴉuɹǝʇǝ puɐʇsɹǝpun ᴉ

ɥʇᴉɐɟ ʎɯ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ ʇdǝɔxǝ ʎɟᴉʇuɐnb

ʇouuɐɔ ᴉ ssol ɟo ǝsuǝs ɐ - ǝɯ

pǝƃuɐɥɔ os ɥʇɐǝp sɐɥ ɹo ¿ǝɔuǝsqɐ ʎɯ

uᴉ pǝʇɐǝɹɔ ǝɯᴉʇ puɐ ǝɔɐds

ɟo ɯnnɔɐʌ ɐ ¿uoᴉʇɔuᴉʇsᴉp ǝɥʇ

sᴉ ʇɐɥʍ - lɐǝɹɹns ʇnq 'sɯǝǝs ʇᴉ

ʇɐɥʍ ʇou sᴉ llɐ ǝɯoɥ ǝɯoɔ ǝʌ,ᴉ ǝɔuᴉs

10/6/2014

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“One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.” - Banksy

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“One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.” - Banksy

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Chauvet walls are one thing -

Thrust a mote into the public's eye

And it's like: it's only graffiti

3/30/2015 r. 3/31/2015

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Nobody heard him,

the dead man had left

as unceremoniously as

he had arrived; only with-

out aid and evidently

not hindered by locked

doors and windows

He would awaken in the

distant past - his failsafe

programmed for just such

an event; sub-molecular

processors managing trans-

time as easily as one might

fall asleep

Trans-time. It might just as

well be trans-dimensional,

not that dimensional travel

was possible, but what good

was trans-time if it only

served the past ? Not being

dead for one he mused

He now moved about in a

new reality, an identity

forged in mystery, a man

immortal - consigned to

progressing haphazardly

forward to his own time -

knowing all was lost

3/28/2015

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claret

coloured was his

blood; this royal upon

a carpet of baby's tears did

spill death

3/16/2015

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A cool quicksilver grume

runs through their veins

Bold as brass

all worldliness they disdain

Chiseled sinews

coiled with raging power

The iron rod tempers

their priesthood's might

Go forth, warriors!

forged of truth and light

And honor the teachings

of your mothers

3/5/2015

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the ground is golden-hued from

sunlight filtered through wildfire's haze

borne from miles away

not breathing is not an option

for long outdoors -

throat and lungs will burn

night reveals a red crescent moon

bearing vigil o'er the lash of fire

tormenting Hell Hole

9/16/2014 r. 9/19/2014 dedicated to marie christine on her birthday

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King Fire moves toward Hell Hole Reservoir

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The King Fire continues to burn north, moving toward Hell Hole Reservoir on Thursday.

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the stairway to heaven

prolly isn't

paved with Benjamins;

the antithesis far likely so -

spiraling down with good intentions

a perdition bound

treasure laden

ever malapropos

8/1/2014

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The people, a luminescent raw

umber glow, dance - arms upraised

Outlined in carbon black abstract

they gloat over enemies designated

by red and yellow ochers resembling

hot embers in a crackling fire

A bonfire's blaze adds life and

violence to the flickering tableau

Bison caper gracing another wall

and black-tailed deer evoke the

joy! of the chase; the short-faced

bear and long-toothed cat remind

them all too well of their frailty

6/25/2014

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(L1 & L2 from William Hughes Mearns' song from the play "The Psyco-ed", and poem "Antigonish")

"As I was coming down the stair

I met a man who wasn't there."

A silvered pane hung near the staircase

where he - I met ourselves face to face

Realization soon became chagrin

when I grasped my bogey was my twin

But since I'd determined he wasn't there

I sought to awaken from my nightmare

T'was destined not to be much to my disdain

I remain nonexistent within the silvered pane

6/19/2014 r. 6/20/2014

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Word can: glower, kissable, morning, stingy, binding, gadget

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Word can: glower, kissable, morning, stingy, binding, gadget

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my cat and I

my cat is kissable but stingy

his glowers belie our bond

neither he nor I have a morning routine

he’ll fidget whilst I play with my gadgets

6/18/2026

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never cross a cat

when it's ready for battle

lucifer's kitten

6/17/2026

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it's mid-June and still

Summer just days away

a light breeze takes

the edge off the heat

and the greenery

still predominates

each morning's been chill

God's glory on display

so much I forgive my aches

finding joy as sweet

glimmers in the scenery

so transubstantiates

6/17/2026

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Realms of rhyme

a poet's mind

retreats to

envision

what wondrous

haven

in pursuit

of worlds untold

to muse

7/14/2008

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Return

ye priests

shriven of

childhood

conscience

and sin

Come

solemnly to

the altar

as endowed

Men

7/12/2008

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So lonely

gentle sea

whence

crept abject

breeze to

founder

never again

to return

my desire

6/26/2008

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Rain

silver-dancing

touchest

softly to

mingle with

warm tears

drawn from

trembling

flesh

4/24/2008

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HIS truths

once lost

returned

sustained

No longer

eschewed

and thus

remain

12/27/2007

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How wondrous

to wander

the canyons

of my mind

at the moment

created when

all is possible

when I'm

dreaming

12/22/2007

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Rush flows

the city

numb with

pain

thundering

to its

breaking point

intently

insane

12/19/2007

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Take me back again

A child barefoot in the park

The road back in time

12/18/2007

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To-night

our reward

of sight

crescent moon

planets and

stars like fire

Heaven's

hallowed

lights

12/18/2007

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O'er icy froth stream

Back-arched stride, Pirouette to

Tiptoe back again

12/17/2007

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Edgar Allan Poe

was in a class

of his own

He wrote of the

macabre most

eloquently and

left unturned

no stone

12/7/2007

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Eventide's fancy

Mind and body in repose

Musing over clouds

11/15/2007

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Looking for rainbows

lets clouds pass by

a simple blessing

in disguise

11/6/2007

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The Sabbath Day is here !

The Sabbath Day is here !

I'm grateful for the Sabbath Day

The Sabbath Day i-is here

10/21/2007

transcribed from a lucid dream of angelic voices I received... also transformed into music pieces with the help from a ward music leader and the MuseScore app

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Comes

a summering

rain

Winging

Atwinkling

golden sunshowers

wrapped in

Celestial rainbows

8/11/2007

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The lightning nearby

Very close... white leggy veins

O-O+O- Ozone!

8/9/2007

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Manic minds

wend through

Gordian mores

Their masks

rarely

left behind

7/28/2007

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Leaves make

a perpetual

susurrus

Twisting on

limbs

or fallen

without

skittering

in a light

breeze

7/16/2007

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Nine sit judgment before us, their victim

Nine riders upon the beast

Nine abrogating HIS law but unto themselves

Nine without authority bound to the people

not in the least

Nine to be judged by HE, yea, seriatum

7/15/2007

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Renewed in strength

We rush together

laughing

crying

So fierce our breasts

ache to burst

Endowed with Heaven's

sweet passion

Apart never more

5/19/2007

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Though the stream be straight

Beware the eddies that may

Snare and let thee stray

2/9/2007

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I miss the ocean

with her sounds;

scrabbling 'round

the tide pools...

taking in the sights

1/23/2007

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Angels raise their voice

Singing of eternal joy

In holy refrain

12/12/2006

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Take listen

to whom

the

Angels

sing on high

12/12/2006

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Witness

the myrmidon

not as

grazing sheep

but a love

of silent

service

12/10/2006

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Through

the Lord's grace

is man endued

Restoring His

purpose

12/9/2006

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Peace be

with thee

who whispers

their prayers

softly

on bended

knees

12/8/2006

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Joseph sought in prayer

God the Father and His Son

Holy did appear

12/8/2006

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Love

An aspect

of desire

Is soft

yet

incandescent

Sentiments

embracing

endlessly

12/26/2005

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Woke up to the alarm clock at 6:00 a.m., something I seldom do

Had wild expectations of something new

Proceeded through the morning as if all was the norm

Had a late breakfast - no trepidations of a storm

Hopped into the car... asked Gail "right turn or left"

Right we went - and on we travailed, my hands deft-

ly on the wheel to Georgetown, Cool, toward the American River Canyon

Not wisely did I choose past the River we had just abandon'

And right, wrongly, I chose at the fork in the road

Forgetting the canyon bridge ahead, mere miles away ahead... lest I forbode

For bridges and spans, whether over land or water

Are terrifying to my mind, creating a fodder

Of thisses and thats... that create panic attacks - as I approach their length

On I drove, woodenly... asking Gail for her strength

Half the legal speed we crept, 1000 feet over the river did we tarry

On the other side, an eternity spent in the attempt, I broached reality once more, no longer the

scary

And thus did the better part of the first leg of our travail end

$20 worth of gas to buy... a soda and water drunk... a penny to spend...

And we were in Reno, to celebrate our second nuptials times twelve

At the "El Dorado" did we park, fifth tier, then down two, to the skyway... and into the casino did

we delve

At five cents a drop did we iterate into the beasts

that take more, than give back, or at the very least

give one false hope of a fortune to be made

whilst lights glimmer, and sounds shrill, and olfactory overload from a man smoking a cigar,

dressed in his plaid

But a late rally, by me, playing my pocket change of quarters, a pittance saved

put us "down" only a few dollars, and in search of dinner... a sumptuous feast we craved

And now our real journey began... looking for the "bargain" meal... the "real" deal to cut our fast

and high and low and hither and fro, 'til at last

we settled at "Fitzgerald's", their buffet spread before us, doors invitingly drawn

our plates soon heaped with beef and chicken and salad andprawn... and delectable fish and

chicken and even more... prawn

Yes, I did visit the buffet more than once - the last trip impaired by my overhearing of the bi-lingual help conversingly utter the word "Gato" - yes... I swear

at which point I hesitated over making my selection... "Gato ?" I inquired to those who had

uttered - yes... I dare

And smiles lit up and a guffaw was heard

for my selection of what I thought was fish was not "cat"... just my poor timing of hearing a

certain Spanish word

Then on again to the monsters we strode

with no trepidation of what lay upon our return road

and dark night, though warm and breezy, enveloped our locale, we tarried... perhaps too late

We played games at five cents a drop, feeding now the monsters their plate

We've not lost our britches, through gambling ills, perhaps $10 - $15 did we allow away our dear

money to roam

Now time for coffee, though no alcohol have we drunk... it's 11:30 p.m. - time to start home

We've a validated ticket - so no parking do we pay

Out into the night for our last foray

Where the hell is the highway home ?

... and why is the road looking all the gloam ?

As I try to work things out driving - dodging thisses and thats with a tired eye

It's evident that our head lights are as impaired... as I

Passing triple pullers, and triple pullers passing me, on a

highway of hell under construction by the devil him(her)self

through narrowing lanes - just able to see 10 feet in front of

our van on the left when darkness is about, my left eye from

conjunctivitis blurring over at not the best of times - I make it

to the outskirts of Truckee in California... brain fried, eyes

dried, and 25 miles or so from Reno and pull over off onto a side

road in the middle of nowhere, although I think that's a big

freaking lake over there, probably Donner Lake that we maybe

driving next to now, and yes - Gail, I'll turn around and stop

when I think it's safe, oops next time, NOW.

Gail's driving now...

My wits are at end, and now Gail - the 2nd worst driver in

the universe besides... ( oh @#&@! - who am I kidding -

Gail's the worst driver in the freakin' universe !!!!!!! ) God

help me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

O.K., we're moving now. What's that Gail ? Yes, I wasn't

kidding about the lights... yes, it's hard to see - watch out for

that turn, go slower, that's the freakin' lake there !!! O.K.,

yes it's hard to judge distance... WATCH OUT FOR THE LAKE !...

O.K., O.K., just a little farther back to the freeway. Yes, I

know you don't like it here in the middle of nowhere, but I had

to turn off

somewherrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

What the heck was that ??? You hit a what ??? I know you

couldn't see it, otherwise you wouldn't have hit it ! O.K., just

a something something next to a railroad something that we ran

over like a concrete abutment or something VERY solid... just

don't drive into the lake !!!

O.K., there's the freeway, good, yes, here we go, yes, I

know you're driving, but that means you're the pilot and I'm the

captain. Gail - you don't need to go over the speed limit !!! -

O.K., turn the brights on now, no, the trucks too far in front

now to get blinded. O.K., O.K.,

... yeah ! ... I smell oil too !!!

We stopped outside Truckee a bit and noticed a nice little

oil leak from "somewhere" and bought 2/quarts of oil and put

1/quart in - checking the oil every 20 miles or so. We made it

home in the wee hours, 3:30 a.m. or so, both quite frazzled to

the axon. Turns out the oil filter had been dislodged and we had

a very large dent in the oil pan.

I can't wait 'til next year !!!

6/9/2003 (no one was harmed during the course of this event)

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Anticipatory... a touch, a caress, a kiss

shivers of warm, heated passion

yearning bliss

Familial... bonded with bright children's faces

heartstrings tugged at arrivals and leavings

hugs, cuddles, and teeth braces

Lustful... with vigorous desire

passion felt, rigorous

an unquenchable fire

Mature... impassioned through life's span

a state of mind, not an age

no bounds on woman nor man

Mournful... heartfelt, achingly lost

an ending, a leaving, a loss

world upended, tossed

Unrequited... 'twas never to be

unanswered, unknown

unwanted, by thee

Youthful... furtive, mischievous, artful display

exploring, self doubting, life's too slow

knowing all, all for today

Religious... of God and His teaching

rapt, devout, warm love

we, Heaven beseeching

9/17/2003 r. 10/19/2015

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I left the Earth last night to see the stars

on the other side of our galaxy near the rim

and what did I think of while taking in this glory

but of how sad they don't have a Moon like ours

10/10/2003

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The Rocket against Pedro... Game 7... ALCS!

The New York Yankees at home against Boston's Bosox...

Another classic... what else would you guess ?

But The Rocket was chased, and by the 4th he was gone

Hindered by home runs, one by Millar and two by Trot Nixon

Clemens head down, through the tunnel... a walk too long

Though Jason Giambi was demoted, rightly so, to 7th in order at bat

With two mighty launches of the ball in the 5th and 7th inning

the comeback was alive ! In their seats Bosox fans just sat

Score 5 to 2, bottom of the 8th... Boston leading the Yanks

Jeter doubles to start the rally, then Williams and Matsui get hits

Jorge Posada doubles to clean up, score now 5 to 5, and Torre gives thanks

While the Bronx Bombers chip away, their bullpen, in the past, a disgrace

send a parade of pitchers their way to the mound... biding time

... setting up for Mariano Rivera... their prolific reliever ace

The Bosox boys are now baffled, their swings most untoward

Mariano goes three long masterful innings of relief blanking Boston

His series heroics to soon win him the coveted ALCS MVP award

It's now the 11th, Wakefield's pitching mastery of the Yanks has been most hot

but New York's Aaron Boone swings at Wakefield's first offering...

Jim Bouton might have said: A knuckle-ball's fickle... a walk-off home run is not !!!

There's no joy tonight in Beantown... yes, that's a given

"The ghosts will show up eventually" Jeter confided to Boone

Again... the Mighty Bambino, curse invoked, has arisen

10/16/2003

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Shakespeare himself was a Bill

and he deported himself, well, with will

Then there's that dude from 1066,

and Star Trek, (4) Star Wars, and Styx

even a commander of the American Escadrille

6/15/2026

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YgVk-O20Iw

• https://www.royal.uk/william-the-conqueror

• https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000638/

• https://www.ranker.com/review/billy-...3527?l=2205499

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Evankovich

• https://theaerodrome.com/aces/usa/thaw.php

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that's not a typo you see

"righteous indignation"

just my impression of

any political fantasy

6/11/2026

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a wee brief shower

woke up a sleepy flower

færies laughed and laughed

6/11/2026

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Word can: cataclysm, real, body, trousers, pool

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Word can: cataclysm, real, body, trousers, pool

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cataclysm

'twas my great-granddaughter's play

her cat in trousers

a cataclysm - yet

a real hoot

tears pooled from my eyes

as the poor thing writhed

6/4/2026

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"Rare-sweet the air in that unimagined country"₁

"Even now there are places where a thought might grow"₂

"Can you see the pride in the panther" ?₃

"O child of beauty rare --"₄

"Vast the realm of Being is"₅

"Earth, round, rolling, compact--suns, moons, animals--

all"₆

"Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky”₇

"Ye lofty walls and towers, exalted hold"₈

6/4/2026

First lines from these poems:

1. The Unfinished Dream by Walter De La Mare

2. A Disused Shed in County Wexford (1975) by Derek Mahon

3. Can You See the Pride In the Panther by Tupac Shakur

4. Holy Family by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

5. Vast The Realm Of Being Is by Ralph Waldo Emerson

6. Carol Of Word by Walt Whitman

7. In Memoriam A.H.H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

8. Praise of Cordova by Luis de Góngora

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Romance and poetry / Golden Acrostic Shovel

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Romance and poetry / Golden Acrostic Shovel

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"Romance and poetry, ivy, lichens and wallflowers need ruin to make them grow." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

Crumbled edifices of ancient Romance

idealized eras long lost to ruin and

venerated in song and poetry,

invisible sylphs cultivate climbing ivy,

literature lauds stone gnawed by lichens

impairing the structural integrity and

zeitgeist of the system become as wallflowers

aware yet neglected from their need

tangible as they are, their ruin

iconic now - beauty of ages left to

outlast civilizations and time itself make

no allowance for the ghosts who haunt them

sacrosanct ruins doomed to never again grow

6/4/2026

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Word can:  sink back, vibrant, bite, finery

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Word can:  sink back, vibrant, bite, finery

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catch and release

such fight - a hook's bite

vibrant in your finery

sink back fair rainbow

6/4/2026

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The Portuguese Man o' war has no fear of jellies

who eat Medusas with relish to fill their bellies

however Blue Dragons and Violet Sea Snails

and some turtles and fish are drawn to their sails

their ruthlessness rivaling Machiavelli's

6/8/2026

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my pet rock

had no googly-eyes

always napped

6/5/2026

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the roadie was knowledgeable but humble

like from a turnip truck he must'a took a tumble

but when the show must go on

and the band's drummer had gone

he stepped up to the kit and did rumble

6/2/2026

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Come out, come out dear poet

from beneathe the willow's caress

bless us with your poetry

leave us not bereft

6/1/2026

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                                half-baked idea

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                                half-baked idea

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scribed my poetry

on cuneiform tablets

still get writer's cramps

5/28/2026 r. 6/28/2026

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walking in the rain

no particular hurry

till lightning strikes near

5/26/2026

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itt shed in the heat of the moment

hardly Brobdingnagian did itt went

shedding its floor length hirsute

alarmingly during any dispute

such is the winter of itt's discontent

5/25/2026

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a confidante

would suit me better

than a love seat,

fauteuil, or divan.

couches i oft

eschew when sitting

with my minions.

3/11/2015

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the eyes are the center of beauty

guided by the heart and the spirit

5/20/2026

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take heed of the Isles of Langerhans

take note of your AO1C with plans

to alter your diet if need be lest you die

ignominiously - at least try

for man was fated for longer life spans

5/18/2026 r.