Her Own Drummer

Children at party,
Run around and wrestle
-one girl by herself.

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Lil' Sleepyhead

Asleep on the couch,
Small girl dreams of puppet shows
-chocolate after.

Chocolate 2009

Here's Looking At You!

Cupcake in the fridge,
Red frosting with two big eyes
-To Kim,with love, Mom.

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Time At Last

With wife on the couch,
Solve riddles within riddles
-watching late movie.

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Close Call

Having climbed back up,
I saw my friend lose footing
-reliving the fall.

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Forging Ahead

Rain pounds windshield,
Wipers clear surealism
-just keeping control.

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Last Light

Sitting on the porch,
watching the orange sunset
-magic evening.

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One Single Impression: Twilight

A Week's Freedom

Parents with children
Jaunting around Boston's graves
-school vacation week.

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Humor Of The Weather Fates

Spring around corner,
People enjoy the warm days
-One more snow storm looms.

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Post Dessert Nap

At dinner table,
A little girl sleeps in high chair
-to new adventures.

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(After all, no kid is is going to doze before dessert!)

O Muse, Hear my Cry!

Staring at the screen,
Waiting for great words to come
-or maybe a nap.

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Saved By A Child!

Monitor pulls me,
Papa, quit the computer!
-daughter wants to play.

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Gossip

Paul smiled at Mary,
Alice told Jen, Jen told Liz,
-wife divorces Paul.

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Homecoming

Dead for twenty years,
Harry missed his wife so much!
-one night, she came back.

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One Single Impression: Spectral

Happy Valentines Day 2009

A gondola glides
Through the esplanade canal
-a couple kisses.

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Andy's T Shirt

Edward S. Gault's Stone Soup Poetry Feature

January 5, 2009

Family Commute

On the morning train,
Small girl plays puppets with mom
-foxes and rabbits.

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Funny Face, I Love You!

At dinner table,
Small girl makes funny faces
-memory to keep.

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Winds Of Change

Freezing, then warmer,
Weather moves like pendulum
-coat, then sweater, coat....

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Murphy's Haiku #52

It's when I'm relaxed,
Honey, take down the trash please!
-simply never fails.

Choices!

Inquisitor asks:
Vanilla or chocolate?
-on this my fate rests.

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Fast Go and Slow Mo

Little girl gliding,
All pliés and grand jetés
-hopes for Nutcracker.

From on top of hill,
I saw car skidding to crash
-particles fly out.

Baseball rolls to bush,
Tried to find it, felt fur,-snarl!
-set world record sprint.

Drops trickle down slope,
Cutting deep eddies in earth
-behold, a canyon!


Tall case clock chimes twelve,
Pendulum swings to and fro
-waiting morning’s glow.

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One Single Impression: Movement

Faith Tested

Standing stern judgement,
Sword of truth searches whole self
-only faith can save.

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Through The Valley Of Death.

Many sleepless nights,
Scenarios haunt the mind
-finally, deep sobs.

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Watching, Thinking,...Waiting!

Watching the chessboard,
We have both moved our first pawn
-what is her next move?

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Suspense!

In wrestling match,
Crowd watches as they circle
-which one will move first?

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Contemplating Mortality?

Looking from cliff's face,
Jagged shoals point up at me
-beckoning to me.

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Reckoning

When promise beckons,
Ghost of the past lurch forward
-reaping back the gains.

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Daily Crawl

Appointment at nine,
Trolley moves at sluggish pace
-morning traffic jam.

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One Single Impression