Softly she whispers,
"Can you take me to bed now?
I'm sleepy, Mommy."
Added by Jami Ward on November 22, 2010 at 1:00am —
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Your skin is translucent, like fine china
I can see just far enough to discern your names,
To feel the spear-tip anger that built your fortress.
I wish I were prettier.
Not just better than the thieves and grifters…
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Added by J. Barrett Wolf on November 21, 2010 at 2:49pm —
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The back of the truck says:
‘Makes wide right turns’…
I suspect it makes wide wrong turns, too.
This sign says “Runaway Truck Ramp”.
So, how did they know where to…
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Added by J. Barrett Wolf on November 21, 2010 at 2:30pm —
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A woman returns to what is left of her house…
She bears a mark
On the tip of one finger…
She has been cupped in madness’…
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Added by J. Barrett Wolf on November 21, 2010 at 2:30pm —
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[ I was asked to write an occasional poem for the tenth anniversary of the Broome County Library. It is more precisely a poetic speech, which I performed at their gala a few weeks ago. I am told it will be done in calligraphy and hung on the wall there.]
It is ten years this library has stood,
open to all who would attend their minds…
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Added by J. Barrett Wolf on November 21, 2010 at 2:30pm —
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Moon shines through bare trees.
Orion reclines in the sky.
Nighttime in winter.
Added by Jami Ward on November 21, 2010 at 1:00am —
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Being You
You being you and me being me,
I often wonder what it is that you see.
What is it you like?
How do I compare?
Can I ever measure up to one so fair?
You're respected, revered, multi-talented to boot.
Am I just a novelty, only a trinket that's cute?
Enigmatic, undefined, the highest compliment, it's true.
With the questioned unasked you answered "Thank you for being you."
Added by Karrie Chambless on November 20, 2010 at 7:07pm —
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'When You Gotta Go'
copyright 2010 by Rick Reiley
Dig my grave, make it shallow
Heck just lay me on the ground
Clear a path and play the fiddle
And then dance all around
I have had a good ride
So carry on with the show
I'd just as soon stay here
But when you gotta go -you gotta go
(Chorus)
When you gotta go-You gotta go
If you're gonna get there on time
I hope to see you later
In the afterglow…
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Added by Rick Reiley on November 20, 2010 at 10:16am —
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Rock steps that lead down
Stop at the stairs leading up
To my cozy nest.
Added by Jami Ward on November 20, 2010 at 1:00am —
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Full moon overhead
Lights trees in shades of gray through
Air like silver fog.
Added by Jami Ward on November 19, 2010 at 1:00am —
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"Asshat", "Hat Rack" and
"To Bed We Go" are not right.
But thanks for playing.
Added by Jami Ward on November 17, 2010 at 11:00pm —
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To believe that human activity is the single greatest threat to life on earth tends to take on a view of absolute power, something humans have engaged in for millennia and in doing so have wrongly thought themselves omniscient. If we were actually able to control and understand a thing so much greater than ourselves I might be tempted to accept Scott Lewis’ assertion that present day extinction is linked to human activity and we are therefore solely responsible for the loss of so many of the…
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Added by William Joseph George-Stilianess on November 17, 2010 at 8:24pm —
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He was The Little Prince, with hair “the color of gold” and a laughter that bounced from the stars. Like The Little Prince, his eternal curiosity drove him to explore and ask questions, ignoring boundaries imposed by adults who didn’t understand. This could be seen in his searching eyes, reaching up through raised eyebrows as a child looking to his father. Occasionally his unearthly wisdom betrayed his youthful persona, revealed through a…
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Added by Helen on November 17, 2010 at 10:00am —
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Fire-breathing monster
Eating black rocks and shitting
Electricity.
Added by Jami Ward on November 16, 2010 at 7:30pm —
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Is this clock running?
No, really - I think it stopped.
This day is over!
Added by Jami Ward on November 15, 2010 at 11:39pm —
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I don't miss you like I did before.
I thought perhaps I'd miss you more.
The space you filled is empty now,
but still, I don't miss you.
We blossomed and were beautiful indeed.
The garden was still plagued with weeds.
The beds are empty, dead, and bare,
but still, I don't miss you.
Your life goes on much the same.
I was weary of playing…
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Added by Karrie Chambless on November 15, 2010 at 9:33pm —
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Driving rain slick roads
Means driving delicately -
Fast but delicate.
Added by Jami Ward on November 14, 2010 at 11:30pm —
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I'm writing this in honor of my daughter, Jaime. It's National Daughter's Week. I remember the day she was born just like it was yesterday. She was the most beautiful pink little
baby girl. I knew my life would be blessed from the day she took her
first breath. I so wanted a girl. None of us as mother's can begin to
imagine how our relationship will develop. Some things need to remain
untold for…
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Added by Lillian Gaffney on November 14, 2010 at 9:15am —
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We can all smile while
Emotional storms blow through
Wrecking us inside.
Added by Jami Ward on November 13, 2010 at 11:30pm —
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autumn audaciously sachets its big rustley skirts of leafdom all around my home
in september the rehearsals begin
in october the orchestra files in
then suddenly the daylight dims
and the leafy chorus girls begin their can can in the wind
i prefer the corner window seat for this show
where i tuck my legs up under me just so
i can lean to the right and free my left hand
with which i color… Continue
Added by wiffledust on November 13, 2010 at 7:20pm —
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