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Life Can Be Funny
Life Can Be Funny (from Brainstorms) life can be funny this way:the way the best and the worst are synchronizedso that the euphoric memory of new lifecan rouse a surge of tearsas it is so intertwined with a momentwhen the rug was pulled outfrom underneath the...
Awakening
Awakening (from Brainstorms) I almost forgot that world was aliveAs I lay in bed and looked at theQuietStillLifeOutside my picture window. An old hackberry stands tall.I can barely see a flutter through its leavesfrom inside my sealed container. I almost forgot...
Returning
Returning (from Brainstorms) There is no such thing as too much time gone byto make a change,to make a difference,to reach out to an old friend. Today I took a new path.Snowball looked wistfully to leftas I nudged her leash straight on. She kept looking back at meas...
Five Foot Zero
Five Foot Zero (from Brainstorms) Five Foot ZeroI remember when he was smalland I used to shoot love into his heart. “Pshew! Pshew! Pshew!”I smiled and he laughedwhile my index finger gently poked his chest.He was scared, and I told himthat his name meant “brave.”...
Pull up a Chair
Pull Up a Chair (from Brainstorms & Artwise Poetry Roulette Cards) Pull up a chairand tell me your story,a friendship we will christen. For your tale and mineare intertwinedif we take the time to listen.