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The Binder and the Piece of Paper: A Dialogue

                        The Binder and the Piece of Paper: A Dialogue I am a binder— loyal and true. I keep loose leaf papers looking like new. I won’t go in there. Rings aren’t for me. I hope I get...

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The Globe

                            The Globe I spin the globe with my fingertips, reading wrinkled mountain ranges like a person reading braille. I find the spot that means home and try to imagine it on a...

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A Poem for Your Pocket

                      A Poem for Your Pocket Here’s a poem for your pocket. Or it might be for your shoe. You could tuck it in a mitten. Any secret place will do. You could hide it in your hat or...

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Autumn Haiku

  the open heart inside the shell black walnut   the torn wing of a butterfly— evening chill   everything I’ll never see… sowing seeds   For more Poetry Friday, please visit Amy at The Poem Farm!

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Halloween Haiku

  eyes in the ivy in the dark   gnarled stubs scratch at the glass chill wind   unearthing the skull in the basement setting it in the window   For more Poetry Friday treats, visit Jama at Alphabet...

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November Morning Glories

  Discarded leaves disgrace the lawn. The sky grows pale and sighs. Above the unmade garden beds, the morning glory shines.   Feeling a little Emily Dickinson-ish today. (c) Elizabeth Steinglass,...

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Iambic Quatrains

  Morning A fog was drawn across the earth between all things and me, but I did not see less of life— I peered more carefully.   Sometimes I give myself exercises to do. I think of them like push-ups...

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Winter

                            Winter Maybe it will snow. Maybe it won’t. Either way the dark will snatch more and more of the day, more than its fair share, more than the accepted amount, leaving us...

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Process

A much-loved obstacle to my process.   Welcome, Poetry Friday Friends, I know it may seem a little odd, but today I greet you not with a poem, but with two quotes I’ve been thinking about. The first is...

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Spring Haiku

  first warm day the twitching of the cat’s nose at the screen door     gray morning even the daffodils drop their heads   I’ve been working on two great poetry projects. Oddly both of them are taking...

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Senryu

april fool I short-sheet the bed then forget   Like haiku, senryu offer a moment of realization in a single breath. While haiku are about nature, senryu are about human nature. To learn more about...

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Renku

unwinding the apple in one long strand   I have been writing haiku for a few years now, and over that time I’ve become increasingly interested in renku, a linked form composed by multiple writers. As...

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After the Snow

  Suddenly a crocus Pops out of the ground, Rushing purple and yellow Into a world gone brown. Neighbors passing by can’t help but Grin.   I admire Avis Harley’s acrostics. I think they work...

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Tulips

  Tulips greet the spring sky with a coat of fresh red lipstick and fits of welcoming kisses.   I’m still wandering around the garden, as you can see. When I first started composing this poem, it...

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A Cinquain for Adelaide Crapsey

              A Cinquain for Adelaide Crapsey She wrote of moons, white moths, cold winds and silences, counting down the few syllables she had.   This is what happens when you wander–from crocuses,...

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2016 Progressive Poem

  A squall of hawk wings stirs the sky A hummingbird holds and then hies If I could fly, I’d choose to be Sailing through a forest of poet-trees A cast of crabs engraves the sand Delighting a child’s...

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Blessing for a Cat

  Blessing for a Cat Bless this cat who spends her days perfecting the art of taking a nap with little concern for her human’s ways. Bless this cat who spends her days watching the windows for...

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Instructions for a Moss

  Instructions for a Moss Find a wall. Send tendrils into mortar. Suck moisture from the air. Turn light into life. Tip-toe your plush greens over stones so slowly no one notices you’ve taken the...

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Class Participation

  Class Participation When you call my name and ask for an answer, and everyone’s eyes turn to me, I feel like a mouse in a freshly mown field too far from my burrow to flee.   This morning I followed...

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Booked Review

    Booked Review I love soccer. It’s what I do every day after school. I juggle. I dribble. I shoot on goal. I was made for this— body and soul. My mom calls me in. It’s time to read. I say no way....

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