russell-william-johnson
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organized chaos
From 20,000 feet, the lines are straight. / the world is in neat patterns / with the white headlights heading in one direction
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Sep 2, 2013
Fresh Start
the crisp, clean, do-over didn't take long to foul / This is not so new after all / I'm not much different
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Sep 2, 2013
A Moment
Most moments in our lives pass unnoticed, without remark or consciousness. / Then, there are those that mean something, or that we choose to mean something, / that become a placeholder for our lives, to add meaning, understanding, passage
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Jun 4, 2013
Prepared for a View
I planted flowers / Fixed the floor / Worked for hours
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May 23, 2013
an old drawer
I cleaned out an old drawer / of odds and ends. / paperclips and the door to a battery case on some remote
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May 18, 2013
His Heart's Twin
He undertook / Such a jolly folly / To search for his heart's twin
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May 15, 2013
Well Cherished
It felt, / like a dream remembered, / a gift bestowed for no reason, save mine.
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Apr 7, 2013
Make believe monsters
The sound of conversation from another room / muffled soft by walls and doors. / voices
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Mar 31, 2013
Heading Home
"It's going to be snowing" / I hate it when your doomsday predictions are right. / But now that you are, I wish you were here.
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Mar 22, 2013
Cosette
You save them, / And then they save you. / Worthy motto not for Puppy Mill Rescue alone.
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Mar 22, 2013
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