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MJL Mar 2021
Some flowers don’t get picked
They stand alone
At the edge of the field
Shaded politely for too long
Waiting for the rain


© MJL 2021
MJL Mar 2021
They ring
Do you hear them?
They are for you


© MJL 2021
Peace.
MJL Mar 2021
Over and over
Your mother
Your job
The system
The cheats
The liars
Your excuses
Eventually most meet truth
For a minute
Feel the power
Ownership
This couch feels good


© Mike Levine 2021
Did you read this in the 1st or 2nd person? Ha.
Whether the dialogue is with yourself or a friend, ownership can be hard, and judging can be too easy... Meditation is great. And a good couch sometimes even better!
  Feb 2021 MJL
Mary
You kissed me softly in the rain,
then laughed gently into my mouth.
It tasted like Spring.
MJL Feb 2020
There are fish in my pond, man
They skip from pad to pad
They climb ladders and chew gum, chick
And blow big bubbles for Chad

They wear high healed pumps
All sequined pink with dew
Kaleidoscope's wide thumps
Girl's exceptionally Drew

Yet they’re splashed and they’re dashed
Trashed by dog's *******'
Scared pixie eyes splash
Asphalt mascara bleeds crimson

Those fish in that pond, man
Walk from fool to fool
Vamped but not tramped, parading for you
All clutching dreams to swim with the school


© 2020 MJL
Dance.
  May 2019 MJL
Sandra Ostrander
I make no big plans,
I go where the day takes me.
It always leads home.
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