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Unpolished Ink Mar 2023
Adrift on a rising wave
not made of sea
or silver hum of distant bees
nor wind
or leaves on waving trees
not earth not sky
nor singing birds
but movement made of living words
that float and curl
and dart and hide
strange fish to catch on a poets tide
Unpolished Ink Mar 2023
Peace
that shy elusive beast
a spotted doe or hind
hiding deep within the forest of your mind
which makes her difficult to find
Unpolished Ink Mar 2023
If you follow in my path
tread light in my shade
excuse the faltering steps that I made
if I left my heavy footprints showing
the damage I assure you was unknowing
erase my dust
walk with care
make it look
like I was never there
Unpolished Ink Mar 2023
Come spring
extend your hand
caress  the waiting warming land
give us singing birds on green and leafy trees
swap gale for breeze
soft light and scented air
disperse our shivering winter cares
and bless each fertile blooming day
through April and then on to May
please stay
Unpolished Ink Mar 2023
Winter you sneaking thief
explain yourself
you stole the sun
to leave us with much colder days
depriving us of warming rays
replacing skies of white and blue
with others of a greyer hue
a world of ice
what did you do
I know the catalyst was you
Unpolished Ink Mar 2023
Fog
Remove the waking winter sky
the stars and moon above
take them all
but leave me something
I am vulnerable to love
Unpolished Ink Feb 2023
You can cherish a dream
but there may be other rivers
other lands in which to seed your hopes
don't turn your wishes into ropes
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