ymmiJ: Poems

79 · Apr 2019

Follow Your Heart?

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Follow Your Heart?

You took my sight away
the first time my eyes gazed yours
now, my heart leads me on

79 · Oct 30

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ymmiJ Oct 30

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winters' quiet fall
silent universal call
the end comes to all

79 · Apr 2019

Car Wash Haiku

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Car Wash Haiku

Life is a car wash
spend a few precious minutes
come out ***** and span

78 · Sep 2019

Consumed

ymmiJ Sep 2019

Consumed

in my deep recess
where my true self goes to think
I take you with me

78 · Apr 2019

Good Memories

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Good Memories

All my good memories
I lock in a box, three locks , of course
On special days, I unlock it, to ensure
They all really happened

78 · Dec 2019

Dawn

ymmiJ Dec 2019

Dawn

your smile enlightens
my now shadowless heart shines
my dawn sun rises

To Kimberly Dawn who makes my heart shine

78 · Mar 2020

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ymmiJ Mar 2020

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she's aqua marine
she's mountain side alpine glow
natural beauty

78 · Feb 2021

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ymmiJ Feb 2021

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lies all lies
where does truth reside
somewhere deep inside
hidden from light
buried alive

78 · Feb 2021

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ymmiJ Feb 2021

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imagine never
trapped under gravity’s pull
leaving pain behind

78 · Oct 4

A Thinkers Prayer

ymmiJ Oct 4

A Thinkers Prayer

thank you good lord
for this brain to think
and the willingness
to use it

78 · Apr 2019

Green Light District

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Green Light District

Green light is going
She left the shade up, light on
Sunshine pouring forth

78 · May 2021

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ymmiJ May 2021

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concrete footprints
size one date two thousand three
some things never change

78 · Apr 2019

Karate Bird

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Karate Bird

He stopped in mid step
as if time and light halted
foot raised, the egret, snapped

78 · Apr 2023

False Ones

ymmiJ Apr 2023

False Ones

truth be in his word
spoke by christ jesus himself
brings eternal peace
fish hat demons in red shoes
stole his words and lied to you

78 · Apr 2019

Deep Blue Sadness

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Deep Blue Sadness

Peering into blue
Deep frigid waters, white capped
Beauty wrapped cold death
on high tides washing away
dead shells echo wails of whales

78 · May 2022

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ymmiJ May 2022

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sunny warm kisses
upon lipstick red shoulders
summer love burns

78 · Feb 2022

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ymmiJ Feb 2022

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philosophy
seeking what is already known
thinking it cannot be

78 · Jan 2021

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ymmiJ Jan 2021

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calloused land splayed out
resting under winter’s fall
cruel peaks upon frozen ground
soulless hunters stalking all

78 · Apr 2019

Order Up

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Order Up

recalling last night again
Like a million nights before
The morning after, eggs in bed

78 · Apr 2019

Goodbye Forever

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Goodbye Forever

Say goodbye forever
never see you again, ever
My deepest dark fear

78 · Sep 2019

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ymmiJ Sep 2019

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shining in brilliance
your delicate job complete
this once tarnished heart

78 · Mar 2021

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ymmiJ Mar 2021

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her sweet melody
gently rocking me along
singing her sweet song

78 · Mar 2021

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ymmiJ Mar 2021

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snow mounts higher
covers springtime feelings
for another month

77 · Apr 2019

My Life In Walls Haiku Abstract

ymmiJ Apr 2019

My Life In Walls Haiku Abstract

I ran into walls
I was scared and ran from walls
I stroll around walls

77 · Apr 2019

Don't Just Sit There

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Don't Just Sit There

The world just flew by
as I sat helpless watching
On an Amtrak train

77 · Apr 2019

Broken Open

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Broken Open

The wind in leaves, tumbling
Make you look skyward, ever further
Sensing for when it brakes

77 · Feb 2023

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ymmiJ Feb 2023

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law and order dies
chaotic times our headlines
big brother doth lie

77 · Jan 2021

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ymmiJ Jan 2021

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fallen snow
layered perfectly
white icing

77 · Sep 2019

Reading Bones

ymmiJ Sep 2019

Reading Bones

my bones told me
cold rain
rolling in

77 · Apr 2019

HOPE A Retrospective

ymmiJ Apr 2019

HOPE A Retrospective

Rearview looking back
Head hanging shame going by
Mistrials and misdeeds
Love gone wrong, ill fated winds
Stupidly let hope sneak on in

77 · Oct 2019

Hypocrites

ymmiJ Oct 2019

Hypocrites

we elect others
of the more unseemly type
to keep our hands clean

77 · Oct 2019

Pile It On

ymmiJ Oct 2019

Pile It On

I am not sad, yet I pray
I am not sick, yet a still pray
I am well, yet I pray even more

77 · Jan 2020

-15 Part II

ymmiJ Jan 2020

-15 Part II

frozen winter morning
houses creak as fires crack

77 · Nov 2023

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ymmiJ Nov 2023

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pink morning glories
spiral buds drip sweet nectar
suitors soon arrive

77 · Jun 2022

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ymmiJ Jun 2022

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clean aspen air
mountain scents on cool breezes
rearview mirror pine

77 · Apr 2019

Sure, Jump On In

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Sure, Jump On In

backwater eddy
fast moving, sanctuary
what's deep, on bottom?

77 · Mar 2021

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ymmiJ Mar 2021

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jam toast juice
steaming coffee for two
breakfast in bed with you

77 · Dec 2019

Pure Gold Tanka

ymmiJ Dec 2019

Pure Gold Tanka

do they even know
sunny smiles always adorned
from the purest gold
magnetic souls multiplied
four perfect children of God

77 · Jun 2021

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ymmiJ Jun 2021

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off main streets
beneath broken bridges
rivers flow past

77 · Aug 2022

Denali Peeks

ymmiJ Aug 2022

Denali Peeks

shrouded among clouds
epic faces rarely seen
denali peeks shine

N. A tallest peak. Is a shy mountain

77 · Apr 2019

Let Go

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Let Go

Pains that never go
Life suffering in the dark
It was not meant so

77 · Aug 2019

Family Tree?

ymmiJ Aug 2019

Family Tree?

forests of old growth
shared ancient roots entangled
grew from the first tree

77 · May 24

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ymmiJ May 24

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summertime ice cream
chasing ding dongs street to street
sweet fleeting treat

77 · Feb 2023

No More Freedom, No More Warriors

ymmiJ Feb 2023

No More Freedom, No More Warriors

when your freedoms gone
when all rights have been taken
you'll finally ask
why did we silence the warriors?
who's gonna protect us now?

77 · Apr 2019

Duly Noted

ymmiJ Apr 2019

Duly Noted

When I look at you
I don't see the hate
But, boy! I feel it, I think,
I even smell it, oozing,
from your open pores.
Thank you, duly noted.

76 · Nov 2022

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ymmiJ Nov 2022

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You're never alone
in there lies the devils doings
making you feel so

76 · Jan 2021

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ymmiJ Jan 2021

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green light flashing night
setting sun’s emerald flight
God’s finishing touch

76 · Mar 2021

Changed

ymmiJ Mar 2021

Changed

all time passed changes
as people never stop
I've already changed
and there's nothing
I can change about it
as change only occurs
once time has passed

76 · Feb 2021

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ymmiJ Feb 2021

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morning smoke rising
chimneys streaming acrid signs
winter cold remains

76 · Dec 2019

Loving A Early Christmas

ymmiJ Dec 2019

Loving A Early Christmas

silky sheets wrapped tight
covered gifts she had inside
Christmas came early

Hey, after 27 years of marriage I could have called it A Christmas Miracle!! I kid of course.