Friday, July 24, 2020

poems - after a long time away - blogging

Pears almost ready

park walking trail
solitude--except for
the butterflies
--PL, from connecting our houses, 1995
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leaving row of holes
where it paws out earthworms
a small raccoon
--Dion O'Donnel, another day, 2001
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warm afternoon--
even maple leaves seem
too tired to move
--Edward J. Rielly, Maine,
from Timepieces, 1995
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drenching rain
lightning playing where the clouds
touch the earth
--Dion O'Donnel, everyday living, 1997
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By dusty roadside . . . 
  a tiny brook tugging hard
     at wild watercress
--Gertrude Morris, NYC,
from Timepieces, 1997
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on building's facade
the wind-tousled palms appear
almost debonair
--Dion O'Donnel, from daily walk, 1999
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"on the groom's side, please"
a woman veiled and in black
attends our wedding
--PL, from So Hot For So Long, 2012
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coreopsis blooms
lofty pedestrian bridge
slowly taking shape
--PL, from the taste of summer, 2005

juvy cardinal
'chits' and forages for seeds
thrown in the driveway
PL, unpublished 
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from deep down inside
the bee putting on pollen
from the pink flower
--PL, unpublished
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All of these poems are dated July 24.

c 2020, PL dba lovepat press, Benton AR USA