It is a cold, wet, and windy night. I’m inside my warm shack relaxing in an ancient recliner, reading a book that is falling apart, while the light flickers, and rodents run around inside the roof.
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he never smiled
we drank our beers
stepping down from bar stool
he wished me luck
and
mumbled
“my cane
my only friend”
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cool day
I sit in the sun
watching
butterflies
play
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running
fast
faster
looking back
FEAR
right there
will not disappear
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long time
pulled weeds
tossed seeds
garden
no longer provides
same
same
joy to me
Missus
came over
picked up my shovel and rake
&
said
“take a break”
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reaching
on her tippy-toes
she
became
agitated
realizing
contentment
cannot be picked from a tree
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cactus
sits still
slowly grows
non-aggressive
yet
defensive
protecting the home
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days shorter
nights longer
methodically
excavate
deeper
into
my unexplored brain
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unconcerned
with
yesterdays or tomorrows
Birds
eat
drink
fly
sleep
procreate
survive
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believers
single file
march
towards
delusion
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looking through me
her eyes
could not hide
betrayal
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lifetime
watching
gold coins
disappear
into the deep well
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each day
another layer
of body rots away
teeth decay
positive
negative
charges
the
nervous system
wiring
in disarray
bottles of good whisky
only friends who stayed
my mind is still OK
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life settled down
he is no longer hungry for revenge
snow covers the mountain
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I want nice things
I deserve nice things
I will have nice things
Setting goals is fine, but what happens when our entire life is consumed with endless desire?
Spinning
Round
&
Round
Will peace be found?
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buckets of pain
sprinkles of happiness
I’m still here
sometimes a laugh
long ago
lost tears
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flat tire
push bike
look around
no help found
huffing
puffing
drop bicycle
everything now possible
will not go home
these old bones
now walk
alone
my last days
roam
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we met in the park
her face displayed misery
teeth decayed
she told me:
“I paint away the past
it is my therapy”
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after listening to my troubles
the fisherman
cast his line
then said:
ride
riptide
life
gives
few
free rides
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standing in light rain
belly growling
stopped
front of restaurant window
fantasize
eating gourmet pizza
drinking craft beer
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Searching
Only found emptiness
Took a break
Sat by the river
Saw minnows
In close formation
Swim by
I started to cry
Remembering
When
All
Family
&
Friends
Said
Goodbye
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walking uneven path
up
down
lost
I sit and laugh
dark soon
will wait for my friend the moon
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cooler tonight
frogs quiet
garden lantern flickers
clouds
play
hide-and-seek
with
moon
first crop tomatoes soon
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sack of rocks
I carry
lifetime of worry
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sitting on sidewalk
not saying a word
rattling
coins in my cup
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Value gone down
Clandestine
In
Out
Without a sound
One pepper
Two pepper
Three pepper
More
Oops
Wide open door
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almost
every morning
for just a couple of moments
I smile at garden laughing Buddha statue
then walk away
ready & happy to start my day
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light flickers
pen running out of ink
cockroach runs on the wall
ceiling fan spins
dust
leisurely
falls
twenty past midnight
room
smells
of
curry powder & cooked rice
one stubby pencil
I continue to write
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forty years experience
hitting same nail
without fail
empty walls
sand in hourglass
no longer falls
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nighttime
is best time
midnight until 6 AM
silence
no interruptions
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only cuts perfect flowers
walks past the rest
never married
she just turned 81
still searching for
“the one”
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surrounded by dusty books
slowly aging with me
I provide shelter
they share knowledge
lifelong friends
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slippery stepping stones
rats feast on happiness
weeds of sadness
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turning handle on sausage grinder
filling casings
I look outside
trees lost all their leaves
open another can of beer
Alone
this time of year
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stacked beach chairs
listening to waves arrive on shore
sun almost done
remembering her scent
need to catch a taxi
flying home soon
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bus comes to a stop
two
middle aged
men
argue
over spot in line
more
lost time
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Sitting on park bench
Eating cold potato
Topped with salt
Wondering
How many failures my fault?
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light rain falls
sitting on a hill
holding umbrella
watching mushrooms grow
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I carry the container
picking tomatoes
the same all six days
Sunday
whiskey
washes hope away
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