The Raven On The Camellia Branch

When the raven lands
on the bare camellia
the branches tremble.

poem by James Kendrick
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Good Friday Reflections

The wind is calm. The aura sweet.
The thunder came. The thunder went.

I like this time of year
when things get done
invisibly, when
everything, young

and wet is hanging
by a leaf. The saviour
Jesus hasn't dimmed
for two thousand easters,

Nature hasn't receded.
(Eyes still think they see
softly wrapped in silk
and spun into simile.)

I like this time of night,
traffic faces all directions

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poem by James Kendrick
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Bohemian Story

Your dad was a clown
your mother was rich
Your brother refused you
and tortured your fish

You cried like an orphan
and saved up your tears
You bought a small plane
which you flew in for years

Your friends were invited
to the edge of the knife
But cautious they were
and squeamish with heights

So you started a band
with your Gibson guitar
A three-piece ensemble
complete with a bar

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poem by James Kendrick
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