Streamlined or Not

Stands still
the mill.
It cannot grind
with the water
flowing slow or fast
that is past.

Yet tomorrow
old mills
destined to grind
and abrade.
Streamlined,
the future
often thrills.

And past mills,
unborn yet,
may rise
to pulverize
and grind

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Moment in Frame

At exactly
Eight twenty nine
Of the brittle morning
A black car passed
In the melting street.

A faded lonely leaf
From last September
Somersaulted
By the rollicking wind
Over the pallid snow
Of early April.

An orange sun
Was shining
And a grey-winged
Redbreast robin
Began to chant
Her Psalms.

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The Hiding God

Brutal, hard and tough
Life is like Teflon
You say God is hiding
And we are all alone.

But since we are skeptics
We must doubt such faith,
The heart has its reasons
That reason cannot state.

Look how the soul rises,
Though the light is dim,
Let me hold your hand,
In love you may find Him.

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The Sunset Splashes

The sunset splashes
Misty gold light snaps
On the humpy trees,
Nightfall advances.

The frothy forest
Shuts its bird mouth,
Lanky sights swim
Slowly in the south.

The weltering wind
Gyrates dark sorrows,
Sultry stars trickle down
The earth’s frosty sigh,
Whistling moon dances
In the foamy sky.

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Like Old Wine

Love has an end,
You once told me.
But my love is endless,
Regardless of the years
Which fly by and progress.

It did come in
At the window,
But does not go out
At the door to vaporize
In a masterless drought.

Like an old wine,
My love matures,
With time it ripens,
Buoyantly evolves,
Grows in resilience.

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Tired Light

The distance is enormous
The universe is vast
I am the light
I travel fast.

The cosmos is monstrous
I am tired now
But space is boundless
I continue to plow.

Space is tremendous
My energy is lost
Between galaxies
In darkness and frost.

The universe enormous
I am tired now
But space is boundless
I continue to plow.

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Organic Poem

Let's grow
organic poems,
verse vitamins
for the soul.

Let’s spray
the streets with
luminous songs.

Let’s sow
the squares with
ethereal grace
and charm.

And then
let’s lift the city
above the clouds.

Let the air
be pure

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Critics

At a misty lake
Twelve critics asked
Old William Blake,
What is poetry?

As evening descended
The poet produced a ginger
And pointed to the moon
But they saw only
His finger.

Then an optimistic man
Recited Walt Whitman
To his sole companion
A young stallion.

And the keen
Sentient horse
Heard more
Than the prose.

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Change

You said
she soon will change
you hoped
in time he will alter
yet heard lies
and saw her falter
and him doped

So now make a u-turn
let the tire burn
and the fire retire

Lessen the range
review the facts
limit the scope
go on and adjust
yardstick your acts

Modify your plan
for she will not alter

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Friendship

I dream of a friendship
Stronger than steel
I wish to have a friend
To share secrets and meal.

A friend is loyal
Brave and earnest
Caring and loving
Devout and honest.

I wish to have a friend
Steady like a dam
Who laughs at my jokes
And accepts me as I am.

I dream of a friendship
What more can I tell
A friend who is forgiving
And plays soccer well.

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