PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

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Little Tree, Little Tree, I wonder where you are
to thank you for the sweet pink fruit you did weave
from distant star.
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A dog is so cheaply bought.. He sells his heart
for all eternity for a handful of popcorn  (to Karin Anderson)

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Birds chirp and cheep above the school chapel, for Chips
no longer serves chops to the chaps.
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Tiny wisps, the many teats on the grey cloud..
who nurses the trees as she passes out of form.
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Every day at six heures we thank God for enkindling Cesar
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Winter when God's unseen gift of breath becomes visible.
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The horse has run her heart out for her 'owner''s bank
account.. and her reward? the slavery of a stall
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A heavy storm... squirrels thankful.. for pine cones have landed..
near their laps
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The Franciscan friar ate no friers and thus made the fellow fliers more safe from fire
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Sunrise is apple fall
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To God's muses we are the peons. It is they who whisper delightful paeans. Their thoughts arrive so subtly ... to Rebecca, Luke, Jack and Ian
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Knowing Joe, Alexandra, Dmitry, Irene and Paula and Nicholas and Constantine
we say "How holy and generous are the Greeks bearing gifts"

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Oh Lord to You we give thanks

that in time Polish horses defeat Nazi tanks

RUBIES OF THE POMEGRANATE

Thank You, Lord, for this food.
which is Your visible grace
sunwoven out of starry space.

How did You the orange chambers
with amber interlace!.
How did you on the crimson apple
skin ... gold stars trace?

How did you hang the
wee white bells
in the pepper's belfry?

How do Your trees
spin avocados
and give them free.

In the peach You placed
seeds of granite
and put soft ruby jewels
inside pomegranate.

How does your sparkling dew
inside pecans leave
no residue?

We know not how You do...
but with all our hearts
we thank You.

FAT CAT

I have met the sweet
fat little black cat
.. Shivananda..
his weight delights
.. Having met him
'fat cat' means something
new

GOD PLUGS US IN

God plugs us in
to infinite currents
and then unplugs
us.. as She patiently
teaches us
.. to find our own
invulnerable plugs

SPIELBERG

Given the name
'mountain of stories'
he began to manifest
it.

ANIMAL VICTIMS OF WAR

a tiger shot in the Baghdad zoo by US soldier

Afghan bears sealed in caves by bombs

Kosovo minesniffing dogs blown apart

Trees, habitat for birds, and their resident birds and mammals,
burned by US bomb defoliants

primates kept in restraining chairs at Bethesda Naval

Navy sonar killing whales

A truck of chickens shot at by Iraqi soldiers

animals abandoned when tanks make refugees

NO SQUIRM

We aspire
to cause no blue
worm
with fright
to squirm

BLUE WORM RIGHTS

a. the right not to be skewered on a fishhook

b. the right not to be stepped on in the rain on a sidewalk

c. the right not to be sprayed with insecticide

d. the right to eat the most beautiful flowers and leaves
  in the most protected gardens

e. the right not to be shredded or smashed by mowers

f. the right to be left alone by early birds

g. the right to rest before becoming a butterfly

SEASCAPES

Often landscapers
are landscrapers
.. with violent tools
never used by God
.. hoes and rakes
and pruning shears..

It is hard to be
a seascraper
even though oil
companies try

APPLE TREE ENCIRCLED

an apple tree
of April..
blooms still on the tree
and at its base
a white petal apron
like the thousands of
unheralded acts of kindness
he has done for those
close and total strangers

He is an apple tree
in summer..
a home for tired birds
..shade for passersby

He will be an apple tree
in autumn...
his invisible fruit
made visible for all

(to Leonard)

SPORTS

She liked to support
spontaneous sports
where each had a port
to onfield play of sorts
DESIGN

Presents are laid
at our feet by
nut trees..
and the south wind
has rose scents sent
The sun garbs us in his rays
The birds give us their
symphonies
Everywhere..
the signs of
a paradise
by
God designed

EVERY DROP MULTIPLIED

Each drop with which
she watered her vine
came back to her
as purple sweet
grape orbs.

Each drop of love
she gave away
came back
to her multiplied

PENROD

A pen is
a lightning rod
drawing the support
of angels
when aligned to God.

(to T Penrod who does
untold unspoken kindnesses
for many)

CONFUSED FIREFLY

A confused firefly
he gently lifted
with the help
of a samara.. a maple
seed...
the small helping the small

CLOCK HANDS

The clock hands
were discouraged
thinking they
were merely running
in circles
even when coming together
in prayer at noon..
until angels showed
them the invisible
day and month
year century and
millenia hands

CONIFEROUS GIFTS

The gifts of pines
coniferous
are eaten by squirrels
noncarnivorous

SINCE KATRINA

Since Katrina
he has built
his new home
on concrete stilts
and planted thousands
of trees
.. that their roots
might drink the waters

THANK YOU TO OUR ANGELS

You have not 1 angel
but myriad angel protectors
guides and guards
who bow to your Godhood
and genie forth your wishes

MANNA

Wages now
A might fight
between mammon and manna
.. darkness versus
the power of light

FATHER

Father,
send down your infinite
arms to lift us up
from this sea of suffering
into the joy that is
all around us.

THANK YOU BREATH

We said goodbye to our
latest breath and released
it .. watching it swim
away in the sea of air

THANK YOU TO ALL HEARTS

We feel gratitude for the lungs
.. trapped wings.. which do
not fly away when they fill
with air... and to
the faithful beating heart,
timekeeper of our alloted span
on earth.

-Saiom Shriver-

A DOG IS SO CHEAPLY BOUGHT
ANIMAL VICTIMS OF WAR
APPLE TREE ENCIRCLED
BLUE WORM RIGHTS
CLOCK HANDS
CONFUSED FIREFLY
CONIFEROUS GIFTS
EVERY DROP MULTIPLIED
FAT CAT
GOD PLUGS US IN
HOW HOLY ARE GREEKS BEARING GIFTS
MANNA
NO SQIRM
PENROD
RUBIES OF THE POMEGRANATE
SEASCAPES
SINCE KATRINA
SPIELBERG
SPORTS
THANK YOU BREATH
THANK YOU TO ALL HEARTS
THANK YOU TO OUR ANGELS
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