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Journey

Journey   We are going on a journey To a place we love so well, Where cool lakes nestle in the trees …

Shafted

Shafted   I positioned a bench in a nice shady spot. And it really looked perfect, believe it or not. It happened …

One Day in Late Summer

One Day in Late Summer   I sat here in the Spring, and watched The brimstones drinking in the primroses. The air …

Sun Trap

Sun Trap   We’ve trapped the sun. It bumbled through the oak trees With no perception that we lay in wait. In …

Hot Dog

Hot Dog   He’s lying in another sunlit ground pool. His stiff old joints are soothed by warming rays; Bum in the …

Gathering In

Gathering In   As the nights grow ever longer, So the gathering begins, And the need for food grows stronger. On the …

Just a Smidgen

Just a Smidgen   In our may tree dwells a pigeon. With September drawing near. Is he stupid? Just a smidgen. He …

Four O’ Clock

Four 0’ Clock   It’s four o’ clock. The sky’s so deep-dipped blue That it appears deliberately to frame the view. The …

The Red. Red? No.

The Red. Red? No.   Burns wrote about the red, red rose. That’s what his love was like. If love is like …

The Ocean National

  Get ready for the main event Of the aquatic year. Athletes from every ocean Are expected to appear.   The line …