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Cold-Blooded
What calamity, to have wit but no soul
Breath without heart
A bloodless manner, in its stead
Crave the taste of it on your tongue
Thrill at the acrid tingle
Barely sigh at its sight
Consciousness bereft of conscience
Of dust you are made
To dust you shall return…
July 2, 2025
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Ode to Aging
This day has hit like ton of bricks That comes with turning fifty six I inch much closer to age sixty Without the means to ever fix me...
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First Day
Like an unwrapped treasured gift This gives esteem much needed lift When on the verge of youth to grown That day when you come in to own...
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I Write, Therefore, I Am
I am poet, hear me roar With turns of phrase not heard before! I’m writer, griper, whiner, seether Liberate words to the ether Elicit...
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Human Kindness
She waits in shadow of the shelter Ducking sleet that seeks to pelt her Pulling coat as thin as cotton Around a figure gaunt, forgotten A...
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Nov 27, 20231 min read
Seek No More
I have a friend, means much to me Connection true as deep blue sea As sure as stone and vast as sky Amazed how we see eye to eye Yet...
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Nov 26, 20231 min read
Aging
Annoying signs you’re getting older - You know what day it is From your plastic pill holder… I do not say this to be boastful I need...
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Nov 25, 20231 min read
The Great Equalizer
I need perspective, or I’ll burst I cry or laugh, not sure what’s worse When people seem to close their eyes To those around, it’s no...
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Nov 24, 20231 min read
Cold November
Gray skies and long goodbyes Pale melancholy, a freshman’s folly A lost pearl earring, Love disappearing When youthful mistakes bring...
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Nov 23, 20231 min read
The World I Want
If I had powers like the gods Possessed the means to tilt the odds What would I do, a simple soul What, ultimately, be my goal? How often...
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Nov 22, 20231 min read
The Hanbok
*Illustration reference: Meehee Hanbok So beautiful and graceful falls This simple gown, how it enthralls Tis regal yet uncomplicated...
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Nov 21, 20231 min read
Harmony
As fingers tapped on laptop key I had acute epiphany A moment of unfettered clarity So thankful for kind wisdom’s charity That here right...
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Nov 20, 20231 min read
Bhangra!
Gurdeep Pandher, he lived to travel He loved how paths could just unravel His curiosity would beckon All roads and trails were ripe for...
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Nov 19, 20231 min read
Live to Read
Pick up a book and you will find A way to leave this world behind You can instantaneously Tour the world, traverse the sea Fall in love,...
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Nov 18, 20231 min read
Cookies
You want to satisfy the masses With something that is so fantastic From expert to the greenest rookie Everyone can bake a cookie! It’s...
Theresa Baxter
Nov 17, 20231 min read
The Undeserving
What a curse, our wherewithal To fathom, They, with bane and gall Play with lives as if mere trifle Plant the seed, that aims to stifle...
Theresa Baxter
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Impossibly Possible
When those without wake to the loss Of being free from chains of cost Nickels, dimes and pennies slip Between their calloused fingertips...
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Nov 14, 20231 min read
Philosophize This
Stupid is as stupid does Is greatest statement, ever was No thing’s been said that is more true… You are the stupid things you do It’s...
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Nov 13, 20231 min read
Resilience
When you really love someone With a zeal hot as the sun When you offer whole your heart Consumed you are, you hoard no part Forget you...
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Nov 12, 20231 min read
In the Name of Peace
Do we truly understand The meaning of this day Wearing of the poppy red Seems most respectful way But that is hardly even done So barely...
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Nov 11, 20231 min read
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