Tag: people
group name: postitpretty
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September 04, 2007 10:20 PM EDT --
I must have been 5 or 6 years old. I was down with the measles, which meant the portable radio was placed on my nightstand. The radio was big and brown with just a few knobs. A warm light snuck out the . . . more
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August 29, 2007 02:17 PM EDT --
The best winds return to Southern California in the early winter. The day-sailors, oblivious to rhythms more complex than a weekend sunset, end their sailing season when August, summer’s last breath, . . . more
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August 29, 2007 11:01 PM EDT --
Looking over the city
The lights winked in the distance.
We sat on the hood of his car.
I don't even remember what model,
But I remember . . .
I shivered;
He put his jacket . . . more
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September 10, 2007 03:41 PM EDT --
BEDROOM
in the brevity of this room
where we last were we,
before the searing darkness
of dead stars burned
these holes in my heart –
before the sadness of trees
in the middle days of . . . more
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September 06, 2007 09:24 PM EDT --
January wrapped its frigid arms around us. We raised our thick, woolen collars to keep her breath from slithering down our necks. The patrol wagon’s windows still held the winter’s icy visage . . . more
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June 07, 2008 07:42 PM EDT --
I just got my hair cut earlier, and my husband was complaining all day about the cost!
How much would you pay for a good hair cut?
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September 11, 2007 07:36 PM EDT --
H. Rap Brown, dark glasses and beret, stood on the roof on a store next to the Dexter Theater and asked the incendiary question: what will a penny buy? The chorus, well attuned to the tragedy . . . more
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September 02, 2007 09:14 PM EDT --
The Glorious Qur’an
When you ask people what is the name of Islam’s holy book the likely answer is the Koran. The transliteration that Muslims’ prefer is Qur’an. But strange as . . . more
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October 30, 2007 02:14 PM EDT --
The English language, not surprisingly, is rife with terms coined at sea. The British Isles, after all, are islands and the residents of those island travelled the oceans far and wide. Many of the common . . . more
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October 30, 2007 09:54 AM EDT --
There are conflicting stories about where the term bogeyman originated. The Spice Islands, for me, seem the most likely. Hence this little poem. Have fun!
The spice-laden bark,
. . . more
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September 20, 2007 01:10 PM EDT --
We arrived in San Antonio Thursday afternoon and fled directly to the River Walk in search of margaritas, chips and salsa. First, we surrounded the Alamo until we found the list of those who died for those . . . more
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December 12, 2007 05:33 PM EST --
I nearly died when I was born. My parents took me back to the hospital where I was treated for a problem that persists even now. From this auspicious beginning, my life evolved like . . . more
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September 08, 2007 08:58 PM EDT --
My parents determined that everyone should perform some form of labor for the good of the family. You may call them chores but we called them jobs and I had one as long ago as I can remember. I had bathroom . . . more
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November 12, 2007 01:54 AM EST --
When I was in graduate school, I volunteered to teach at a nearby minimum security prison. Its this poem is a simple narration of something that happened one night. Its not finished so you can help me . . . more
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October 27, 2007 08:57 PM EDT --
a little something for Halloween...
crude hand hewn maple
stained and flat stringerless stairs
nailed and open risers
menacing monsters
murky basement dwellers
. . . more
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September 25, 2007 03:14 AM EDT --
I just spent well over an hour writing comments to articles to Gather members. Some I know as close friends. Some may become close friends in time. Some of my close friends on Gather are already gifted . . . more
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September 14, 2007 07:34 AM EDT --
Dew glistens, white rose
Tears of God on soft petal
Weeping for your pain
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November 01, 2007 11:56 PM EDT --
Did someone ever whisper
to be quiet in your ear
not talk about your birthday
so all can overhear
For look what you have . . . more
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September 18, 2007 09:02 AM EDT --
Some who read this probably won't like my honesty, but I believe there are six reasons that many, especially fellow poets, don't read poems.
1. Self absorption or ego. I don't mean . . . more
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September 02, 2007 02:51 AM EDT --
Who are you?
Haven't we met?
Loved once?
Laughed?
Actually liked one another?
Where did we go?
Was it the ballgames,
Cubscouts, homework?
Your work?
Was it when I
Went back to school?
Was . . . more
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