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My Friend the Houseplant

November 21, 2009 – 11:44 am

Kate gave me a houseplant
Twas nothing more to me
She said it was a bromeliad
I laughed heartily
I wouldn’t want a name like that
So I called it Ann Marie
Kate said it would be a friend
A plant? Now how could that be?
Just something else to take care of
The thought brought me no glee
I placed it in sunlight
On the [...]

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Cat’s Nothing Stew

November 20, 2009 – 8:43 am

Sally, gaining weight of late, decided to make a stew,
determined to omit calories as dieting people do.
First she chopped some zilch and tossed it in the pot,
added an ounce of nada she knew would hit the spot.
Now a dash of zero, now half a stick of naught,
then fresh homemade nix, not the store bought.
Sally’s just [...]

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The Pitcairn Deliverance

November 14, 2009 – 4:20 pm

Sitting dead still in the rush hour jam
yet again, almost ten minutes since
moving an inch, late for work, low on
gas, his ears perked straight up when
the voice on the radio – no, it couldn’t
be God could it? – announced a miracle.
At first the voice had spewed out what
he was experiencing at the moment.
“The world’s population [...]

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The Leaf

November 13, 2009 – 12:58 pm

I watched the leaf
as it fell from the tree,
first fluttering toward you,
then back at me.
It landed softly,
squarely between us,
not wanting to take sides
in our latest fuss.
Lets listen to nature,
so smart from day one.
The leaf has told us
that neither has won.
I’m happy with that,
I respect your view.
It differs from mine,
no reason to stew.
I can learn from [...]

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Decisions and Choices

November 6, 2009 – 9:01 pm

Who among us can say they’re immune?
Who wouldn’t erase decisions as dumb as wood,
or costly mistakes made as if served by a spoon?                               
Who wouldn’t push a button, if only they could,
to turn an unfortunate choice into something good?
We’re the intelligent “animals”, we rule the land,
that’s not to say we always do what we should.
Ever known [...]

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