A Stone: One daily observation
The sun sparkles
On the snow capped
Distant peaks
The week begins
With promise
All is perfect
Yet I am conflicted
With much to do
Will the words receive
My attention
Or further exploration
Of the image
?
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The Little King
I have misplaced the
Little King
The toy that made you smile
They called you the king
And you were
With your quiet gentle ways
Lord of your realm
Spoke to fishes
Knew where they took tea
Comfortable in your skin
Life gave you abundance
You deserved more
Man of intergrety
King of your realm
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Ride in the New Car
The crumb of thought
That falls before me
Is of a time long ago
Got a new automobile
Admired by all
During the war
Had no back seat
(Which would come later)
That didn’t stop us from
Taking a rambunctious ride
We all got in
On quilts piled high
Even Grandmother
Tall and quiet
She left the garden just for a while
For a Ride in the new car
As we drove to the pond
Swallows gathered round
Dipped and dived
Swam through the air
Like dancers with pointed toes
And wings spread out
In the glittering ballroom
Honor your partner
Do Se Do
Fellow deer with broad antlers
Like hat racks
With many kinds of hats
And pale yellow coats
Came to see the shiny
Automobile pass by
This shiny new car
Car with an expiration date
Before you knew it
It would be obsolete
The bell would ring
But the memory of the ride
In the new car
Without a back seat
Remains fresh
Even after all those years
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