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Category Archives: Everyday Things

Endless Weight

I have gone out into the snow,
braving the winter’s fiery cold,
and searched for rabbit high and low
when frosty mitts refused to hold.

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 28, 2020Posted inEveryday Things, Nature Poems, Poems about lifeTags:Metrical Verse, poem, poems, poetry, Rhyming poetry, verseLeave a comment on Endless Weight

Flower – Short Poem

Flower,
perfect pearl blue.

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 21, 2020Posted inEveryday Things, Nature Poems, Short PoemsTags:Nature Poems, poem, poetry, short poemLeave a comment on Flower – Short Poem

The Wolf at the Door

The wolf as both live animal and poetic symbol for the dangers in the world.

Ever since the wolf was at the front door,
we’ve build our lives with bricks,

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 20, 2020July 21, 2020Posted inAging, Everyday Things, Poems about life, Short PoemsTags:Metaphor, poem, Poem on life, poetryLeave a comment on The Wolf at the Door

The Game of Craps

The poetry of rolling dice against the odds in a descending staircase

The world is a gamble,
In jest we place our bets
and wink at destiny
as hopeful players do
in this the game of craps.

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 19, 2020July 21, 2020Posted inEveryday Things, Short PoemsTags:life and death, poems, poetry learningLeave a comment on The Game of Craps

A Morning Hike

The Poet Hiking On The Appalachian Trail

Under the figs
I woke to fog and dew,
white oaks, and mist

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 18, 2020July 21, 2020Posted inEveryday Things, Nature Poems, Poems about lifeTags:mountain poetry, Nature Poems, poem, Poetry about lifeLeave a comment on A Morning Hike

I Looked for You

Blue ford station wagon poem

I looked for you
in places we used to go,
I returned, I had seen,
and was conquered.

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 16, 2020July 21, 2020Posted inEveryday Things, Poems about life, Short PoemsTags:Freeverse, love, poems, verseLeave a comment on I Looked for You

Auto

Car night headlight poem metaphor

The future is so far,
the destination further still,
and like head lights cast down the road

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 16, 2020July 21, 2020Posted inEveryday Things, Poems about lifeTags:fate, poems, Poetry about lifeLeave a comment on Auto

Mad Fowl

Sometimes, I think that I live out
of city lights and on the farm.
I mean, the chickens are out

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 15, 2020July 21, 2020Posted inEveryday Things, Funny Poetry, Poems about lifeTags:Life, poem, relationshipsLeave a comment on Mad Fowl

Borrowing Sugar

I like my coffee sweet,
my tea the same, and neighbors nice,
and so I keep borrowing sugar—

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 11, 2020July 21, 2020Posted inEveryday Things, Poems about lifeTags:free verse, Freeverse, poemLeave a comment on Borrowing Sugar

The Compass

My conscience is a needle’s point
that is thread through the days behind;

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Posted byThepoetryofjpJuly 9, 2020July 21, 2020Posted inEveryday Things, Poems about life, UncategorizedTags:Metaphor1 Comment on The Compass

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