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Poetry
My attempts at poetry.
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Some of these poems have been pruned and some have not. Please read, enjoy and give me feedback.

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The Starlight Ballroom   [E]   1.1 KB
It happened one night.

Wheelchair blues -- edited  [E]   1.6 KB
This sestina is meant to be humorous, but some find it uncomfortable.

Tea in a Purple Cup, with Cats  [E]   0.5 KB
Things I love

Arizona Sunsets  [E]   0.8 KB
I love Arizona sunsets.

A Simple, Stress-free Life  [E]   1.5 KB
A sestina, with the old warning about wishes.

Pudding  [E]   0.5 KB
Just for fun.

Tree House  [E]   0.6 KB
This was written for one of my characters in a longer piece.

I Insist on Denial: My Therapy of Choice  [E]   1.0 KB
Free verse, and my personal take on psychoanalysis.

Cliff Dwellings, near Sedona  [E]   1.4 KB
A poem about a hike taken long ago.

Catty Days  [E]   0.3 KB
A poem from my cat's perspective.

Between I do and death  [E]   0.6 KB
A wedding poem.

Heat Wave  [E]   1.0 KB
Weird things happen in Arizona.

Hands, edited  [E]   0.9 KB
A personal obsession.

Haiku Journal   [E]   19 Items
A new form of journal.

In Sickness and In Health  [E]   0.8 KB
A biographical sketch.

Inconvenient Woman  [E]   1.6 KB
An autobiographical sketch.

Sunsets  [E]   0.7 KB
All are unique.

Dig Deeper  [E]   0.4 KB
Learning to think.

Unwritten Poems  [E]   0.9 KB
I was reading Sylvia Plath, when I wondered...

Bridge  [E]   1.1 KB
Inspired by two bridge poems.

My Poetry  [E]   0.8 KB
I love poetry.

Family Exile  [E]   1.5 KB
What I have learned.

Love  [E]   0.6 KB
Difficult to define, but you know it when you find it.

Brayden  [E]   0.9 KB
The joy of grandchildren.

Seasons in the Desert  [E]   1.0 KB
Because the desert does have seasons, as do people.

Mother May I  [E]   0.7 KB
On turning 60

Poems for Contests   [E]   9 Items
These are poems I've written for contests.

Thanksgiving  [E]   0.2 KB
Gratitude is the only prayer we need.

Wedding Gift  [E]   0.7 KB
On the occasion of my Husband's friends sons wedding.

Dead or Alive  [E]   0.5 KB
Inspired by The Museum of Art and Design...and a dead beetle.

Memorial for Papa  [E]   1.4 KB
This is about the man who saved my life.

Volcano  [E]   0.8 KB
My English son and his family were visiting us in the US when the volcano erupted.

Good is Coming  [E]   0.3 KB
Today feels awful, but I know this too shall pass.

Inspired  [E]   1.8 KB
Inspired by all the poets on "The Journey Continues."

Writers Workshop  [E]   0.6 KB
A recent experience prompted this.

A Poetic Journey  [E]   1.7 KB
A Sestina about the journey of writing.

After the Holidays  [18+]   0.8 KB
I am depressed.

My Home  [E]   0.6 KB
Others hate the desert, but I love it.

Poetry Reviews  [E]   0.6 KB
A response to reviews.

Fall in the Desert  [E]   0.5 KB
This was written for the Paper Pals Poetry Contest.

Water Under the Bridge  [E]   0.9 KB
On the way downstream

Passages  [E]   0.8 KB
Life goes on.

Poetic License  [E]   0.5 KB
Rhyme, rhythm, meter schemes...and then there's voice...

Butterfly  [E]   0.1 KB
A late visitor.

Teenager  [E]   0.8 KB
The young ones in my life.

Do not look to me for absolution  [E]   1.8 KB
An autobiographical sketch.

National Day of Prayer  [E]   0.3 KB
A metaphysical play on words.

I Believe  [E]   1.0 KB
This poem was inspired by Oprah magazine's "This much I know" page.