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Harlow Flick, Right Fielder

Apr 22, 2025 at 11:37pm
In response to "Quiet after the storms "

Harlow Flick, Right Fielder I tried to take an abstraction and ground it (in concrete?).

Thanks for reading.

Apr 22, 2025 at 12:15pm
In response to "Quiet after the storms "

Atmospheric. Well done.

I particularly like the first stanza.

Katya the Poet

Apr 18, 2025 at 8:50am
In response to "As we rot"

Thanks so much for this poem, and for sharing the story of the dead dog and his beautiful teeth!! (The last line also makes me think of the wolf in the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood!!) I love the feeling in this, and the praise, and the brevity and the long EE of "teeth" in the last line, making me smile.

Apr 13, 2025 at 12:32pm
In response to "Quiet after the storms "

Joy Oh, I love the bittersweet or dark-and-light although this has more dark.

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Joy

Apr 13, 2025 at 11:34am
In response to "Quiet after the storms "

Very effective lines even with--or maybe because of--the grim in them.

Apr 9, 2025 at 8:57pm
In response to "On a green day"

Cappucine I'll bow to "strangely beautiful".

I just went with the flow. Could use a minor edit but I'm happy that you like it.

Cappucine

Apr 9, 2025 at 8:19pm
In response to "On a green day"

This is strangely beautiful. Thank you for the note about Thailand - I am happy to know this!

Joy

Apr 9, 2025 at 1:56pm
In response to "Make up your mind, Spot! "

Congrats!

I didn't think it was silly, though! I rather thought you were a genius of description.

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Apr 9, 2025 at 1:43pm
In response to "October Blues"

winklett Thank you. Any emotional response is good imho. At my age, and in my situation, I'm surrounded by echoes and embers. Reality is heartless; the Past slips away; the shore of the Future — shrouded in fog.

February 10, 2022 at 9:34pm

#1026435

Molt [357]

Molt

Hollowed shells, an empty husk,
of use once but now — no longer,
like fur that kept us warm in winter,
left behind come vernal breezes.

When will you leave your aging husk?
When will you join us in the stars?
Transformation's normal, needed.
Death comes to all no-longer-useful forms.

© Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [178.357] (9.februar.2022)

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At the center of it all [356]

February 10, 2022 at 7:28pm

#1026426

At the center of it all

I'm the core of the universe,
atoms spinning 'round inside you,
the answer for your questing soul
the essence of all existance.

At the center of it all,
I'm still unknown, unseen, enigma,
measured by what is and isn't.

Without me — you are nothing.

© Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [178.356] (9.februar.2022)

Prompt: nucleus

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Chloropyll on a bun [355]

February 10, 2022 at 5:43pm

#1026423

Chlorophyll on a bun

My greenness is my greatness,
the gift of sun becoming life,
the energy that feeds you —
moving you from shadows into light.

Hail my magnesium core.
Bow to the hay that cattle chew.
Chomp down upon my lettuce
as my greenness nourishes you.

© Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [178.355] (9.februar.2022)

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February 9, 2022 at 4:46pm

#1026368

Circle square [354]

Circle square

Do-si-do, allemande left
swing your partner, tug their heft
around and around.

The race is not won
by those who stand ground.

Swirl and twirl
like a flock of crows;
who'll fall first, nobody knows.

© Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [178.354] (9.februar.2022)

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February 9, 2022 at 4:40pm

#1026365

In Ferizaj [353]

In Ferizaj...

if I write all my hopes on a paper boat,
light a candle — and set it afloat,
where will it go when the waters divide
what obstacle will make it decide
which sea to empty its burden in
which to set aside — and which to abide.

© Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [178.353] (9.februar.2022)

February 8, 2022 at 9:07pm

#1026315

Point-of-view [352]

Point-of-view

She sees a face.
He sees a squid.
I fear the paddle.
We see what we choose to see.

She wants to walk.
He wants to run.
I'd rather swim.
You mount the horse waving goodbye.

© Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [178.352] (8.februar.2022)

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Or... You mount the driftwood waving goodbye...

Based on the image of a horse made of wood/driftwood.

February 5, 2022 at 6:21pm

#1026103

Moss [348]

Moss

I delight in moss greening
at the base of cold brick walls,
protected from the harsh cruel sun,
holding on to every drop of moisture.

I seek refuge in two rooms,
geraniums blooming by the windows,
books holding up thin walls,
each drop of inspiration from my Muse.

© Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [178.348] (5.februar.2022)

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February 4, 2022 at 9:08pm

#1026056

Rock-a-bye boat [346]

Rock-a-bye boat

Rock-a-bye baby,
rock-a-bye boat.
When the Earth freezes
you'll buy a new coat.
When the earth broils
you'll bake like a shoat.
So, rock-a-bye baby.
Rock-a-bye boat.

© Copyright 2022 Kåre Enga [178.346] (4.februar.2022)

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February 4, 2022 at 5:49pm

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Return to me [345]

Return to me

Dust drifts over dull-white snow,
painting frozen ripples
shades of mustard, red or tan.

Blue skies bring no relief from drought
as brown fields thirst, and Silence
greets those who stumble by.

For The Land has spoken:
All Life returns to Me.

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January 29, 2022 at 1:14pm

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Not letting go... [341]

Not letting go...

Leaves and flowers come and go
but deep roots hold on tight.

Snags whisper ancient tales
to eagles tired of flight,

and to those who make it home at night
avoiding raptors eyes

as roots that once rived the rocks
still hold fast their prize.

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