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Tripped Up

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:15:51 +0100

so many things
are waiting in the street
to trip you up.

natural, organic material
useful for compost but
not on asphalt.

don't trip. use caution.
like prayer, there are
dangers in the street.

watch your step and remember
that falling was always
a part of the plan.

Magnolia Oil

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:25:31 +0100

Every summer heat needs
a cavern of cool drink,
a screened-in porch to
hold the stinging-bugs at bay,
a sanctuary to linger in,
to wait out the crisis
of summer.

wave good-bye

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:21:56 +0100

waving good-bye,
with space between our fingers
we are still connected

Old Books

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:45:50 +0100

Old words sound like waves splashing
on wooden boats, smell like wooden
floors freshly soaped, taste like chickory
coffee roasted on open wood fires,
like children waiting in one room
school houses to learn the way
their world is about to change
forever.

The Long Table

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:02:30 +0100

We gather together to enjoy
the feast of stories, lives, words,
poems in rhyme or not,
a long banquet spread for
hungry minds to feed
to their heart's content.

Donation Box

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:16:59 +0100

What will you leave behind for
those who come after you;
can you spare some very
small words printed on
some very small papers with
numbers of one and five and ten
or perhaps some silver or copper
pieces, perhaps, to purchase some
more words to leave behind?

Whole Wide Globe

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:09:15 +0100

When you need to know
the world in a globe,
a library holds
the whole planet for you
to set sail, dig in, dive deep,
and explore.

Picture Books

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:36:39 +0100

Picture books
of every size
fit the hands and
fit the eyes
of the smallest people
who love to read
about Daisy-Head Mayzie
and Mulberry Street.

Paperbacks

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:52:36 +0100

Paperback books travel well in
and out of airports, pockets,
bathtubs, friends and acquaintances;
a portable, shareable, light-
handed carousel telling of
stories.

Read Me!

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:55:56 +0100

Read me! Read me!
Read me next!
Look at my pictures
and tell the text!

So many! So many!
So many to choose!
May we read them
aloud by twos?