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- Laundry Larry at allpoetry
It was late in February
I encountered Laundry Larry. - Doppelganger at allpoetry
Picture-perfect,
militarily erect, - A Little Pea at allpoetry
Every week the sign was changed. “Only 6 weeks until Spring!” Five, four, three, two... When I could resist no longer, I clomped my dun boots, thick winter coat and pale face into a local outlet of Paradise!
- Passage at allpoetry
Each day is like the echo
of a footfall - Superb Growth Opportunity at allpoetry
Some say that opposites attract,
bring compliments of strengths we lack; - Painful losses at allpoetry
His favorite snake of all was the Reticulated Python! Our five-year-old announced his preference after devouring several fascinating library books. Fortunately, the Reptile House at our local zoo had one! Every trip to the - My state [Tee Shirt slogan] at allpoetry
Still upright and sucking air! - Trim at allpoetry
When Sampson wouldn’t cut his hair,
Delilah did it on a dare – - Filling in at allpoetry
He’d have the job for just a week,
who’d ever catch small cash flow leak? - Presumption at allpoetry
She pursed her lips in pretty pout,
her beau did catch them thereabout - - Senior Sensibility at allpoetry
We sat and waited for our lunch,
with servers few, ‘twas more than hunch - Name for a little dove at allpoetry
What do you think of Coo-Coo? - None so Blind at allpoetry
1) Naked, exposed upon the chilly beach. He is alone. Light approaches from darkness.
- Pitch in and Help at allpoetry
May as well be useful as decorative! - Best be Doing at allpoetry
Grandpa always said:
- Redundant? at allpoetry
Mandelbrot melodies
launched in a swing, - Cornflower Blues at allpoetry
Those cornflower blues, lit so bright from within,
her clove-pinks of cheeks and the dear little chin; - Speaking in tongues at allpoetry
It was my Mother who always said:
- An Icy Slip at allpoetry
“Hang on to the handrail, kids –
the footbridge is - The Two Ways at allpoetry
Selfishness, blind to all others desire,
is deaf to their cries of pain; - In the Back at allpoetry
We sit in the back, dear old Theda and I,
She’s blind in both eyes, and my back isn’t spry. - Home Cookin' at allpoetry
My mother always said,
"Charcoal - Bahama Blue at allpoetry
Some days as a mom one admits are real tough,
a struggle to just make it through; - unashamed at allpoetry
no concealment,
extended open - - Taking Stock at allpoetry
Some fellow with a tie
reads a ticker-tape, - Dry at allpoetry
Perhaps a flask too brief?
Per diem issue of - Beholden at allpoetry
Tendril roots
albino blind - Chill’s Season at allpoetry
Grey skies,
grey hair, - Bearing Generations at allpoetry
So soft
children caress - Ducks Don't Have 'em at allpoetry
Red rubber boots,
holes for heels; - Loss at allpoetry
Pressed beneath pack
of lifetime gains, - Reserve *5 at allpoetry
Talking Seasons - prompt 20 at allpoetry
in progress - Clasped at allpoetry
In the red -
assets - Bleu Bliss at allpoetry
The tavern crouched, low and dark,
against the constant chill - Life Gift [Septolet] at allpoetry
Buffalo hooves
(prairie beaters) - Side Show at allpoetry
Nantucket saw whaling’s big time;
behemoths brought profits sublime – - Please Remove Boots at the Door at allpoetry
There once was a man from Nantucket
who hauled his manure in a bucket; - Looking back at allpoetry
Passing my reflection in a plate glass window, I paused to consider my figure. My clothing modestly revealed my curvaceous little half-pear shape, opposite a clean, straight line. Something struck me as being amiss. I look - Khronos Stroke Early at allpoetry
Winter overthrows Autumn,
smothers her brilliant flames - - Savor at allpoetry
Hope:
- Famous Last Words at allpoetry
A fam’ly outing to the pool,
high summer fun, to splash, get cool! - Leafless Autumn Haiku at allpoetry
compass points
to summer banquets - - To Wake at allpoetry
Sleep’s high tide ebbs,
dream fragments - The Cry for Freedom....from Consequences at allpoetry
No rules! MY profits!
But when economy tanks - - Instead at allpoetry
It would have been easier if your heart had stopped...
instead, it only stopped loving. - Packed up at allpoetry
One of those
innocuous, invisible, - Autumn Haikus at allpoetry
wren hops, tree flutters -
leaf learns to fly - Market day at allpoetry
Bleating and barking,
a backfire or two, - open membership at allpoetry
the convenience
of hell: - Transposition of the Great Vessels at allpoetry
Cyanosis of the soul
secondary to - Nocturne [Villanelle] at allpoetry
While moon looks down from velvet skies,
replying to his hopeful gaze, - [Burnt evening cools] Haiku at allpoetry
Burnt evening cools...
- Known at allpoetry
God knew.
There is nothing - Counterparts and Union at allpoetry
Wouldst thou wed a counting-house?
Have all affection - Party Paint at allpoetry
Happy birthday wishes to a half-a-cent’ry gent! - The Silversmith's Daughter at allpoetry
Unflinching eyes regard another ‘taking,’ - The Red Sea at allpoetry
Angie loved chocolate. She had a little sister. Daddy was downstairs watching T.V. and Mommy was shopping. She had it all…motive, means, and opportunity! Daddy had been overwhelmingly specific. - Overloaded at allpoetry
Accommodation’s refuge denied, Life’s magnitude, unfiltered, - Yes at allpoetry
The times I have interacted with Riftkin, she has always been kind. I appreciate that so very much. She would be best judge of what is best for her. I wish her well, whatever her choice. - Basic Recipe at allpoetry
Poetry is homemade soup: Gnawed bone of the past - Cool running at allpoetry
It was the hottest part of the summer, and our church’s air conditioning had not been working for some weeks. The afternoon congregation wore their lightest clothing, and infants and very young children wore as little a - Probability at allpoetry
Half a century later it occurs to me - Reserve at allpoetry
please - Excursion equipped at allpoetry
A broad-brimmed hat (khaki flap down the back) - transitions at allpoetry
Misery assumes the fetal position, wraps around anguish, - Cornelia at allpoetry
When wealthy women, elegant, espied her quiet preference - Reflections at allpoetry
Do you seek your own heart’s mirror? - Way to go at allpoetry
Intensive care, round two: - Bridge of Shadows at allpoetry
Only fifteen minutes since - Lighten at allpoetry
It's always darkest before I find my knees and reach Heavenward. - Tail spin at allpoetry
In splashing glee my offspring three - Signs at allpoetry
At road’s fork, Maker’s signpost - Germination at allpoetry
Pain and sorrow are Tigris and Euphrates, - Stream of consciousness at allpoetry
silence submerges senses; - Embodied at allpoetry
Endowment of flesh, sacred garment - a Royal Danish at allpoetry
O, here lies poor Hamlet, in doublet and hose, immortal his words, tho’ his frame decompose! - Tuning Forks at allpoetry
Life overflows its vessel, - Remembering at allpoetry
It's your birthday, shortly after New Year's. We tromp and shove away the snow from the ground to find your little heart-shaped marker. Fire and Ice roses with ribbon and ferns, a small afternoon effort by - Please hold at allpoetry
reservation - of Course at allpoetry
Shall I be a diamond? - Distinction at allpoetry
Happiness is orange sherbet on a hot summer day; - Scared Stiff at allpoetry
On Saturday afternoons, the neighborhood children crowded into our little pink bathroom on the ground floor. Its tiny window was opened, allowing an additional lucky few the chance to crane their necks in hope of a good - Knifed at allpoetry
Confidence impaled - Difficult at allpoetry
January 2nd, 9 month visit - silence. - Face Value (Prose) at allpoetry
She was late. The child’s flawless little ivory face was topped by jet hair so glossy it wove its own thin white ribbons out of the sunlight. She was guided to an empty Sunday School chair in fro - Title possiblilities at allpoetry
Awoken World Enlivened - Hostilities qualmed at allpoetry
Flowers and feeders I watch through my windowpane, feathered friends dining here, forty years, sun or rain; - companionship at allpoetry
Thoughts entertained during day - A Point at allpoetry
Such a small spot at the end of a page - Winter's Pall [Kyrielle Sonnet] at allpoetry
Winter’s Pall Bear witness, heavens, mother’s grief – - Nightshade at allpoetry
Black steeples on the little hills, the call of sirens, shift-horns shrill; - Glimpsed through Gossamer at allpoetry
From the womb of my love a stranger and a foreigner, - Old Pussies at allpoetry
Miss Marple is my "cup of tea," her needles knitting measuredly; - Adapting at allpoetry
A teething toddler is Spring: daffodil-glow smiles, - Handiwork at allpoetry
With bone buttons, bone of my bones, overlapping the gaps - Union at allpoetry
Once two individuals, sep’rate, unique, saw, each in other, something they did seek. - Stalking the Dusk at allpoetry
Night, satin tail swinging rhythmically, violet eyes glowing, - The Law of the Jungle at allpoetry
Nobody surfs, games or emails until - Reserve at allpoetry
please - Beforehand at allpoetry
Pause before committing - Who Peis? at allpoetry
One’s wrinkles are “innies,” he’s trim underneath; - Double Quick [volleyball] at allpoetry
Stepping to horizon’s line, sparking ball tossed heavenward, - Blue Rew at allpoetry
Stretching, reaching with protracted palm, - Blowing the Candle at allpoetry
Each may try this little game not just the child of birthday name! - birth of beauty at allpoetry
the chrysalis swells, wings curled tightly unfurl – - Res at allpoetry
erve, please! - Censure at allpoetry
Slowly drifting in eddies of indecision, - Chicken? at allpoetry
The sky is falling, so - New Deal at allpoetry
Your oath of office, marriage vows, the trust of others, to a louse. - Off the Wall at allpoetry
Black housefly, a speck, there upon a far wall, compound eyes, twin antennae absorbing it all - - Drama Greens at allpoetry
Landscapes, gardens, Poets by the sea - - Suzy at allpoetry
White the toes and bosom's blaze, White the muzzle, long of days; - Giver at allpoetry
If Nature has made you - Steadfast at allpoetry
I am going to my Father’s; and though with great difficulty - Running to Empty at allpoetry
Warm and magic, gritty and golden - Res at allpoetry
erve - Res at allpoetry
erve - [ Thunderstorm aftermath - ] at allpoetry
Thunderstorm aftermath - leaf’s underside, - Res at allpoetry
erve - The Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance at allpoetry
The "Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance" when 12’s to 15’s had the chance - a prayer for Debilynn and David at allpoetry
Dear Heavenly Father, Thou knowest the situation of Thy dear children, Debilynn and David. They are both facing severe trials with their health. Father, wilt Thou please bless them with Thy spirit, with inspir - Foreshadows at allpoetry
Lilies of the field leave buried - Res at allpoetry
a spot - Why? at allpoetry
So each may see the self within, will sketched with mortal bone and skin - Break at allpoetry
In childhood I was small and young, my smile or tear stayed on your tongue; - the nitty-gritty at allpoetry
amputate me at the neck - - Insult to Injury at allpoetry
I lost last game, and now they say - Apt Learner at allpoetry
He thought that cramps were in my head, “So just ignore them, Dear”, he said! - Insufficient at allpoetry
“So hungry…” I ladled from - Eloquent at allpoetry
Ale-colored eyes seek compassion’s kibble, - pas de deux at allpoetry
ianthine sky, Narcissistically inclined, - The Sportsman at allpoetry
Weather-beaten, tall and thin, piercing eyes, tight-lipped grin; - Contrasted at allpoetry
Shining fruit nourished by root of character - epitaph at allpoetry
Returned to Sender. All worth it! - [ construction earthquakes - ] at allpoetry
construction earthquakes - gopher aftershocks erupt - Teacher of the Year at allpoetry
Afternoon driveway gravel crunches, a dozen hands tense, - please reserve at allpoetry
my spot - summer hibiscus at allpoetry
crying in greening shoots - Lunar Outlook at allpoetry
Suffocating sulfur surround - - Berth of the Sea Nymph at allpoetry
The world was young, its seas were green, the dews danced in each daybreak beam, - Return to Sender at allpoetry
the empty love letter cried mascara ink - Mama's College Man at allpoetry
The good news is: less cooking and cleaning, - Refreshment at allpoetry
Infatuation’s cravings chocolate curls, toffee tan - Please reserve at allpoetry
a place - Enlightened at allpoetry
Blazing bella dona, lady of lauds, - Unimpeachable at allpoetry
From vivid childhood black words reverberate; - supposing him to be the gardener at allpoetry
linen napkin between - Attested at allpoetry
Between pruning and planting in the waking womb of the world, - Walkways at allpoetry
Breath of decay, - Pending reunion at allpoetry
“Thank you for coming, we really must talk, Your Johnny’s the biggest in class, quite the jock; - Sudden bluster at allpoetry
Below snowy crown coiled curls - Trading Up at allpoetry
Love is swapping the silky scarf of selfishness for the sometimes itchy long-woolens and mantle of charity. - Please Hold at allpoetry
my spot - Jezebel at allpoetry
Once there was a little lad with asthma sore afflicted; - Closeted Complaints at allpoetry
Doctor, doctor, I see spots! My hands and arms are sporting dots! - Chivalry's Challenge at allpoetry
Where have all the "good" men gone, the heroes of our dreams and songs? - Caput-al Gains at allpoetry
Clear working space and wipe it clean, - cells at allpoetry
battling cubicle comprehensions, striving for less restrained rhomboid realizations - Upright at allpoetry
No oaths in blood, blustering swearing of vows, - riding the rail at allpoetry
lighting eyes, revving hearts, - Charged at allpoetry
Just don’t leave me out, I’m a bigger kid, too! Whatever you’re doing, I’m going to do! - The Peoria at allpoetry
Ornately handled sugar spoon, its shining bowl a silver moon; - Please Reserve at allpoetry
a spot - Autism at allpoetry
Can you think “outside the box?” Legions timidly or vigorously - cover story at allpoetry
Coppertone pretense applied courteously - Please hold at allpoetry
a spot for me - Use Holiday Caution (Haiku) at allpoetry
rollicking party - chums toasting each other, - Frodofan, I'm a fan! at allpoetry
Frodofan, our mentor kind, you lead with patience dusty minds; - gasping at allpoetry
when the wind blows from the north it is the vital inhalation - Sizzling Debate at allpoetry
Polynuclear aromatics Have their pro and con fanatics; - pedestalled at allpoetry
upper and lower - Bound Friends at allpoetry
Skinned knees and hands, bright pansy faces, 5 cent pony ride, My primer partners, Dick and Jane, I’m ‘sounding out’ in stride; - Balancing at allpoetry
Glacial grinding, frigid forces - winter whirl at allpoetry
plywood box on runners trailing Grandpa’s truck, - Remembrances at allpoetry
My home on the sunny hill, - Treats (Haiku) at allpoetry
winter hay bales - vanilla frosted - Alternatives at allpoetry
A grand banquet prepared, all the candles aflame, - Please reserve at allpoetry
a spot - A Christmas Lesson at allpoetry
My husband passed on, all my children now grown, dear brother and fam'ly this year, out of town; - The Feast at allpoetry
Banquet tables draped with - Must provide proof of own insurance to apply... at allpoetry
This model’s not bad for the upcoming year; - Take 2 Aspirin, and... at allpoetry
tiny, dark, inescapable closet; - Reserve at allpoetry
my spot! - a at allpoetry
Snow swells and sleigh bells - The Message at allpoetry
Housework, oh housework, it must be confessed, - possible aquatic Tshirts at allpoetry
Lone Shark - Hope at allpoetry
Precisely faceted polished clarity, - If the shoe fits… at allpoetry
It had already been a long semester, and there was still another month to go. Our son’s classes were getting tougher. Moving in with two buddies had given him new definitions for the words “complete and total slo - Jubilance at allpoetry
Wonder of wonders! Miracle of miracles! - Tender Twosome at allpoetry
Anemone tendrils in newborn pinks and creams - Solo at allpoetry
Childhood's egocentric airs refrained in adulthood... - Dearest Ann at allpoetry
With warmest wishes, Raggedy dear, for laughter and love in the coming year! - trading places (Haiku) at allpoetry
well-stuffed turkey enticing centerpiece - Getting a Life at allpoetry
Annoyed at compulsory detour from the rush to work - Reported at allpoetry
Migraine headaches that wouldn’t quit my life was miserable, I had to admit. - reserve at allpoetry
spot - reserving at allpoetry
a spot - Hard at allpoetry
He was hungry and driven - [ when dancing flame ] at allpoetry
when dancing flame of life’s lantern
