Current poems in progress...

Dead leaves on the lawn
---BR
Remnants of Spring's sweet promise
---BR
Like an old man's dreams
---BR
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---Anonymous
Corpse in the gutter
---Anonymous
Remnant of last night's party
---Anonymous
Like peppered jerky
---Anonymous

BR, the first three lines are a wonderfully crafted Haiku. It speaks to the heart and blesses. Poignant, succinct, a sculpted poem.
Lida Jo from Idaho
2-12-08
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BR, the first three lines are a wonderfully crafted Haiku. It speaks to the heart and blesses. Poignant, succinct, a sculpted poem.
Lida Jo from Idaho
2-12-08
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Anonymous, your three lines, while making a macabre echo of BR's poem, is strong enough to stand by itself. I wish it had been posted 08separately. "Like peppered jerky" is an enviable phrase.
Lida Jo from Idaho
2-12-08

Smoke plumes in the air
---BR
Promise of laughter and cheer
---BR
Friends 'round the fireside
---BR

Such a nice feeling! Thanks!--GrandmaBea --9-18-2007
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BR, I like this one, also. A beautiful friendship piece. May I send it to my daughter-in-law? This is perfect for her hospitality.
Lida Jo from Id.
Grandma Bea are you the same person as Grandma Thing? I've been gone a long, long time from these pages. LJ from ID
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Lida Jo, I haven't been on here for ages. Glad you liked my poems. I hope you sent it to your daughter-in-law without waiting for my reply. And Hi to you, too, GrandmaBea.
...BR

Leaves blow in the wind
---BR
And your old men will dream dreams
---BR
Autumn's interlude
---BR
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---Anonymous
In this land of mud
---eritain
Your young men shall see visions
---eritain
A lotus opens
---eritain
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---Anonymous
Time is but a notion
---Anonymous

young men see visions
and your old men will dream dreams
a day at the beach
..WR
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the young men's dreams
become old men's wishes
a gift of ghosts
---robbynl

You feel, in a dream,
---BR
The touch of a lover's hand
---BR
Sweet times remembered
---BR
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---Anonymous
You wake, in the morn
---Anonymous
A lover's hand still touching
---Anonymous
You remember it's mother
---Anonymous
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i awaken
---Anonymous
moonlight kissing my face
---Anonymous
as she once did
---Sasha

Get counseling!!
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Mmmmmm, gorgeous! ·····rl

Winter brings sweet rest
---BR
Beneath it's snowy mantel
---BR
The Earth dreams of spring
---BR
But Summer thoughts are all a glow
---Anonymous
The sun is swollowed by the chill in the air
---Anonymous

Winter reigns
beneath it's mantel
new life stirs
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BR, your three lines of Haiku are well done and present a cohesive picture that an artist could illustrate. Wish I had the painting and the poem superimposed.
Lida Jo from ID

Chowders are for fridays
---Anonymous

Chowders for Fridays
Mem'ries of cold winter days
Thoughts can make me warm
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true :)
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Chowder's for Fridays
the warm and mellow comfort
of a new ending
·····robbynl

window candle light
---Anonymous
beacon in the dark of night
---Anonymous
leads me home to you
---Anonymous

NICE
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anonymous, wish you had put a name for us to call you by. But we must cry, "Author, Author." This is so gentle and so simple, straightforward and touching. I love it.
Lida Jo from ID
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I wrote the above poem. Glad you liked it.
...BR

Statement in the mail
---Anonymous
Tells the tale of grief and woe
---Anonymous
Overdrawn again
---BR

Good one :)
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I know exactly what you mean! I predated a check and got 2 'offings' for $20 each. Nasty business. GrandmaBea-May you know love!

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Great collaboration, Anon and BR! I was all set to cry and then you capped with that great line! Thanks for the chuckle, however rueful!
Lida Jo from Idaho

Gentle flakes of snow
---WR
Herald another winter
---WR
No need to rush things
---WR

WR, I like the picture you have drawn here. The picture and the downhome wisdom. Beautiful writing.
Lida Jo from ID