Glistering

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gliding across the river, paddles

glint with trailing water drops

giving away spreading ripples and

garbling the watery ghosts of

galaxies and the full rising moon that

giant of silver shining light; pulling

gazes from the river to the sky

Like a Mystery

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black cat leaps from shadows of night

bounding branch to murky branch

like an ace flyer up in the dark sky

watching over the pitch black grass

waiting like a raven for little running mice

waiting like a mystery that never will be solved

Written for dVerse.

Early Mother's Day

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Whether ten thousand miles or a whisper,

measures the distance of how close we speak,

you hear my words like a rooted anchor

every sorrow and trifle of my week.

When I’m baffled by my cookbook

it’s only you who has the answer.

Can it be possible for me to cook

without calling you, Kitchen Master?

You taught me all I couldn’t learn from books

guiding thread and needles through my hands,

and showing me the use of crochet hooks;

it’s thanks to you my mind expands.

Though I’ve flown from the safety of the nest

it’s you who pack my bags when I voyage. 

Point the way to new harbors where I rest;

when I waver, on I go with your courage.

Whether ten thousand miles or a whisper,

measures the distance of how close we speak,

you hear my words like a rooted anchor

every sorrow and trifle of my week.