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I thought I’d seen it all,
don’t ask me why….
An oak tree in spring bursting green phosphorescence.
Three babies born, from the flesh between us.
Thought I’d seen it all,
don’t ask me why….
Two hummingbirds hatch and learn to fly.
A speechless man in fear reach out as he died.
Thought I’d seen it all,
don’t ask me why…
A winter moonbow in a rainy western sky.
Seen enough poetry to make a skeptic cry.
Thought I’d seen it all,
don’t ask me why….
Old friends fall in love, who suddenly act shy.
Letting you draw close enough, to hear your private sigh.
Thought I’d seen it all,
don’t ask me why….
Seen my fear and loathing turn me from my God, to strife.
Seen more Haitians lost, than folks I’ll meet in life.
Thought I’d seen it all,
don’t ask me why…
Thought I’d see the day when I could say goodbye.
I still catch my breath, when you catch my eye.
Thought I’d seen it all,
don’t ask me why…..
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(I find myself caught at the end of the day, tired, over-stimulated by people in need, while I wish for continuity, and then hate the repetition of routine. I can stop and look at the change in the colors around me, and cry for more while I mourne if there is less.... The same goes for relationships, which I have to look at with the same eyes, as they continue and re-cycle and renew and cry for more. Just when I thought I'd seen it all and didn't want any more. Here's to my man, of 24 years young to husbandry.)
-3-31-2010
lovely!
ReplyDeletesounds like you had a rough day...sorry. make sure you take time to take care of your own needs as well...its essential to providing for others...and is that a subtle anniversary shout out there at teh end? congrats on 24...
ReplyDeleteI always know that no matter how much I see until there is no more people left on the planet there will always be something new to wonder at.
ReplyDeleteGreat expressions in this piece. I love the way you sounded tired and fed up during the poem, then uplifted it with your anniversary announcement. Happy Days to you.
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