quiet morning:
the big city, even
the river is still.
Still River [Haiku]
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Spring Stream [Haiku]
willow-lined stream
swells with a rush of
Spring white water.
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“Epigram for Wall Street” by Edgar Allan Poe [w/ Audio]
I'll tell you a plan for gaining wealth,
Better than banking, trade or leases —
Take a bank note and fold it up,
And then you will find your money in creases!
This wonderful plan, without danger or loss,
Keeps your cash in your hands, where nothing can trouble it;
And every time that you fold it across,
'Tis as plain as the light of the day that you double it!
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Turquoise [Haiku]
from hot, white sand:
the turquoise sea beyond
gives illusions of cool.
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Crisis Arises [Free Verse]
Crisis arises
From the depths
Of intended perfection --
"Intended" because all
We can ever do is
Aim & release.
It is more an act of luck
To hit the bullseye
Than to miss.
Bullseyes don't occur because
Of a lack of adverse forces
At work.
They occur because of some
Fortuitous balancing
Of adverse forces.
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“Have you ever made a just man?” by Stephen Crane [w/ Audio]
"Have you ever made a just man?"
"Oh, I have made three," answered God,
"But two of them are dead,
And the third --
Listen! Listen!
And you will hear the thud of his defeat."
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Green Fort [Haiku]
mossy-walled:
the seaside fort blends
with jungle backdrop.
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Sleeping Dog [Haiku]
waves crash on rocks;
distant lightening flickers.
dog sleeps - unstirring.
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Foul Wind [Lyric]
Trees are wagging,
Whipping, and waving
That were still but
A moment ago.
Dark clouds snuck in
With pattering rain,
But, oh, how those
Foul winds do blow!
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“The earth has many keys” (1775) by Emily Dickinson [w/ Audio]
The earth has many keys,
Where melody is not
Is the unknown peninsula.
Beauty is nature's fact.
But witness for her land,
And witness for her sea,
The cricket is her utmost
Of elegy to me.
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