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NaPoWriMo2020 Poem #26: What Will Be Forgotten

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inspired by the image by photographer, Jackie Heitchue    jackieheitchue.com

What Will Be Forgotten

 

Such fuss over gold and diamonds

babies in the grand scheme of things

what is a measly billion or two years

growing in the ground

compared to quadruple that

spent

hurtling through

the cold silent universe

passing suns

and solar systems

crashing into other solid objects

and changing trajectory

over the eons

until the smallest

portion-

the most lasting bits-

enter Earth’s atmosphere

and arrive with a fiery show

to be gathered by a wizard

to forge Excaliber

or a ring of simple striated metal

worn by the soul

who truly knows its value-

far beyond that of pedestrian diamonds and gold

that litter shopping mall jewelry cases

This- like a lifetime of gathered wisdom

is the true treasure

we leave behind

as we blaze our way through life

ending, scattered, in the Earth after our fiery show

and guarded by the lucky few

who know our story

they make sure that we are not

what will be forgotten

 

What Will Be Forgotten
Photo by Jackie Heitchue “What Will Be Forgotten”

 

NaPoWriMo2020 Poem #25: Singing Down The Night

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Singing Down The Night

a thousand crickets

singing down the night

a song of summer coming

warm wind on its way

but for this April dusk

wrapped in blankets

huddled round the fire

dreaming of an August moon

rising through the tree line

shimmering on the bay

NaPowriMo2020 Poem #22: Looking For Angels

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Looking For Angels

 

I

am always

looking for angels

eye to eye

the familiar stranger passes

and dips his chin

to say-

yes

it’s me-

roadway leaves

whirl up before the car

turned from passing wings

reminder

we are safe today

Following the ambulance

in the predawn light

everywhere-

they are everywhere

if you’re looking for angels

Holder of the Earth
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NaPoWriMo2020 Poem #14- My Story

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My Story

…and when you tell my story-

the one where you cast me as the villain-

do you leave out the parts that don’t fit your script?

do you tell them of love and laughing

do you say how large a piece of heart we shared?

do you mention midnight phone calls

and the shoulder that was yours for the asking?

or will that ruin your play-

if they know you loved me as fiercely as I loved you?

you wanted to write a thriller

but wrote a tragedy instead

do they know?

 

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NaPoWriMo2020 Poem # 10 – Ellipsis

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Poem # 10 of 30

Haiku

 

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ELLIPSIS

no clear lines of work

then weekend – this long spring

is an ellipsis

NaPoWriMo2020 Poem # 9: Just Fine

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Poem 9 of 30

Francesco Balsamo Image
Francesco Balsamo Image

Just Fine

 

Overnight,

or was it a decade, I’m not sure

I woke to find this woman in my mirror

it took a moment to find my eyes in hers-

to find the little divot in the front tooth

where Duffy bumped my elbow hard

while I drank a bottle of coke in ’67

a glacial shapeshifting scene unfolds

foreshadowing who is to come

my fine, firm ass has given way

to a tight and toned vocabulary

rising, where my breasts once were

is a warrior who has survived

the breaking of her heart

cancer and the thousand cuts from former family

who worked hard to slice me into small pieces

they could wrap in paper napkins

and sneak into the trash-

being inedible bites to their delicate palettes-

a head of unruly root beer and whiskey hair

has become a thinner landscape

and emerging crown of silver

I don’t know this new woman

yet

or all she is capable of doing

but

I have a feeling

we’re gonna to get along

just fine

 

 

 

NaPoWriMo2020: Poem #5 -Unburdened

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April 2020 – National Poetry Writing Month. Poem 5 of 30

Unburdened

 

I was angry

and I let it go

I was hurt

and I let it go

I was worried

and I let it go

I was sad

and I let it go

I was scared

and I let it go

Now,

it’s me

without the reasons why

it will never work-

I am free to begin

unburdened

 

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Poetry Day: Dark Sky

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When you’re blinded by the light
you never see the stars
waiting there for you

I could only see

the pieces of the world

That you lit up for me

Until I found the strength
to leave your blazing light-
To step into the dark
And wrestle down my fear
Of what I couldn’t see
Taking in a breathe
to anchor my resolve

Then I looked up…

A hundred million stars
were staring back at me
A whirling universe
You never let me see

Blinded by your light
Kept firmly in your sight
I never would have known
What waited here for me

I looked up-
A hundred million stars
Were staring back at me
Endless possibility
You never let me see
Blinded by your light
Til I stepped into the dark

And I looked up.

David Magro photo: “The Explorer”