Poems

Ophelia

Image from Wikimedia I was killed by ten capricious water spritesIs what they say. Or one malicious prince gone mad.And died a second death when born in Shakespeare’s mindWho clipped my wings lest I should fly away. But truth be told, four hundred rotten years gone byWith breath as bold as death and sour as […]

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A Red Train

Photo by Reha Paşa from Pexels A Red Train speeds down rails of memoryFrom Western Ridge, as far as mind can see.I’m yours, I was, I breathed a hundred timesAs bodies touched and sand became the floor. We’ll never part, and now the time is nighOur measured lives against the way we made.Could we have

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Best and Better Ways

Photo by Ahmed akacha from Pexels The Better Way             – Jerold London, October 2024 Even if evil, in fact,Affects the earthAs powerfully as good,In all its evil ways,The better wayIs to know and remember others kindly,Pass on what you know,And remember. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service

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The Big C

Photo by Chevanon Photography from Pexels Happiness, when it sings,Sings liked a songbirdOn the hillcrest of contentment. The journey to big C begins at five:Good physical health.Perky in the day, pleasantly spent by time for dreams. Companionship of a fellow soulWhose presence alone is enough to fill the peace –Many words not necessary; just smiles

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I Am the Two

Photo by Pixabay from Pexels I believe the soulI feel itComes to you.When you’re ready quietly. But this early?By all accountsThere’s something brooding in meNine years soon. I am the two I am.Body-mind and soul. With light and tendernessVague words bubbling under waterMy blue soul coming in to fill meAn ancient angel child resting in

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