Category Archives: Poems

It’s Done, Sort of

I did it!  I finished the first complete draft of my cancer poetry book. Well, maybe ‘finished’ is the wrong word.  How about, “decided I’d written enough and stopped writing.”  I’ve discovered this with both software engineering projects and writing … Continue reading

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Broken Glass

Sand in the furnace   Molten glass on the pipe   Carefully crafted   into a bottle brown.   Filled with wine Sent to sea far away shores to see. Storms rage pushing the ship to the rocks. On the … Continue reading

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Beautiful Sunday

The winter day dawns cold with the promise of rain on the grey horizon. A light dew dampens the leaves of the trees with the dry roots. Green grass pushes up to greet the sun in its short moment of … Continue reading

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Throw Pillow

On the couch they are decorative fashionable accessories brightening the living room. On the sofa they are good to support the back after a hard day’s work or to lay one’s head on while sleeping to the TV. They can … Continue reading

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