Category: Poetry
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Cool Morning
Cool Morning a breezy morningcool air washes my facemy handsmy toes the sun’s long raysthrough fences and treesmake long dark shadowwhere the critters play to be fairsome are absorbingthe warmth and lightwhere they lay while most residenttwo-leggers are hiddenwarm in theirsecure dens morning has begunfull of promisepotential for goodworks and fun –LE – 10/29/25
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Dia De Los Muertos
Dia De Los Muertos today and tomorrowhonor our departed onesshare a meal aswe all once did –LE – 11/1/25 PS: November 1 and 2, ‘Day of the Dead’ originated from the indigenous peoples of Mexico, particularly the Aztecs, who held ancient rituals to honor the dead and was later combined with Catholicism after Spanish…
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The Monster Mash
A little treat (or trick) for Halloween…; -) Monster Mashperformed by Geoff Castellucci I was working in my lab, late one nightWhen my eyes beheld an eerie sightWhen my monster from his slab began to riseAnd suddenly to my surprise (He did the mash)He did the monster mash(The monster mash)It was a graveyard smash(He did…
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Halloween Eve – Tucson
Halloween Eve ghosts and witcheshung from porchesfences and treesalong the barrio streetsthey greeted ourmorning ride pristine blue aboveand northa slight canopy overthe southeastern peaksa bit of smog inthe northeast a few walkers and ridersdotted the paththeir eyes glazedtheir ear buds engagedone nearly walkedinto me as I slid by the riverbed lush and greenmostly dry aroundthe…
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Looking Out From The Deck
Looking Out From The Deck bright tassel-like bloomsdangle among the green leavesthe Golden Chain Tree red Split Leaf Mapleoverflows its red glazed potfountain-grass backdrop bark like paper sheetspeeled under wind-tossed branchesserene River Birch –LE – 10/29/25 PS: A memory of looking out at my back yard from the deck on the back of our ‘old…
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Fragments Of A Dream
Fragments Of A Dream walked up to adrive-thru kioskordered a brew walked away and noticedfive different dinersaround the one kiosk checked them allbut none had my orderwhat to do walked awayafter what seemed likehours of scenic views someone asked meif I needed a rideI said yes and climbed inside driver seemed familiarbut couldn’t come upwith…
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Yellow Coffee Mug
Yellow Coffee Mug It sits beside mein the morning twilighthot coffee aromaenfolds my delight it’s easy to spotwithin easy reacheven in the semi-darkwhen I’m ready to sippure coffee bliss but first, I sitgently breathingenjoying the coffeescented airnowhere else to bebut there awareness spreads outexpands beyond the yardinto the bustling streetfar and awaythen back to birds…
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Last Sunday Morning Ride Of October
Last Sunday Morning Ride Of October Rode out solo on this chilly morningFingerless riding gloves left fingerschilled to the bone In the darker shadowsthought I’d see my breath in the airbut it wasn’t there Lightly marbled skyFeather-light brushstokesto the northern horizon Sol’s QR codesseared into the pathand the Barrio’s walls Rode the Julian Wash Greenwayto…
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A Philosophical Journey
I’m sure there are a few readers who find some of my views incredulous, can’t understand how they could be so, considering our current ‘reality’, based on the prejudices of our society. Hopefully, this will inform, if perhaps not, justify…; -) A Philosophical Journey Started at mother’s kneeadded to by the gatekeeperof our societyour fathers,…
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Anywhere Away From Here
Anywhere Away From Hereby Rag’n’Bone Man – featuring Pink [Verse 1: Rag’n’Bone Man]Wild and runningFearlessness is burning brightWe knew nothing ’cause out of sight is out of mindBefore we ever learned the fear of being boldBefore we ever were afraid of the unknown [Pre-Chorus: Rag’n’Bone Man]When the lights go upI don’t think I told youI…
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