Category: My Work
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Companions
Companions Gulls wheeling overhead Carving patterns that never collide Calling each to other in weirding cries, A raucous chorus that haunts the air Dipping and diving, rising and soaring Carried aloft on unseen strings By myriad unseen puppeteers. They follow the boats far out to sea And signal their return to port. Regiments in white…
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How Could I Not?
How Could I Not? How could I not love you? You walk beside me and brush my hand with yours. How could I not love you? The sun touches your hair giving rise to ebony stars. How could I not love you? I catch your gaze and find myself enveloped by your eyes. How could…
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This Is Good
This Is Good This is good, very, very good. This instant is like no other. It fills my senses, it nourishes my soul. It gladdens my heart. It gives meaning and purpose And I am grateful for its presence. Would that I could just reach out And snatch it from the air To encapsulate it,…
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Haiku #25 – Begging For Mercy
Begging For Mercy Begging for mercy Not for me but for my love I am unworthy
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Chanters At The Table
Chanters At The Table Learn the tunes Burn rhythm and tempo into your brain Perfect the birls and strikes Crunluaths, cuts, grips and throws. Make your mistakes here Not on the field before the judges. The PM is tolerant at the table, Patient here but not forever. On the field another standard reigns, One that…
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Haiku #24 – Oh What Fun
Oh What Fun Oh what fun to drive On the wrong side of the road Scaring the Locals
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Warp and Weft
Warp and Weft The shuttle races back and forth Click and clack. Click and clack. Building up with warp and weft That ancient tartan weave, Defiant symbol of clan’s heritage And steadfast loyalty To Laird and Lord. It has ever been so. Shear and card, spin and weave A plaid, a kilt or rustic homespun…
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12 Haikus – One Story
12 In 1 The curtain draws back Baring the wizard’s secret Nothing here to fear. Just smoke and mirrors Symbolizing all we dread A shrouded future. Sense what none can see The mystery of darkness Our destination. Fate of all creatures The ending of all we know And what lies beyond. …
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12 Haikus – One Story
12 In 1 The curtain draws back Baring the wizard’s secret Nothing here to fear. Just smoke and mirrors Symbolizing all we dread A shrouded future. Sense what none can see The mystery of darkness Our destination. Fate of all creatures The ending of all we know And what lies beyond. Following a path…
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Setting Sail
Setting Sail Gather the children Pack their togs and toys Collect the silver, the precious things That will whisper of home from far away In a strange and distant land. Bid farewell to hearth and home That saw your wedding night, Days and days of labour, Nights of weary rest, The births and deaths and…
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