Shawn L. Bird

Original poetry, commentary, and fiction. All copyrights reserved.

poem- pages September 4, 2015

Filed under: poem — Shawn L. Bird @ 6:34 pm
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Beneath the dusty cover,

these pages are a brown tinged

crinkly time machine.

 

poem- new August 8, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 12:14 pm
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Your touch

peels off the layers

and leaves me new.

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(This is a sunburn poem, but don’t tell anyone. It sounds so much more romantic if you don’t know!)

 

poem- gone July 25, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 5:50 pm
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My scheduled time to sit vigil by your bed

was one o’clock this afternoon.

I was there, but you were gone.

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RIP, Daddy.

 

haiku-gratification July 15, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 10:35 am
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Three times a charm

at least for him, pumping joyfully.

She stairs at the ceiling.

 

haiku- longing July 9, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 12:41 pm
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When I think of you,

Longing rises in me like weeping.

This must be love

 

haiku- floating June 30, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 11:45 am
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This day is floating
Between dreams and reality
Summer’s begun.
 

Micropoem-How to become a writer May 22, 2015

Filed under: Poetry,Writing — Shawn L. Bird @ 4:43 pm
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Read

Write

Repeat

 

poem- absent May 19, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 3:06 pm
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I have

no

words left.

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I have

no

tears left.

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I have

no

fears left

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I have

no

thing left.

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Just playing with forms, here.  Don’t fret. 🙂

 

poem- memories April 25, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 10:10 am
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In the hanging basket:

skeletal memories of

last summer’s blossoms.

 

poem-spring snow April 22, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 4:47 pm
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This April snow

fills the air with pink petals and

scents the sky with spring.

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http://www.napowrimo.net prompt for today, Earth Day, April 22 to write a pastoral poem, one about nature.