Crush
Crush on you
Rocks crushed
Emotionally crushed.
Orange Crush
Crush
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Just playing with a word.
poem- looking (an #Outlander poem) September 29, 2014
“I want to look,”
she says.
Finger outlining
the focus of
her attention,
she walks
a slow, studious circle
of analysis
and inevitable
appreciation.
.
“Fair’s fair,”
he says,
stepping back
with a glint in his eye,
joyfully
thankful for circumstance
that made her
his.
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Another poem based on Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander; this one based on Ron Moore’s TV series, specifically episode 107, “The Wedding.”
poem- old journeys
First
the steam whistles
disappeared.
Now
the tracks
are gone and
so the old journeys
are memories
and wishes.
poem- eagle eyed September 26, 2014
There is an eagle perched
above the Eagle River,
stretching his wings
and asking for a poem.
poem- how to find writing ideas
Just
pay
attention.
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I should probably give credit to Diana Gabaldon, who responded to a question about how she knows so much about human interaction. This was her response.
poem- heaviness September 24, 2014
The mist in the hills
weighs heavily on my heart
The wind through the valley
blows bleakly on my brain
The rain from the grey
drips doggedly on my dreams.
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It’s only Wed, but I am exhausted! I’m sure this soggy weather isn’t helping
poem-drain September 23, 2014
Like tepid water
we’re floating in
the faintest current,
flowing toward
a trickling drain
that empties
us into hollow
cavities
in evening.
poem-what they said
While he was dying
the nurses at his bedside
chatted with one another.
When he came back to life
he told them what he heard
and they could not
meet his eyes.
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(true story)
Shawn L. Bird 