Wednesday, December 14, 2022

sherku: 2 sides

Pine needles
Soften the forest floor
Or a pain
To pick up
At Christmas time

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Snow falls so gently
Or listen
To the grunts
And curses 
Of the shovelers

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Wednesday, December 07, 2022

Inventory: updated Dec 7, 2022

Four be the things I am wiser to know:

Love, patience, process flow, 

and the joy of snow


Four be the things I'd be better without:

Anger, impatience, jealousy, 

and clothing inside out


Three be the things I shall never attain:

Perfection, completion, 

and the last word on any train

 

Three be the things I shall have till I die:

Bruises, scars, 

and hope for the sky




In response to the writing prompt for the Franklin Senior Center in December 2022. Akin to Dorothy Parker's "Inventory" https://poets.org/poem/inventory

You can listen to the monthly Writer's Group podcast  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm

You can also join us in person at the Franklin Senior Center each Wednesday at 1 PM, except for the last Wednesday each month, we meet at the Franklin TV & Radio studio to record.