Tag: arts
group name: poas
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September 07, 2006 09:17 AM EDT --
A single teardrop fell
all heads turned to see
they both could tell
there was nothing left
they walked away
both shattered
a quiet angry love affair
No voices raised in anger
there were . . . more
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August 18, 2006 11:51 PM EDT --
Inspired by my friend, Liz, who is learning to fly but who already knows its beauty
Pulling Free
High wings shade keen eyes
Masked behind smoky glasses
While arms tug the yoke
And . . . more
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August 04, 2006 01:27 AM EDT --
There's a place for this poem; the place where I heard sail clasps tinkling against masts, urgent waves slapping hull sides, and the creaking of weathered docks as sailors passed. It shall . . . more
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August 09, 2006 01:30 AM EDT --
There were two slatted crates on the fourth story balcony, each with several chickens in it. An odd sight for an American visitor in China, but not as odd as an emerald green rose . . . anywhere--which . . . more
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September 06, 2006 01:02 PM EDT --
Good evening young lady
I don't mean to be a bother
but, could I have a word with you
I've been watching you from across the room
many have approached you
and many have walked away
most out . . . more
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September 09, 2006 12:20 AM EDT --
A Matter of Taste
Cat flipped the kibble
With an averted-eye roll
And sauntered away . . .
To return with a scrub jay
Too slow for Cat's autumn prowl
Copyright 2006 Jim Ross
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August 16, 2006 08:02 PM EDT --
A Sand Dune Away
Brackish marsh lies still
Behind the sandy dune mound
Stagnation in green
Salty plants fermenting there
While seagulls peck tiny crabs
© 2006 Jim Ross
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June 25, 2007 10:30 PM EDT --
Once it is all done ---
Once Science has dismantled the Universe
And ripped apart its every meson,
Will I still be able to put it back
And see its beauties as a Whole again?
Or will it be lost . . . more
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September 05, 2006 02:15 AM EDT --
Sweat and tears gives way to tourists in a haunting lifestyle change
River Roars Below
Covered bridge of yore
Saw horses, wagons, cars, trucks
Now echoes footsteps
Hosts tank tops . . . more
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September 07, 2006 02:20 AM EDT --
To Be With You Again
When I hold your face
And feel your hair brush my hands
My heart leaps to you
And I pull your lips to mine--
Delicate touch of our love
© 2006 Jim Ross
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September 25, 2006 12:18 AM EDT --
Art and nature click
Indian basket weaver
Echos the pine cone
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August 01, 2006 12:26 PM EDT --
Ernie Z. published a great article, "Are You Attractive to Others?" that inspired the Tanka here. We all need the answers to the questions his article poses--nature, nurture, or both? I'm . . . more
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August 04, 2006 01:14 AM EDT --
As summer continues hot and mesquite scents the night . . .
Candlelight Dinner
Breeze fanned flame dances
For lovers beneath the moon
Who eat and drink night
© 2006 Jim Ross
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August 15, 2006 08:56 PM EDT --
Rays of Jubilance
All is bright today
With sunshine streaming to you
In gold verity
That joyful spume rides wavecrests
And snow glitters mountain tops
Copyright 2006 Jim Ross
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September 05, 2006 01:10 AM EDT --
Where the Wild Goose Goes?
Canadian geese
In their black and white splendor
Left the lake honking
A cacophanous 'goodbye'
That sounded like 'see you soon'
Copyright . . . more
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November 03, 2006 08:55 AM EST --
Cursed cursor
Winking, taunting
A strobe light for the mind
Send me into synaptic seizures
Cursed cursor
Pulsing, probing
An ugly ill tempered muse
Waits impatiently to scurry along . . . more
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August 06, 2006 02:53 PM EDT --
A nocturnal read leads to a missing person and a problem; how do I get her to bed?
Misplaced Slumber
Creeping
Over wood floors
Sliding in hissing socks
She awaits with glasses askew
Snoring
© Jim . . . more
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August 09, 2006 02:27 PM EDT --
I'm amazed at the myriad places gifts come from, not the least of which from this anonymous oak in the Sierra foothills.
An Oak Tree's Gift
Two green acorns nestled
In three oak leaves
Now fallen . . . more
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August 13, 2006 01:35 AM EDT --
The temple business is clear even as the war god Quan Ti is strong and helps Lum find his hard won reward.
Joss House Wall
"My friend Lum passed by--
See here, his name on the board--
He went to . . . more
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August 15, 2006 10:08 PM EDT --
Dedicated to every nurse who ever graced our planet.
Always There
What brilliance shines on your benevolence
That makes it clear for one and all to see
On the darkest night, the foggiest . . . more
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