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Old_Shoe_New_Laces
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since 2003-06-16
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0 posted 2003-10-20 03:30 PM


mowed the lawn
trimmed the hedges
a glass of iced tea
on the porch steps
in the shade, my
neighbors cat rubbing
against my back and
nudging its damp nose
into the side of my
sweaty arm, know that
if I pet her then touch
my face my eyes
will go bloodshot, pet her
anyway and reflect upon
all the meditation during
the yard work, about
the poem I wanted to

write, mans’ persistence
in relation to the
persistence of a tree, the
body’s will over the
mind, how although one
can choose to starve
the body, the body
will refuse to starve,
feed upon itself and
in the same manner
a tree will
cut the nutrients off to
a limb in time
of drought or drop
its leaves before
winter

and again mankind
in excess, greed and
gluttony, I imagine the
orchard from my
youth, the apple, pear,
peach trees with too much
fruit among the limbs,  
how the fruit remained
un-ripe, the limbs
sagged, broke, and
the harvest was
poor

we succeed to
suffer, return to the
same
fetal position, I knew a
woman who  spoke to the
shadows in the park
threw bread to the
ducks and gathered
odd shaped stones
from the river,
brown hair, brown
eyes, rarely smiled,
wore hats and scarves
in summer, picked flowers
from my neighbors garden
while they were on
vacation, never knew
her name but smiled
when she passed me

down the road

an orange sky, setting sun,
distant clouds, breeze from
the southeast, traffic of
Rt. 517, of Rt. 206,
robins in the yard,
ants on the steps, smell
of barbeque in the
air, wet spot around my
glass

the cat at my side
stretches her haunches and
claws at my shorts with her
front paws,I
scratch between her ears,
she
pushes her mouth
into my hand and
bites me
lightly
on the palm.

[This message has been edited by Old_Shoe_New_Laces (10-20-2003 11:03 PM).]

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Sunshine
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1 posted 2003-10-20 05:11 PM



a yard's work;
a mind's ramble...
both, ready for more seed.

Well done, Sir!

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
2 posted 2003-10-21 05:22 AM


Nice writing...maybe this will motivate me to do my yard work...James
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