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Category Archives: Youth
Life’s Windows
In youth I looked at life through my front window Everything was new and unexplored Expectations flowed like rushing water Nothing that I viewed could be ignored Paths untested prompted me to venture Inhale the fragrance of discovery Taste the … Continue reading
Cycles
Children, pure and untouched Live in their imagination Tasting all that surrounds them Drinking of discovery Too soon the rain of hubris Dampens the innocence Censors the unbridled joy Appends their childhood Youth slips away Surrendered, forfeited Retreating into yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Free Verse, Life, Poetry, Reflection, Uncategorized, Youth
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Halloween Haiku
Footsteps on the porch Ladybug, witch, and pirate stand Trick or Treat they say
Puppy Love
I don’t understand this feeling that dwells within my breast This bittersweet sensation that will not let me rest It started with a smile you threw one day when you passed by And lingers long beyond that time, and I … Continue reading
You And Eye
It can’t be real, did I just see That cute young girl just wink at me I’m sure I must have seen it wrong But just in case, I’ll play along I steal another furtive glance Again I catch her … Continue reading
Spittin Out The Seeds
There was a time when summer just wasn’t summer without eating a slice of ice cold watermelon. Once my brother and I knew there was one in the house, all our attention was focused on convincing our mother that to … Continue reading
Puppy Love
I know not of this feeling, that dwells inside my breast This bittersweet sensation that will not let me rest It started with a smile you threw, one day when you passed by And lingers long beyond that time, and … Continue reading