Jan 14th 2021 "the grim planter"

——I don't know why you always die-

I don't want to keep saying goodbye-

Please I water you and I put you in the Sun-

But I have to chuck you out when you're done-

I talk nice to you and I give you pretty pots-

make sure they're big enough to hold Lots-

I clean your leaves make sure there aren't bugs-

Pouring water in from coffee mugs-

I wish I knew what I had to do-

To keep everything alive even you——

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Jan 13th 2021 "cracks"

——shattered, never to come back together-

Once the crack is there-

You can never make a whole again-

Hair line fractures are enough to be deadly-

It all starts there, one point -

Just spiders out until-

It falls completely apart.——

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Jan 12 2021

"Crone"

——I look to the sky above-

The trees around-

And the ground beneath-

I cherish her so-

Her breath gives us life-

Her voice gives us love-

Remember where you came from——

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Jan 11 2021

This is just the first cutlet of "Baby doll lamb"

But I loved it so much that I wanted just it by its self. ——Inspirational! She is!-

She tells me to follow my dreams!-

With her encouragement I found that this-

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Jan 11 2021

"Baby doll lamb"

——Inspirational! She is!-

She tells me to follow my dreams!-

With her encouragement I found that this-

Isn't as Out Of Reach As It Seems-

I will spin my own yarn!-

And cut to the wool from the Sheep myself-

I live on property where I can house a barn-

And soon my work can be on a local shelf-

I call this a win! She wants a lamb too-

We can get them together and help the species-

In my mind they are eating grass right from where it grew-

Look at their faces! The cute little beasties!-

Someday Someday My Dreams will come true-

I'll sit here and knit with someone elses yarn until the do——

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Jan 9th 2021 "touch of my book"

—— crisp new pages. Soft and smooth cover-

You are the first of many-

I need to fix things, a lot will change before this is over-

Despite being flawed, I love you more than any.-

You being here opens a new door-

I will use your inspiration to go on-

I will fix my mistakes and more-

I'll keep working until all the work is gone-

Seeing you physically, getting to hold you-

I've wanted this since high school-

It may be true, it's not the best I can do-

But doing it has given me so much fuel-

I am already writing my next book-

Because I have a fire under me and an incredible Hook——

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Jan 9th 2021 "Why sleep" a tanka.  ——oh why must I sleep- those eight hours are wasted- I could do so much- I think that time should be mine- to do as I please all night——

Jan 8th

——sleep is for the weak-

I don't need any of that –

 let's party all night-

 We'll regret it tomorrow-

 that is future me's problem-—

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January 7th 2021 my own

——I want to own my own land-

To build a home just as I wish-

 My plans aren't really big and Grand-

But I would have a place for every dish-

I just want to be alone, my own space – 

no one in the kitchen while I cook - 

the house loud or quiet, me at my own pace – 

in my library, curled up with a book– 

I would do yoga and the living room - 

paint in the garden where I grow my food –

I would seal my bed off like a tomb –

try on all my clothes if I was in the mood - 

oh wouldn't I love this - 

I think it would be just be Bliss——

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Jan 6th 2021 "warm"

——The warmth and safety I feel-

It cannot be matched by any other-

I feel at once home and eternity-

Through the heat of your soul-

And the weight of your touch-

I fear that I have grown cold-

Every time there is silence-

And then there is your hold-

That takes all my fears away-

Just a moment is all I need-

Despite craving more-

I have a thirst for your warmth-

That may not be quenched-

With you I may rest-

But alone I toil-

Please do not leave-

for i Can not see -

the other side without you——

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