Now?

Now
Now
Now
Now
Now
Now
Now
Now
Which
One
Is
Really
Now?

poem by Paul Hartal
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A Fib of Nothing

It
Stands
Alone
As number,
Its name is zero.
Dividing by it? Oh, no-no.

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Only One Love

There is only one love
In the whole world
But the heart
Has many chambers

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Snow, Wind, Rain

Snow

Wind

Rain

Do

Not

Wither

Away

My

Gentle

Hope

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Crescent Fib

A
Wind
Aligns
Red sand grains
Into crescent shape.
Your unstrapped pain mixes with mine.

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Three Miniatures in Fast Verse

True Lover:

Dares
And
Cares

Break Up:

Kiss
To
Miss

Life’s Meaning:

Live
To
Give

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Sans Title (Fib No.2)

While
Time
Stands still,
Much promise,
Myriad good things,
Travel on the road of mistakes.

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A Paradox of Truth

The truth
Is never simple,
Said Oscar Wilde.

But the aphorism
Is so simple
That it cannot be true.

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For Eleanor H. Porter (1868-1920)

The world
Is a more beautiful place
Because of Pollyanna.

The world, however,
Is not a beautiful place
For Pollyanna.

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Tail Chasing

The search
for the meaning of life
Is not unlike a cat
that chases its own tail
because the search
is part of the meaning.

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