My Window

A dream is moonlight dancing on
a steady breeze of secrets
always grinning.

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A.m.

moon beams turned to streaks of
morning during dawn there
came a shower
hiding sunshine
early.

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Mist 9 of 29 Memories

Red at my window in rain.
Concealed in a veil of gray mist.
Cracked smiles I see floating in pain.

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Escape

Chill factor zero,
hot acid hell.
A nude in my room burns a
hole through my plan for
a quick, easy flight.

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Beige

Troopers click their teeth at
the lady hides her necklace
from a threatening storm of
scathing, grinning dogs.

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Coffee @ Motel Window

747 light
moving
cross the sky.
Silent,
frantic dancing of a
plastic cup on Interstate.
Chasing metal monsters in the night.

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Sun

over ears of a coyote who's
running through sage.
mouse in arroyo is
watching for rain.
sky hawk strafes
lizard now
basking

in sun.

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Sunday Afternoon

Three yellow cats up a tree.
Our fire-red grill is still cold.
We're tossin' horseshoes and
watching blue dogs
circle three cats up a tree.

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Minor Key

Coffee and a sunrise while a
prelude plays my mind.
Music colors dreaming, mixes
syncopation into lyric tunes.
Birds will lay their eggs today.
I fear a turn to rain.

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Seventh Time

The voices I hear
drifting back through the
clouds of my mind beg for light.
The darkness will fade.
I will speak very loud, and
tell you about
all the voices I hear.

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