Ceiling Dance

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Laura Purdie’s Photo from her 15 words or less challenge.

Stepping
‘tween the rays
spectacle
of golden light
reindeer rays
“twain” again
again, again…

Lost

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Went to Albany Med for a biopsy.
Lost in the Infinite Hallways.
Chaplin befriends me on the elevator.
Holds my hand for 30 minutes on the way to Radiology.
Forgot the paper script.
They found me electronically.
Soul found home.
Thyroid found needle.
Ears heard doctor.
Heart found hope.
Angels held me fast
As always.

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I Select You!

The soul chooses...

The soul chooses…

The Soul Selects Her Own Society
by Emily Dickinson 1830 – 1886

The soul selects her own society
Then — shuts the Door —
To her divine Majority —
Present no more —

Unmoved — she notes the Chariots — pausing —
At her low Gate —
Unmoved — an Emperor be kneeling
Upon her Mat —

I’ve known her — from an ample nation —
Choose One —
Then — close the Valves of her attention —
Like Stone —

1862

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This is a stop-action shot of the Universe

This is a stop-action shot of the Universe

the call on land-line
switches to voice mail;
then
quickly rings on iPhone.

50 year old friend
waxes strong;
plans a picnic @ the Bay
in the shade:

hot dog memories
marshmallow tid-bits
sweet wine swallows
bitter sweet memories
adventures in the sand.

Must be the fourth of July!

Sin or Sanctity?

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I choose
the holy wings
or
murky view.

Alight in light
humility’s path.

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I’m trying to reach you…

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feeling for the portal
pat, pat, pat
are you in the wire?
squeeze, squeeze, squeeze
in the phone waves?
buzzz, buzzz, buzzz
stacked in the posts?
shuffle, shuffle, shuffle
waiting, face to face?
grimace, grimace, grimace
feeling my way to your preferences:

grab, grab, grab

Footprints

Footprints I've left behind...

Footprints I’ve left behind…

birth certificate @ Mary Immaculate Hospital
baby shoe prints in the Woodhaven grass
bike tracks in the alley
roller skate wheels on the black top
saddle shoes off to school
Ring-a-levio on 90th Street
double-dutch jump rope
senior prom pumps
nun shoes in Litchfield
mom shoes in Port Washington
old lady shoes in Hudson NY
magic shoes for children’s writer

Windy Massage

photo by Laura Purdie Salas

photo by Laura Purdie Salas

(My poem for Laura Purdie Salas’s Fifteen Words or less Poetry Post)

slashed by winds
pummeled by rain
tickled by birds
eaten by bugs-
eyes grow wise.

Take-Off

Oliver prepares for take-off

Oliver prepares for take-off

I bought a Swedish chair
That sets up everywhere:
A stool to fool the ground.

My grandson popped on top
Hung wings to halt a flop:
Fancied flying round!

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