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  Hope

  

  By penandink105, Needham, MA

  Hope Is the rain Saturating The ground Watering the fractured Mouth. it is a two-way track sometimes gets run over by a train or gets to safety just in the nick of time …...
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  Remember the Clouds?

  

  By penandink105, Needham, MA

  remember the clouds? They ran away. '''''''''' off and Replaced by lightness remember the sun? it ran too. '''''''''''...
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  Sun{and the Rules}

  

  By penandink105, Needham, MA

  1. Reach my hands to the sky and Hope for the best. 2. Feel the sun on my face Sense The warmth that heats the earth 3. Run to the loving Adore Life itself- 4. Admire the strong willing Help Those who are silent....
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  Witchcraft and Rain

  

  By penandink105, Needham, MA

  The night-time drizzle and storm Is what opens The mind that travels To distant lands Where dragons roar, fire blows And dark witchcraft causes the Sinister and mysterious to reign their powers Over towns, under bridges And through the dreams of the sleeping Child....
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  Taking Gray Butterflies

  

  By penandink105, Needham, MA

  It takes one flower to kill a bee Because jealousy of Life’s nectar hurts all. It takes gray To hurt the smile Dull and drab Turns the head away. It takes the sun To move the earth Because light Removes the dark. It takes noise to Quiet the sound Because the blare of Silence is too m...
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  Simple

  

  By penandink105, Needham, MA

  It is simple to be What others want Simple to crave What many have. It is simple To remember then Effortlessly regret. It’s not simple To strive for the best When it hurts too much Not simple When life throws the curve ball Straightforward or not....
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  The Blender's Reality: v.2

  

  By penandink105, Needham, MA

  salivating over the sweet sputtering over the foul a sour protein concoction splashed into my belly, then my lungs breathing in and letting out the perfect mix. a vortex that can’t ever enjoy what it sucks in. Maybe it’s not so bad I get a shower every once and a while Next to my frie...
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  Through Our Eyes, the War

  

  By penandink105, Needham, MA

  Through my eyes Of gray Smoke and fog I see What you see The world The warrant of war Through our eyes Of gray and black Smoke and tar We see What the renegade won’t see The death The dismay I trust one day They too will see The hatred And make it harmony....
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  A Blender's Reality

  

  By penandink105, Needham, MA

  it’s not so bad, to be a blender I get a shower every once and a while Next to my friends the Fork and The spoon. But I don’t ever get to taste, enjoy The concoction produced Never feel satisfied Except during the rush of blenderizing. It’s my job description, Written on the label ...
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  Insight Into a Keyboard's Life

  

  By penandink105, Needham, MA

  i feel the press … and your brain. some patrons dance softly upon my eyes and arms … only compress into my soul {firmly, and} i only recognize your hands. ROUGH DRAFT. i feel the press of a good idea I-D-E-A. the secret shared between that screen and your brain. N-I-N-J-A. You a...
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  The Red Bird

  

  By penandink105, Needham, MA

  The Red Bird Had pinned itself meek To the wall His wings flapping And the need, the want The Red Bird’s food Its gasoline/ obsession. The Red Bird Clung to the Branch, as smaller birds tried to push it off. Lost its grip and teeter-tottered Merely gained its composure again. The Red...