Magpie Tales: Old House

from Magpie Tales

Old House

I'm so sorry we can't be friends,

Your arms reach out to block approach

Your mind flies in thunder to

protect a fragile life that could break.

This old house I used to love,

It gave us shelter, I remember,  
once upon a time.

© Gerry at Strummed Words

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Magpie Tales: Snail

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It carries on its back the whorls,
the hopes of gamblers tossing dice,
hidden inside an enigma of chance. 

Dainty steps climb the ladder of the universe
moving outward and inward, closing in on itself.
A circle never finding its end. 

© Gerry at Strummed Words

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Mapie Tales: Alight

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Alight

Training on man made tracks
I head for the light at the beginning of the tunnel
Hoping I will come out intact, whole,
A strong warrior of my kind.
Striding the land in confidence,
I am assured to prevail.
The dawn tells me so. 

© Gerry at Strummed Words

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MagpieTales: Afloat Senryu

photo by Toni Frissell

Afloat or dreaming
With arms not touching ground, earth.
Worlds above drift by

© Gerry at Strummed Words

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Magpie Tales: Clouds

Clouds

Driven indoors by an unruly wind and a cloud covering the sun,
I wait for breath and stillness
A lack of motion
The sun's rays on my feet again.

- Gerry Young


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Superhero Woman

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Action Figures by Edith Vonnegut

Superhero woman
The angels watch over you
in your flip flops,
dangling a vacuum machine,
tripping over your cat
and toys on the stairs.

You manage through your days
Your sanity intact
and your hair wild in exhaustion
as you cast a lingering look
at the flame of promise
tantalizing in a cherub's hand.


- Gerry at Strummed Words

Magpie Tales: Shabby Blues

Fenced in all around
we hang our clothes away from prying eyes
our shabby blues showing only 
the perimeter of our experience.

-
Gerry at Strummed Words

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