What's In The Temple? In the quiet spaces of my mind a thought lies still, but ready to spring. It begs me to open the door so it can walk about. The poets...
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wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
May 8, 2012 8:03 am
THE PEACE OF WILD THINGS When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may...
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wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
May 8, 2012 5:41 pm
So Much of Spring , A Poem by Rod McKuen http://www.mckuen.com/poetry/spring.htm Sharon 444...
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wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
May 8, 2012 5:42 pm
When the rhythm of the heart becomes hectic, Time takes on the strain until it breaks; Then all the unattended stress falls in On the mind like an endless,...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
May 10, 2012 9:07 pm
SOMETHING YOU'D NEVER DO Spotting a banana slug lying on the black top a neighborhood dog must investigate at once First sniffing then licking You can see her ...
8291
Steve Toth
sstoth0
May 11, 2012 11:24 pm
STILL KICKING Governments may declare states of permanent emergency Experts may expect the worst Approaching realities may already be interfering with our...
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wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
May 14, 2012 9:08 pm
"Humanity is now faced with a stark choice: Evolve or die...If the structures of the human mind remain unchanged, we will always end up re-creating the same...
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wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
May 21, 2012 10:31 pm
Mysteries, Yes Truly, we live with mysteries too marvelous to be understood. How grass can be nourishing in the mouths of the lambs. How rivers and stones are...
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wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
May 23, 2012 2:33 pm
Forever Oneness, who sings to us in silence, who teaches us through each other. Guide my steps with strength and wisdom. May I see the lessons as I walk, honor...
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wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
May 24, 2012 12:24 pm
Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
Jun 2, 2012 12:07 am
SECRET WAYS When the elk are startled they disappear into the trees I can't tell if the trees are startled but I know from experience they will stand their...
8298
wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
Jun 6, 2012 8:14 pm
Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front (second half) Ask the questions that have no answers. Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias. Say that your main...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
Jun 7, 2012 7:39 pm
EYE OPENER Something swerves inside of me Something that kisses your naked eyes Each desire has its own imagination Before you I was an artist without an...
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Wynn Manners
wynnmanners
Jun 21, 2012 11:21 pm
Poem of Milk and Blood [Mary Magdalene Perspective] Upon her left breast, hungry, this child of their love, milk upon her lips, smiling... Pensive Mary...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
Jun 23, 2012 5:42 am
LOOK AWAY Got no reason to be drawn into walking along the mudflat shore but here we are sitting down on a bench in front of the ocean Got no reason for...
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wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
Jun 24, 2012 1:02 am
You've nothing against eating meat, you say, As though meat were some innocent fare, Like a crunchy red apple, a cabbage or bean, A succulent peach or a pear. ...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
Jun 26, 2012 5:27 am
NO MIND Stepping off the bus we find we are met by a white blur of energy with light brown spots A neighborhood dog is all excited to see a couple members of...
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wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
Jun 26, 2012 5:39 pm
For those who received just the poem yesterday, see link at the bottom for additional poems by Jenny Moxham as well as a link to her free kindle book and her...
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wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
Jun 27, 2012 1:10 am
Plain Old Oyster by Anonymous There once was an oyster, whose story I'll tell Who found that some sand, had gotten into his shell It was only a grain, but gave...
8307
wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
Jun 28, 2012 1:19 pm
What Is There Beyond Knowing? What is there beyond knowing that keeps calling to me? I can't turn in any direction but it's there. I don't mean the leaves'...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
Jun 29, 2012 11:25 pm
THROUGH THIS DOOR It's wash day so I take the clothes down to the laundry room Some of the kids are in the parking lot looking for something to do Can we help?...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
Jul 10, 2012 9:19 pm
SEE HERE Not all deficits are financial Just because I'm an omnivore doesn't mean I have to eat everything in sight My body tells me no Our vistas are our...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
Jul 16, 2012 10:49 pm
ONE OF US When my neighbor was graduating high school this was a lumber & fishing town So he had to pick one or the other He didn't want to spend his life ...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
Jul 23, 2012 11:18 pm
GET AWAY We live in an age of anxiety Ideas have changed our minds many times but our instincts remain unshaken You might say they are our anchor you might say...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
Jul 28, 2012 5:44 am
SEE IT COMING Would you blame a butterfly for damage it did as a caterpillar? You might if you saw it laying eggs on a family favorite When life grabs us by...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
Aug 4, 2012 7:33 pm
WAY OF LIFE In Spring the buds take their hands out of their pockets & tenderly unbutton their winter coats In Summer the friendly fog & comforting clouds...
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Don Adams
donpat123
Aug 4, 2012 9:11 pm
Hello Steve, I like this poem a great deal. Thanks so much. donpat ... Hello Steve, I like this poem a great deal. Thanks so much. donpat From: Steve Toth...
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wdestiny44@...
coronaboreal...
Aug 9, 2012 2:47 pm
-A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats down stream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky ...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
Aug 14, 2012 6:24 am
AROUND YOU Is 5:08 a sad time because it spells "SOB" on my alarm clock display? On TV they're selling miracles at incredible prices Call now & get a second...
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Steve Toth
sstoth0
Aug 20, 2012 12:50 am
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS With donations for The Purple Cat second hand store we take the opportunity for a little nature walk past the harbor south to the beach We...