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two poems from "untying the web"  

5/22/2012

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as if . . . .

as if it were
the only thing
that matters
Love waits


freight train

while last year
may have been about
penitence

I have been absolved

and this year is
reclamation
certitude
and power

I’ve paid my dues
no groveling
no explanations

what is
is more than
good enough

the train moves on

from the coast
deeper into
the interior
of the heart land


      pb 2012 


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sentry

5/11/2012

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lighthouse on the furthest point
of rocky coastline
tall luminary ceaselessly
buffeted by winds
and crashing tides
its beacon light playing
across murky waters 
choppy wildness of 
disturbed seas
cutting the darkness 
in a way that signals
life or death
steering the wanderer 
past hidden dangers 
pulling away the nets
of fear

   pb 2012 
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burden basket

5/2/2012

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Picture
that small soapstone woman 
bearing the burden basket 
carved by unknown ancient hand
watches me diligently 

her wisdom haunts 
my every decision
leaving me but one choice:
to each day 
ease the basket  
from my shoulders 
remove the day’s accumulation
that she may rest

   pb 2012  

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