Poem for 4/8/2016 April 8, 2016
Posted by aquillam in poetry.Tags: NaPoWriMo
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I couldn’t come up with a title for this one
The ceremonies have been performed The paperwork filed The flowers have wilted The casseroles are eaten Family and friends have returned home Clothing is boxed and sent to charity Just one last task to perform Blank cards waiting for the words "Thank you for your kindness and sympathy" Then the tasks will be done Life will move on
Shadows at dawn April 7, 2016
Posted by aquillam in poetry.Tags: dawn, NaPoWriMo
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The shadows of tree limbs stretch bare fingered limbs out across a rolling field tinged gold by the early light. They reach across the hills stretching for their kin almost a mile away then, unable to reach across the hills they slide back to their trees retreating with the rising Sun waiting for a new dawn to try again
Magnetic field April 6, 2016
Posted by aquillam in Astronomy, poetry, Science.Tags: astronomy, NaPoWriMo, physics
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Rising from the south pole,
Pushing the compass needle
Pointing
north
is that
way
Dragging with it
the charged particles
blown off of the Sun
that would strip our DNA
of important atoms
slamming them down
into the air
where they fluoresce
in dancing lights
and sing
in radio
It loops back down in the north
passing through the Earth
to rise again
protecting us
like a cocoon
from the harsh
life giving Sun
Stone April 4, 2016
Posted by aquillam in poetry.Tags: NaPoWriMo
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There is a stone in my shoe
It was there When I put my shoes on, but It was small, and I was in a hurry and could not spare the time to remove it.
It was there Standing on the bus, but I teetered off balance in a crowd It was there Walking through the hall where I work, but Standing in stocking feet digging through my insoles Would have seemed unprofessional
It was there Walking in the woods Each step a reminder of its presence, but I'm sure if I stopped to take off my shoe, I would only pick up more.
There is a stone in my shoe But it is small And I am busy It doesn't matter
Really
