RE: Evolution of Thought

Spinning into ancient thoughts unbidden
in his mind's recesses where lie hidden
uncherished memories of cruelty inflicted,
he gasps for air, his lungs constricted.

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Sweet berry from High Point

When I lived in Goldsboro
I met a girl from High Point
Her accent was a treasure
And her smile could not disappoint

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Gentleman

Being a gentleman, he
thought before he spoke,
opened his pocket watch,
offered his words, whole.

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The Gentleman Stood

Stetson tipped over one dark eye:
he fondles a timer counting each grain of sand
as it falls.
I hold my breath.

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RE: RE: My Mom's Father

He wouldn't pick blackberries
Tho, he tended his grapevine
Grandmom froze the purple juice
Those grape-pops were divine

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Evolution of Thought

Memories echo
Today beckons
Tomorrow rises
My mind reckons

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Visiting with Grandma in High Point
Green rockers on the porch
Crossing the road to pick blackberries
Listening for the train

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We picked them on the way
home from school, scooped
our skirts full, took them
home and baked a pie.

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RE: My Mom's Father

A stern, imposing man
With pocket watch and fob
He spoke with such assurance
Like the voice of God

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Never Too Many Blackberries

No matter how many ripe
berries we picked & ate off
the thorny bush, scratched
& bleeding, never ate too much.

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Summer Songs, Sister Songs

Grandmother played piano as
she traveled around the world,
almost a century gone now,
we sing her songs in a whirl.

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Picking blueberries
above Echo Lake in Maine
is a form of summer
heaven I yearn for still.

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Blackberries full
and ripe along the
old railroad but
watch! The ivy glistens.

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Warning Whistle

Blackberries full and ripe
Beware when ivy glistens
Be careful not to eat too much
And a cross-tie walker listens

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My Mom's Father

Grandad was an engineer
He drove the L&N trains
A Captain of the Rails
And master of all domains

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blackberry woes

Daddy showed us where to pick
The sun blazed down on little heads
Cobbler dreams and vanilla ice cream
and scratching chigger bites in bed

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Vinegar in Mason Jar

Vinegar clean in a mason jar,
He thought moonshine was in there,
Odor crinkles the nose from afar,
Sipping the shine does not compare.

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RE: Family Photo

I pick up the black and white frame
I have her nose and eyes
I have his last name
and I am the creation of their lies

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Family Photo

Five men stand in gray,
hands in pockets or on hips,
eyes on a train wreck, one
locomotive on top of another.

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My Father-In-Law's Bell

He sold trains,
we had a bell,
bad economic times
we had to sell.

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RE: blackberry woes

The bitter fruit
delights the eye
and assuages the tongue
that it cannot be ruined

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cobbler

sugar, flour, butter, milk
some baking powder too
I dump the berries on the top
the crust comes popping through

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The rocks cast shadows
but never move.
I choose to be lost
in their patient shelter.

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"Click send"
me into traction,
a chain reaction
caused the end
to using my blackberry
while driving

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listen to Oprah admonish
sign the no phone pledge
the last promise you'll accomplish
while smoking on the ledge

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