I am the bird who hops and pecks I am the mountain standing tall and firm I am the sky so vast and open I am the clouds with wispy fans I am the juniper bush, fragrant when you pass I am the lizard slithering playfully on your window sill I am the scorpion, deadlyContinue reading “Waiting For You”
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Not Me
Trippers and askers surround me, People I meet…the effect upon me of my early life…of the ward and city I live in…of the nation, The latest news…discoveries, inventions, societies…authors old and new, My dinner, dress, associates, looks, business, compliments, dues, The real or fancied indifference of some man or woman IContinue reading “Not Me”
The Sun Never Says
Even after all this time, The sun never says to the earth, “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that: It lights up the whole sky –Hafiz
