in the gutter
a discarded cap collects
swirling leaves
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paul amphlett
paul amphlett (peerpoetry at yahoo dot co dot uk) writes: I have been writing poetry for yonks and haiku, etc., since 1992. have been editing and publishing Peer Poetry Magazine since 1995. A write up about it and my attempts to integrate haiku etc with the broad mass of poetry are in a long article on the World Haiku Club website, here.
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My first thought was of the people society thinks are less valuable than others, for various reasons. An intuitive response, which I am still developing…
P.S. Mom is beginning to move the side of her body affected by the stroke.
I can’t help but relate this poem to recent events in the world of baseball: the Cub’s and Redsox’ dashed dreams. However, the poem works well without the association.
I think this poem makes an important statement.
I’m afraid that statement went right over my head, Ellen. Would you care to share it with us?
norm, isn’t there a saying, “great minds think alike”.
i anxiously await ellen’s response.
My first thought was of the people society thinks are less valuable than others, for various reasons. An intuitive response, which I am still developing…
P.S. Mom is beginning to move the side of her body affected by the stroke.
ellen, your thoughts are intuitive; of late, my thoughts being the same
mankind feels some are more important than most; i hear myself regularly laughing
the truth be known, the world, in it’s awakening, is in for a startling revelation
I can’t help but relate this poem to recent events in the world of baseball: the Cub’s and Redsox’ dashed dreams. However, the poem works well without the association.
welcoming autumn
shaking out
the leaf from my shoe
continuous rain
on my mind
things past, things to come
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