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If they give you ruled paper write the other way-Juan Ramón Jiménez

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city, family, life, persistence, Poetry

Childhood Memories

I have flashes,Small glimpses,Of this life, that is mine,So sweet, so charming,In a second the veil will arise,The auto pilot … Continue reading Childhood Memories

Mi Querida, ma Cherie, mi amor,
family, life, love, persistence, Poetry, spain

Mi Querida, ma Cherie, mi amor,

Thank you,For all the holes you’ve pokedThrough my misguided misconceptions,Through my running thoughtsYou could so easily stop,These holes you’ve placed,Now,I … Continue reading Mi Querida, ma Cherie, mi amor,

Dog work day
city, family, life, love, persistence, Poetry, spain

Dog work day

Well,I’ve quit my job again,I’m going to get a new one,This one has been totalShit,Anyway the poems don’t pay,The baby … Continue reading Dog work day

Coffee
family, food, life, love, Poetry, spain

Coffee

It’s an out of body experience more than anything,That first sip, as sunlight floods the kitchen,As it swells and slides … Continue reading Coffee

Gracias por todo
city, family, life, love, Poetry, spain, travel

Gracias por todo

I’m sure there’s another me,In another life,Who’s listened to his own advice,Had everything kept,Had everything suffice,Yes, there’s another me,Never griped … Continue reading Gracias por todo

family, Fatherhood, life, persistence, Poetry, Work

Reproduction

That’s where we made the big mistake, Like finishing and beginning and finishing again, So we made up names and … Continue reading Reproduction

Slippers aren’t just for Sunday
family, love, persistence, Poetry, travel

Slippers aren’t just for Sunday

I think of you sometimes,On lazy afternoons,Or when the Sun seems to dim,Before noon,I think,Then, I’ll pick up a pen,Then,I’ll … Continue reading Slippers aren’t just for Sunday

Hush Hush
family, Fatherhood, love, persistence, Poetry

Hush Hush

Hush hush and speak these words, when, Read for themselves, Hush hush, this love child, Passion’s perfect perversion, Is an … Continue reading Hush Hush

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