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Mountain Bird

A Poem by Rick r

In the folds of the hillsand hollowsof my mind,I remember a timewhen you were free. You were of the sweetest colorknown to me.No man could catch you;I..

Morning Prayer

A Poem by Rick r

A whispered call to prayeracross the pillowmy muezzinyour adhānawakens me to the suna new day.I rise and kneelin worshipin supplicationI hasten t..

Caroline

A Poem by Rick r

Love in the Carolinas

Along the Seine

A Poem by Rick r

That curving spacebetween her breasts,a perfect place for my chin to restas I dreamt a scene along the Seineof the perfect breasts of my sweet Pauline..

Nana in the Morning

A Poem by Rick r

Manet's painting "Nana"

Wasp wings and other dark things

A Poem by Rick r

I'm not typically into writing dark, but wanted to try something different. For some reason, wasps have always struck me as having a dark, evil side ..

la Vida

A Poem by Rick r

I missed my revolution. What's a boy to do?Don a balaclava for jaysus?Smoke a fat havana?Think I'll buy me a beretbrush up on mi españolgrow a ..

Broken-wing ruse

A Poem by Rick r

With broken wing-She tried to fly/A broken wing-The ruse she tried/On broken wing-The sigh, it died/For broken wing-Her lover cried. 3/12/14

Lily comes of age

A Poem by Rick r

Poem constructed on my front porch the morning my daylilies bloomed.

Dreams of Helen

A Poem by Rick r

Alone in his dark apartmentblack dog asleepthe sound of children playingin the street outside his window-children of color, his housekeeper says,not q..