bill costley Poems

The twins were born
on a day when the rain fell
heavily on The Valley
their family had come from
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Lonely for company,
I crave a cuppa tea
centering my gravity;
w/out it I'm sadly
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For every cuppa tea I sip
a tear should fall, sadly
disappearing into it.
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“Trembellation, Battmann! ” says Robbin, afraid,
“The world, as we know it, is getting very shaky!
Those wonderful brokerages & banks are gone! ”
Battmann listens wisely & counsels his charge:
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Some people imagine that
Somebody drops a ladder down
for everybody to climb up;
Other people get to work
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FULL MOON

to Patricia
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Venus, New Moon, Vapor-trail

to Patricia Hughes
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Spent Sunday morning @ St. Mark's
beginning with its Heroes' Breakfast
& cleaned-up after; then its book-club;
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BLACK FRIDAY

“The New Normal”
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under a brightly-colored net-bag
my seeds are safe from withering sun
& overnite chill. Will they grow?
Previous seeds grew well indoors
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