David Whalen Poems

Mayflies in
the cool Spring night
Rise from rivers to catch the light
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I’m the presence you sense
when there’s no one around
I’m the whisper you hear,
when there is no sound
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“Women should rule the world”
At least according to my mother

She said if women ruled the world
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I hate to talk
about ugly kin
But I had the butt-ugliest
lil’sister
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No person is worth your tears
No one should make you sigh

The one who is truly… worth your tears
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Colours are just colours
One might suppose
Rage is red…
But then again…
so is a rose
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I wish you could have read…
The Letters
that I failed to write
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Old sepia photos…
Tear on cheek
Catch in my breast
Chin in my hand
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Goodbye Socrates
So long Pericles

Ta-ta Sappho
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Not choosing at all
while still a choice…is just not
The very best one
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