Jim Yerman Poems

I love to walk before the sun comes up…with the stars and moon on high
to walk along deserted streets while darkness fills the sky.

As I listen to the morning birds sing from the protection of their trees.
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We were cleaning out a closet
when we found an old bin filled with photos we've amassed.
Hundreds and hundreds of photos capturing moments…
evoking memories from our past.
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Today I'm thankful for all those who read to children…
It's one of the best things, for them, we can do….
I'm thankful for the parents…
for the teachers who read…
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THE HISTORY WE ARE WRITING

The history of America…if America it going to last
must be told in chapters that include true stories of our past.
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I love the French and Italian languages…how their words seem to float on the air
and dance…that's why they are often referred to as languages of romance.

I don't have to understand the meaning…but listening to them over the years…
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I watched an oak leaf fall today…watched it leap off the tree without making a sound…
I watched it float and spin and flutter…until it landed on the ground.

I ran to where that oak leaf landed…where I was relieved…
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Today I am thankful that I was blessed to see
this ancient Chinese proverb…on generosity

And this is how it goes:
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We woke up early to a 50 degrees morning….six o'clock to be specific
In order to make the 70 mile trip to Rialto Beach on the coast of the Pacific.

It was a two hour circuitous trip …since we had to be there by nine
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Today I'm thankful for Valentines day…
and I agree with Charles Schultz who had the wisdom to assert:
all we need is love on Valentine's day…
but a little chocolate doesn't hurt.
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We experienced what, for us, was a bittersweet moment yesterday
at a party for a friend of ours who is about to move away.

Happy for her as she moves back to Baltimore to be a grandma…
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