Laurie Dahl

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You broke my unguarded spirit
You made me red-faced and angry
Like swallowing a bitter pill
A mud-puddle day in Spring
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The Soul

Before I go,
Come to see
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A speck in the sand
Twinkling by noon
Worn by land
Dull too soon
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To the one person
Whom when speaking
Blocks out the dread filled world
In which living
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5.

I may look like Lily, I have my Grandmother’s
Face.
Angel kisses, she called the freckles,
Glancing a look at me
...

Getting away,
Was better
Just different
And homeward
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7.

Safe in their blankets
Untouched by morning,
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Like no tomorrow
Yesterday has passed
...

9.

I have touched the tip of my past
Not a mere exercise in nostalgic wonder
...

Grandpa was a young man
When he fought in the
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Filled with bitterness,
It comes from silence
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If I come to you across the ocean,
If I come to you wet and cold as the sea,
If I came to you, not knowing that I came,
Like an old road lost and traveling in the mist,
...

Fresh green of a fern
New mown hay
A mossy bank of brown growth
Rain on dust covered gravel
...

14.

The spirit nods its own society
Then opens the door
On its divine maturity
Hollow no more
...

15.

Today from the partially opened window
We saw each other on the screen
The cold wind bit through the opening
Long enough to laugh, gaze, and wonder
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Mother-In-Law-Dearest

You broke my unguarded spirit
You made me red-faced and angry
Like swallowing a bitter pill
A mud-puddle day in Spring

You lived up to it well and thoughtful
Blocking the doorway with your expensive perfume
Like a bellow of smoke, I was silent
Creating havoc and confusion was your way

The voice of the oppressor, the enemy within
Clawing the blackboard, you rejoiced
I felt helpless and foolish like an old tired warrior
Never were you content with peace-

All peanut butter and no jelly
The rich tapestry that bounds together
Is but loose frayed broken ends
No more broken silence

For the green monster with tied up black hair
That runs on solar energy, brings warfare
I wished you would go away,
Now it is only hushed board games

For the remaining part of that dusty weathered day
Was transformed one early morning
No more broken or fixed games of invitations
To my new mighty warrior spirit within


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