Phillip Erb Poems

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1.
On The Quad

The most unassuming tree
Bares a full dress of parched brown leaves
Insofar it has succeeded in captivating stubborn denial
Silent laughter, flaunting the entire scene
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2.
Entrepreneurs' Dream

Within the walls of a breathless instant, the entire world falls asleep
And another one becomes alive, opens its eyes, checks the clock and heaves a sigh.

Fascinated with lackadaisical dream visions and the conversions with vague
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3.
Feather In My Pocket

I was wondering how many sacrifices it would take
To hold you down locked in that simple moment
When you're looking into my eyes from across the room
I don't want to throw away the roses and cuddle warm,
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4.
When The Jays Fly Away

Blue jay perched on my flagpole
The only color contrasting against
A fall gray making haste to
Chase summer skies away
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5.
Some 10,000 Days

The wind steals my breath away
My words never weighed much to most folks
And nowadays I don’t listen to what I say
Words can be so very hard to make
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6.
Remembering

Hello, it P
Just dropping
You a note so it
Can never be said.
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7.
Acquaintance

All these feelings I ignore
I've been here a million times before
Trying to dock the boat on the shore
I'm always needing a little more
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8.
No More Tears

To this day I still remember
The directions you gave me
To make sure I got to you
I typed them onto a blank page
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9.
Dark Love

Light is easy to love
Show me your darkness
It might give me hope
To know we heartless
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10.
A Story One Bird Sang The Morning Peace Found

Sometimes during the witching hours
when the moon disappears over the horizon
and the sun is opposite the earth from me
I get so lonely I pull at my hair and it
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