Saiom Shriver Poems

Robert Bruce's spider after
8 human destructions of his web
sustained the 9th.
Bill W after 9 lapsed dryouts
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Give back to their
descendant oysters
the pearls stolen
from their cloisters.
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Left behind the leafy shade as
the wind's laughter
lifts milkweed seeds aloft.
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Butterflies gently flap their flags
newly from cocoons unfurled,
flags not imprinted with any
parochial colors. but the hues
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Tithes not
the nut tree
but to all
gives totally
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He wanted to help his father
with clutter, but he would
not be a bull in his father's
china shop. He would honor
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Volume II Brief Poems 226
-© saiom shriver-
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a flock of flaming
flamingos in flight..
backdropped by pink sunset sky...
Godscript... written in light
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The pogroms of the czars
were planned near samovars
Done neath the undefending stars
by swords and scimitars
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