Sidi Mahtrow Poems

Watch a buzzard soar
Moving without effort.
Just a flick of the wing and a turn to the left or right
Takes nothing to remain in flight.
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Slowly, softly the crystals form
Each on a small nucleus, a particle
Built onto until the naked eye
Sees the multifaceted form
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As I waited
Through the afternoon
In the Intensive Care section
Of the hospital,
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The Ten Lives of Mac Cavity

Some cats have nine lives, more or less!
So more than others, some are bless'd
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'Do it my way, ' says Hillary C.
'Not so fast, ' replies Nancy P.
'My way or else, ' said Mrs. C.
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On reading the poem by Suzan Jarvis and her reflection on William C. Williams' poem

Them plumbs about
which you write
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Ever starred at someone's open mouth
And noticed the teeth that are peeking out,
Sometimes they are there to see
Even when the owner doesn't want them to be.
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Drifting down the river
Going where the current takes you
Away from the snags and rocks
Over the deep cool pools
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He was just here.
It seems like an eternity ago
When he brought a presence
To awaken and quicken the pulse.
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Is it for a dry mouth?
If tha's the cause
Then there's more to the truth
That they fear the knife that falls.
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