Laurence Overmire Poems

Heard it on the news, several hours distance
The tornado touched down.

Blew away the pond in the park.
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The tree frog
sits
on a green leafy branch
and stares at me with bright orange persimmon eyes
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Logs listen
To the stories we tell
Around the fire
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Sweet and tender
Delicate prince
Noble Hamlet by treachery slain.
And Romeo lies in a darkened tomb
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Have you ever won the lottery?
Neither have I
But then, what are the chances?
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Tiny heart beat new
cradled in awkward tenderness
learning one-to-one
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Palomino hooves
fly across the barren plain
warrior's heart unbridled
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Truthfully, I say unto you,

The wise man who
Claims
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He should have been born in another age
In another place, another time
The lord of some castle, or a wayfaring knight
A man of honor and distinction
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