Leria Hawkins

Who would think a rose so sweet
Would dry and crumble at my feet
And blooms that scent my night and day
Would steal my heart, then fade away
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I see you in my rear view, as you settle to make the call
Covering the delay, with a well-worn blanket of lies…
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Show Mercy, My Dear
Date: July 27,2020

Man of my pain
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Once and often, my mother said
Don't let flattery fill your head
A spoon of sugar is scarce enough
To give for free, such special stuff
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Junkie
Date: February

I dream only of you...
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Ode To My Fruitless Dreams
Date: January 6,2016

My pencil rattles, my passions scream
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I’ve Come To Understand
Date: August 14,2015

After so many years,
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Don Juannabe
Date: February 10,2011

Blowing restless across the globe
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Graceless
March 15,2016
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Susan, Susan…I Must Confess
Date: April 27,2016

Susan, Susan...I must confess
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Date: October 14,2020
By:Leria Hawkins

I closed the door, turned off the light
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Will there ever be a place in your heart
Or is this thing, just fire and sparks
A burn that's held me, decades long
How can it flame, and still be wrong
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And this is how it is with true love
I invite you into my open spaces
Give free reign to explore and fill my deep dark crevices
Touch me; mold my passion to fit your dreams
I ask nothing in return
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Up one night with bloodshot eyes
Who wants a shake, who wants some fries
I surfed the waves, stopped to swim
The light was on, but now it’s dim
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Tin Man
Date: August 6,2014

It was winter when I found you
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Date: August 4,2021
By: Leria Hawkins

Deny me the perfume that you wear
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Date: November 9,2021
By: Leria Hawkins

The book, wide open
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Wishes
Date: February

I wish you could stay
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Ode To My Gumption (Or Lack Thereof)
Date: January 20,2012

I’ve written more prose, rhyme and drivel than I care to think
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I'll Leave It Alone
Date: February 8,2015

I do not weep in sorrow
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