Linda Ori Poems

Come to my calling,
Come to me now -
Sprinkle soft kisses
Here on my brow;
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Black was always your favorite color...................
Like the inkwell that beckons the pen
Like the night spangled with a million stars
Like the sleek machine your ego rides
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I send this message from the heart
To all who question love's intent
It's only when we begin to start
To question what the other meant
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I know you are fearful...................

Questioning your mortality -
How much longer?
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How soon we forget
The broken dreams of yesterday
Now scattered across the sands of time
Like broken bodies half covered and forgotten;
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Once there was a man who thought
Adept at cooking he was not,
Upon a dish of Bolognese
He ladled sauce that won him praise
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My father believed in legends of Indian folklore -
Being raised in the Ohio River valley, he knew his share
He always believed the incessant hooting of an owl
Was the harbinger of imminent death.
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I shall in dreaming
Contemplate

The Universe.....
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Don't grieve for me, now I am gone
You knew I could not stay -
The road was rough, I was too weak
To last another day;
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Not so young and vibrant anymore
Wonder what the future holds in store
What contract did I sign on coming in?
When does the living end and death begin?
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