Reason A. Poteet Poems

acrostic with a secret

Siesta - the time when every
Living mortal rests at mid-day.
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a reasonnet*

A'waiting once more the wonders at dawn,
a tired, empty muse paces the lawn
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blank verse, prayer

I am anxious and naturally I turn to you, my God.
I want your answer now but I am learning to wait in peace.
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free verse

A dreadful assault
dulled their sense of sympathy
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1. a partridge in a pear tree
Bird much loved for its tasty flesh,
of its spirit have we no thought?
Worship the Christ Child in the crèche
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Do not wish on dandelions
makes a difference if you're Mayans.
Their winds blow through sacred tree,
the pod and seed.
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Subtitle: Boys Will Be Boys

Male internal combustion knock
has much to do with raw fuel.
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senryu

mindless approach
two, eighteen, twenty, ten
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haiku

traces of spring
dandelion bubble heads
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a monchielle*

“I am all that you need.”
I detect a low voice,
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