Tag Archives: travel

Morning Poem, April 28, 2021

Posted on April 28, 2021 by labeak52

First thing I hear is the sound of a train Did it wake me? I know its route It comes out of the south Will it take me? It bellows and moans, like a calf in pain.

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Evening Poem, March 25, 2021

Posted on March 25, 2021 by labeak52

. At twilight the great birds gather In the naked sycamores Their black wings rasping as they move From branch to branch Now they lift slowly As if through water Their wing whispers multiplied Wild and magical sound of blessing … Continue reading →

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Morning Post, February 17, 2021

Posted on February 17, 2021 by labeak52

Remember snow days when we were kids?  While it was still dark Mom or Dad would crack the bedroom door and say ‘You can sleep in, buddy. No school today.’  Was anything ever more relaxing; more welcome?  Then breakfast was … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Poem #2, February 16, 2021

Posted on February 16, 2021 by labeak52

. The ice sheet hovers atop the lawn Pierced here and there only by those spikes of grass That survived October’s last cutting A thin, translucent membrane, never seen before The roof for some tiny night world that will thrive … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Poem, February 16, 2021.

Posted on February 16, 2021 by labeak52

. The heavens are miserly this day Even with the snow The flakes blow sidewise In a mad dance I could count the petty few of them Even the sluices of heaven are frozen Like the doors of some abandoned … Continue reading →

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Please Let Me Wonder

Posted on February 9, 2021 by labeak52

“And now here we are here together…” Posted on August 25, 2016 by labeak52 The whole trip had been my idea, but it hadn’t been hard to sell. We drove 200 miles from Charleston, West Virginia to Roanoke, Virginia last weekend to see … Continue reading →

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A Happy Ending

Posted on September 20, 2020 by labeak52

It had already been a long day. A case I thought I had settled blew up again.  My star witness gave a statement to the defense.  I don’t know why and everybody in the office seemed to blame me for … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Post, August 23, 2020

Posted on August 23, 2020 by labeak52

The law was here an hour or two ago.  Wantin’ to know about that car that’s been parked over there by them trees. Been there for days.  I didn’t know how it got there, I told them.  They asked if … Continue reading →

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Poem, July 12, 2020

Posted on July 12, 2020 by labeak52

. On sunny summer days I travel in time With the music on the breeze And the light on the slow clouds (Always backward, I know no future) To steep riverbanks and wet stones Where I stood with the rope … Continue reading →

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Morning Poem, June 24, 2020

Posted on June 24, 2020 by labeak52

. If I could seize a day I would capture this one With its gigantic white clouds Drifting in the sun And no clock ticking . And in the afternoon a breeze A faint taste of heaven That wakens memory … Continue reading →

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