Cats
in Love - 5/24/04
Kept awake by cats'
caterwauling all night long,
I think, "Ain't love grand!"
by Terry Karnan - Portsmouth, NH .
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Persian, tabby, stray -
howling on the porch again
Tom is not picky.
by Jane Eslinger - Dover NH
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When God invented
the swollen sound of cat love
Satan tipped his hat.
by Rick Gammon - Portland, ME
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Tiger Tom frolics
in feral feline frenzy
allies in alleys.
by Peter E. Connolly - Portland, ME
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Thunder - 5/17/04
Lightening fast question,
one two three four miles away
thundering answer.
by Jane Eslinger - Dover NH
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Bright streaks light the sky.
Thunderous applause follows.
Magic of weather!
by HM Oroski - Portsmouth, NH
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Lighting follows strikes
and thunderous roar fills heaven
when the angels bowl.
by M.J. Oroski - Portsmouth, NH
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Rain on the camp roof
sounds thunderous until Thor
lets his hammer fly.
by Rick Gammon - Portland, ME
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Lightning streaks the sky,
Prose text hovers on keyboard,
Thunder obeys Enter.
by Joy Starr - Exeter, NH
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Erratic drum beats
of sky, wind, weather extremes
opposites attract.
by Nancy B Parshley Knapp
- Portsmouth, NH
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Pizza before bed:
All night the thunder rumbles
And the cat yowls back.
by John-Michael Albert - Dover, NH
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Crackle and mighty
a gorilla beats his chest
and roars through thin air.
by Amy McBride - Portsmouth, NH
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Distant foreboder,
Summer oracle’s warning,
Take proper measures.
by Peter E. Connolly - Portland, ME
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Dandelion - 5/10/03
Dandelion-- makes
one think of yellow spotted
lawns with green between.
by Terry Karnan - Portsmouth, NH
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Yellow heads waving
adorning a sea of grass
waiting quietly.
by M.J. Oroski - Portsmouth, NH
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Weeds winning Lawn War
Weapons of mass destruction:
Para(shooting) seeds.
by Linda Szabo - Stratham, NH
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Lush yellow carpet
- such a silly distinction
between weed and lawn.
by Jane Eslinger - Dover NH
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Across the green lawns,
golden discs of lion's teeth:
spring salad, spring wine.
by John-Michael Albert - Dover, NH
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Why me? Why my lawn?
What 'd I do to deserve this?
Dandelion whine.
by Rick Gammon - Portland, ME
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Stems' inner milky
stickiness wonderously
delights tots' fingers.
by Wendy Faber Yee - Portsmouth, NH
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King of beastly weeds
prolific yellow-maned pest
sneers and growls at lawns.
by Peter E. Connolly - Portland, ME
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Mother - 5/03/04
Can a mother be
All she is supposed to be
In the public Eye?
by Joy Starr - Exeter, NH
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All life began here,
earth belly pregnant with sea,
great aquatic womb!
by Wayne Atherton - Eliot, ME
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Mom, Mother, Grandma,
Grammie – precious litany…
synonyms for saint
by Peter E. Connolly - Portland, ME
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A mother's nightmare
Posthumous medals and one
Neatly folded flag
by Rick Gammon - Portland, ME
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If down the street or
in the Next Dimension, still
make-a -da head spin.
by Wendy Faber Yee - Portsmouth, NH
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