October

Another cold October
draws to an end,
and I
make another attempt
to let go.

It's the time of year
when sad memories return,
like a cold autumn wind,
to make me wonder
about what might have been.

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Twin Birthdays

The birthdays of The Bab and Baha'u'llah,
celebrated consecutively
proclaim the unity of humanity.

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A Cold Autumn Da y

On a cold autumn day
when the wind chill factor
freezes the marrow
in your bones
warmth
is a bowl
of hot soup.

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I Need A Change of Scenery

I need a change of scenery,
a change of pace,
something to get
my creative juices flowing.


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School is out for the Day

School is out for the day,
the neighborhood children are ready to play.

They walk past my door
laughing and talking
happy to be home
before sunset.

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It must be the season

It must be the season,
memories of my Grandmother
have returned
bring tears to my eyes
and making me crave pumpkin pies.


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To Know God

The goal of my soul
is to know and love God,
but how can I,
a creature of matter
know that which is pure spirit.

Knowledge of God
comes to me
and the rest of humanity
through God' Manifestations
who in this age
are The Bab and Baha'u'llah.

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God's New Day : To The Bab

Darkness conspires
to conceal the light of dawn
behind the charcoal clouds of hate.

Dawn comes
its light turns the clouds scarlet
and awakens the birds of morning.


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Meditation at Midnight

In the silence of midnight,
When there is only starlight,
Illuminating the Earth,
I look with my inner sight,
To see if there is anything
I have to put right.


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What Will I Write?

What will I write today?
Will I write a poem or a rant?
Will I write prose or an essay?

My muse has gone AWL,
left for part unknown,
took a trip to another galaxy
or perhaps another universe.

I'll take a momentary break
to say a prayer
and see if my smartphone
is completely charged.

Hopefully,
by the time I return
my muse will have come home.

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Memories Return

What is it about autumn
that brings back memories
of childhood joys and tears?

Is it something in the air
that causes me to miss
those carefree days
in Blackwell, Oklahoma,
when to Sunday School
or The Lake
with Grandma and Grandpa?

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Autumn in Las Vegas

The autumn chill in the air
causes me to turn
the heat on at night.

I look out my window
and see green leaves
dancing in the autumn breeze.

I miss Oklahoma
and the changing shades
of autumn leaves.

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Autumn Nights

Nights are turning cold
Its time to turn the heat on
Take the chill of the room

 

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The Fragrance of Autumn

Inhale the fragrance of autumn,
the crisp scent on the morning breeze
foretells the coming of winter
and snow in the Rocky Mountains.

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Autumn Memories

The chill in the autumn air
brings back memories of Oklahoma,
and Grandma's home made cookies.

Every year for Halloween,
she made cookies for the neighborhood children,
who all called her Grandma.

She always made oatmeal-raisin
and peanut butter cookies;
she always knew who
not to give the peanut butter cookies to.

It was a different time,
you knew everyone in the neighborhood,
and knew who you could trust
and who you couldn't.

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Autumn Thoughts

The chill in the air
reminds me the winter is approaching,
and I wonder when
snow will begin
to cover Mount Charleston.



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Sparrows Sing on an Autumn Morning

Why do sparrows sing on an autumn morning?
Are they giving thanks for the cooler weather?
Every morning they raise
their song for all to hear.,
letting everyone know
how happy they are.

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A Good Day

It's a good day to writ poetry
and contemplate,
in stanza and line,
the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab.


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Autumn Poem

The days grow shorter
the nights longer,
the temperatures cooler,
people emerge from their homes,
and begin thinking about
the winter holidays.


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Autumn Afternoon

Inhale the fragrance
Autumn invades the city
On afternoon's breeze

 

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The Scent of October

Inhale the scent of October,
memories on the breeze of morning
as trees change from green
to hues of orange and yellow.

The scent of October,
a memory of my grandfather
raking and burning leaves
before the arrival
of the year's first snow.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies
I celebrate the International Day of the Older Person
with a sweet treat.

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