Blog Entries by d.knape (Jan 2022)

If we would work

as hard as bees

what improvements

would come naturally

still there's always

a propensity

for some to feed off

of their greed

Poor workers slave

and constantly feed

the queens desires

and vanity

As selfish as a Bee

can be

maybe a Strike

is what she needs.

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Monday 31st January 2022 12:46 pm

The Thing You Are Looking For

Is not here

it was here but only for a brief time

and then it got ugly

worn and wrinkled

it had been a beautiful thing before

how it shined in the sun

and thrilled you with its brilliance

but now the thing you thought

would last forever

has been lost somewhere

along the road of life

Youth you see

is as temporary as a moment

like color fades

like coppe...

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Sunday 30th January 2022 11:34 am

Taking Tests

If you took a test in school

you either passed or failed

but you knew one way or the other

now you can take a test for Covid

and still not feel comfortable with your grade

so you have to retake the test

but the problem is they are OUT of tests

you can't find them anywhere

so just take the booster the teacher says

and then another booster after that

until you are ...

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Saturday 29th January 2022 1:09 pm

Cat's Company

Quiet paws

and so soft hair

a cozy throw

a comfy chair

cat's company

we often share

I care for it

it doesn't care.

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Friday 28th January 2022 12:47 pm

Lot For Sale

One lot

surveyed and plotted

has shade

and water

is in gated community

adjoining lot also available

has view of lake

and golf course

inquire at cemetery office.

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Thursday 27th January 2022 12:43 pm

Breeds Of Poets

There are two distinct kinds of poets

the long-haired and

the short- haired

The long-haired is the most common

the one seen in most coffee-houses and libraries

while the short-haired poet is wiry and energetic

and will happily shake hands with anyone

Both kinds love to perform

at poetry readings and circuses

and both love attention and ...

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Wednesday 26th January 2022 12:49 pm

Walk between them
walk among
these rows and rows
of silent stones,
they mark the place
where we came from
forefather's graves
we are their sons

Tipped over stones
fall into ruin
so seldom do
the kinfolk come,
this holy place
too far for some
the pace too slow
for those who run

Yet drawn toward
these silent stones
one still walks
between, among,
the memory of
soon over...

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Tuesday 25th January 2022 12:42 pm

Pondering

I like to ponder
I cannot resist

I ponder life's questions
my major interest

My mind tends to wander
sometimes it trips

Yet the pleasure in pondering
is the answers I get.

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Monday 24th January 2022 12:06 pm

Followed By Cop

When you're followed by a cop

you get nervous

You imagine all kinds of infractions

laws broken that you did not even know of

every time you look up

there he is in the rear-view mirror

Did I miss a stop sign?

did I run a light?

did I hit someone?

why is he staying behind me.

When I turn, he turns

is he following me on purpose?

He is so close

any...

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Sunday 23rd January 2022 1:18 pm

Compatible Companions

People and dogs

have a natural affinity

there is a certain closeness

an almost human connection

dogs sense

our smallest sadness

our greatest joys

alter egos

without ego

look into their knowing eyes

we see ourselves reflected

they feel the same as we do

always beside us

bringing cheer with wagging tails

they are our compatible companions

wh...

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Saturday 22nd January 2022 12:56 pm

Drive-Thru Vax

Just announced-

$500 million for

Drive-thru vaccine shots

where you don't even

have to slow down

you just get Darted

when you pass by the window

this will speed things up considerably

no more waiting in line

no more showing an I.D.

just roll through at 30 mph

but make sure you keep

the driver-side window down

so the attendant can get

a clear shot!

...

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Friday 21st January 2022 12:39 pm

The Sky Theater

The sky is a full length movie

with twisting plots that

leaves us spellbound

an ongoing serial that never ends

it's a new show every day

every week

the sun is its marquee

highlighting the players and the stars

beaming a spotlight

on their beautiful performances

previewed by clouds

rain or shine

a sky that is spontaneous

a sky that keeps us

on the edge...

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Thursday 20th January 2022 12:52 pm

Daylight Dreams

I sleep in spurts
deep sleep is rare
sleep does not last
often impaired,
Life interrupts
caught unprepared
Daylight Dreams-
all I can share.

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Wednesday 19th January 2022 12:07 pm

The Leaf Blowers

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Oh how the leaf blowers scream

assaulting our ears

shutting out any conversation

they wake you in the mornings

disturbing the peace

they sweep all before them

mini tornadoes

clogging the gutters with leaves

littering the street with debris

the operators do not mind

they are all deaf anyway

they seem to enjoy their work

and when the blowers finally die down

...

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Tuesday 18th January 2022 12:11 pm

Red Light

Many times

we are disappointed

in people

who don't fulfill

their promise

or promises

people

are people

subject to change

still we can

always hope

they will do the right thing

the biggest disappointment

is in ourselves

when our best intentions fail

regret becomes a burden

that stays with us

a reminder of our own mistakes

ther...

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Monday 17th January 2022 12:03 pm

Persistent Living

I'm living my life

TWO days at a time.

One day isn't long enough.

One day will not cut it.

I eventually hope to live my life

7 days at a time.

not Assisted Living

but Persistent Living!

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Sunday 16th January 2022 1:07 pm

Daytime Moon

Coming home

I look up

and see the moon

in daytime

a marble in the sky

as clear as glass

blending in

with clouds drifting by

unexpected yet

remarkable

its solid shape

so round and perfect

a watchful eye

sitting up there

in the blue sky

a moon in tune

with our revolving

a moon

that spoke of time

and eternity

we must...

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Saturday 15th January 2022 12:28 pm

The Two Of Us

She still cooks

I still eat

She works

I watch

She is getting smarter

I am getting senile

She is the realis

I pretend

She leads

I follow

She read this

I apologized.

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Friday 14th January 2022 12:31 pm

Government Guidelines For Eating Roast

Eating Chuck Roast

has been linked to

salivating lips

weight gain

and ultimately

bloated stomachs

with secondary symptoms of

inertia and general drowsiness

Scientists are advising

caution be taken

with all Roasts

social distancing

with roasts is required

so that we limit the spread

of Roast Fever

Roast Fever is highly transmissi...

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Thursday 13th January 2022 12:46 pm

Seasons

If leaves did not leave

we would have no seasons

for changing

for reflection

anticipation

leave leaves alone

let them float

let them drift in the wind

let them come back to earth.

becoming part of it.

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Wednesday 12th January 2022 12:58 pm

Short Leash

I have a short leash

it only goes so far

I cannot get out of my leash

or gnaw it off

the leash is too strong

the government says

the leash is mandated

and if it snaps

then I must get another leash

and put it on myself

and keep doing it until

I finally give up and give in

so I am basically

chaining myself

what kind of a dog

would...

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Tuesday 11th January 2022 12:42 pm

Death Of A Cricket

Sweeping out the garage

I find a dead

Cricket

body parts in a corner

so sad to see

anything dead

but a cricket?

such a harmless one

it was surprising

to say the least

one always thinks of crickets

as happy

their chirp

a sound of joy

and peacefulness

good vibrations

finding it in the dark recess

was foreboding

we ar...

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Monday 10th January 2022 12:37 pm

Castoffs

A cardboard box

sits by the side of the road

for day and days

numerous joggers

bide riders

walkers

yard men with trucks & trailers

come and go

yet no one stops

to pick up the box

too much of a hurry

or don't care

finally one man notices and stops

picks up the box

throws it in the back of his car

and takes it...

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Sunday 9th January 2022 12:59 pm

Catepillars

Slowly they glide

yet within them lies

A secret they have

deep inside

One day they'll change

surprising us

Becoming winged-

Metamorphosis!

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Saturday 8th January 2022 12:10 pm

Old Wooden Houses

Old wooden houses

dilapidated dreams

fallen down memories

ramshackle histories

in empty hallways

deserted rooms

empty of the ones who struggled

to make a home

we see these relics slide into neglect

their porches full of holes

their windows full of darkness

the creaky boards speak of their past

but will not divulge

the secrets of

the people who once li...

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Friday 7th January 2022 12:21 pm

Following A Creek

If you follow
the meanders of a little creek
you always find something
of interest tucked away
further in
little places
sights and sounds
hidden away along its banks
that whisper joyfully
to your senses
a patch of ferns growing wild
a rock wall from some forgotten time
the music of a waterfall
and so I walk the creeks
and look for things
of mystery
of beauty
places no one els...

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Thursday 6th January 2022 12:45 pm

Pshaw

You never see the word Pshaw anymore

it is seldom used

and most people have never heard of it

especially young people

who can barely read much less write

Pshaw!

is such a perfect word to show contempt

impatience, disgust

and no it is not misspelled

the P is silent

as well it should be

so start using the word Pshaw

and when someone tells you a whopper

or ...

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Wednesday 5th January 2022 12:15 pm

Non-Renewable Energy

It's energy I'm

needing

But age sees

it depleting

All things were

once doable

Now my energy's

non-renewable.

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Tuesday 4th January 2022 12:26 pm

Feeding Sparrows

As winter turns

so gray and glum

with crumbs we feed

the sparrows

With every morsel

kindness comes

and distance

seems to narrow

The chill of winter

changes some

who only see

the sorrow

Yet souls can be

made whole again

in kindness shown

to sparrows.

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Monday 3rd January 2022 12:53 pm

Thunder & Ghosts

In an explosion of hooves

they darted from the trees

they heard me coming

but I did not see them

but as I neared

the deer burst forth from the brush

their long legs pounding

their white tails flying

like flags in the wind

they bounded away in a flash

then dissolved into their surroundings

disappearing into air

they came in like thunder

they vanished like...

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Sunday 2nd January 2022 12:27 pm

Mirror

These poems
are mirrors of myself
full length glimpses
into my soul

I try not to drop them
carelessly

pieces of poems
gathered
here and there

paper notes
bits of thought
folded in a billfold
or the bottom of a pocket

put together
like parts of a puzzle
I assemble them
lovingly

fragmented parts of me
little pieces of
a poetic life.