—Poetry by Ann Privateer, Davis, CA
—Photos by Ann Privateer
—Photos by Ann Privateer
HE
A grownup
A retired
Architect
In a second
Marriage
Squeals with joy
When he finds
A penny
His only solitary
Accomplishment
For the day.
A grownup
A retired
Architect
In a second
Marriage
Squeals with joy
When he finds
A penny
His only solitary
Accomplishment
For the day.
Fountain
SHE
Never married
Until age 50
The child
Of a demanding
Mother
Now squelches
His every move.
Never married
Until age 50
The child
Of a demanding
Mother
Now squelches
His every move.
Fish
WE
Friends
A long time ago
Present-day shoulds
Command
Attention
Put off
The weekend
To want to be alone.
Friends
A long time ago
Present-day shoulds
Command
Attention
Put off
The weekend
To want to be alone.
Greens
MUSHROOMING
Absurdity
Lives beneath
Mushrooms
Where they discover
Mystery in moments
Laughing, undressing
How they electrify
In a go-around
Without a recipe
To unfold.
Lion
MEDITATION
Get rid of the garbage
Periodically
Update oneself
Thank the I
Inexhaustible
Presented
By the me
Thinking, caring
Sharing
Happy.
__________________
Today’s LittleNip:
Be happy in this moment. This moment is your life.
—Omar Khayyam
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—Medusa, with thanks to Ann Privateer for today’s fine poems and pix!
Eqyptian Sparrows Nesting in
Queen Hatshepsut’s Tomb
Queen Hatshepsut’s Tomb
—Public Domain Photo Courtesy of
Joe Nolan, Stockton, CA
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