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Headstall's Reflections - 72. Chapter 72 Woke
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Woke
My heart beats
A rhythm of reassurance
As the hummingbird
Makes a final visit
To where geraniums
Used to be
I survey my kingdom
Such as it is
Alone, but not alone
My dog a boomerang
Always returning
For a word and a throw
I have my memories
And plans, altered now
Because life demands
I be woke
While I try to ignore
The beats of my heart
An Ant Can
Specks of dust
Swirl in the breeze
Just like me
Wet orbs shutter
In protection
Until the wind dies
Vision returns
Still watery
To changing vistas
Of surging greys
And almost blacks
Overhead
A burst of sound
Shakes my mind
And I return to me
That speck of dust
Dogged in his journey
To a safe place
Tears or rain
Makes no difference
To a man in darkness
Haiku… some poetic license
Night crawls like ivy
When praying for dawn’s bright kiss
To smite the shadows
Puddles are for kids
It’s good to know I’m still one
With soaked running shoes
It’s tough to find joy
Yet not such a daunting task
With wine glass in hand
A gift from god’s heart
Orchids bloom like fingerprints
Can you still feel mine?
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