Category: life

Cherita #5

July 27, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“Line 5” has corroded

snake oil flows
through aged pipelines

it slithers 12 miles
through Native land
pushing fossilized lies

~

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Cherita #4

July 20, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

carried mystery novel

bookmark fell
at the scene of the crime

returned to library
one year late and
received $70 fine

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Cherita #3

July 10, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

table set for two

wine poured into
crystal glasses

the course turned solo,
and her fingers tapped
a doggie-bag beat

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Cherita #2

July 6, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

the crowd pushes through the zoo

well fed creatures
stretch and yawn

screaming children and
tourist waistlines
form the ursine punchline

~

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Cherita #1

July 3, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

shut the box and locked it

grandma carried the load
to beloved garden plot

among the clementines and lilies
she labored, humming,
and buried it six feet deep

~

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An Evening Storm

June 29, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

forecast stated storm warning
I opened the windows wide
felt the air’s restless churning

Hot & Humid
vs
Cold Reprieve

they argued
forcing wind through my screen
where insects clung by the dozens,
helpless

I crawled in bed
windows open
and listened

Nature interrupted
her children’s dispute
with
driving tears
angry spanks of lightening
and
a booming voice of thunder

her reprimand was frightening

Hot & Humid
lost some steam

Cold Reprieve
warmed

they shook hands and agreed to sleep on it
through the night

I woke up
to sunshine streaming
through
windows opened wide

met the calm breeze
and flying insects
as Mother’s weathered children
danced together
in her morning arms

~

Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me

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