Sunrise Tortoise - Poetry of Lawrence E. Keith

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METAMORPHOSIS, 1989 - Second Edition NOW Available.

“Do we sink, swim”

Do we sink, swim
Or endlessly tread water?
This seesaw life of constant choice
Must yield to the Balance within
If Existence is to continue.

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This Poem can be found in
10 to 17 February Afternoons, 1977 - Second Edition NOW Available.
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.
“Tomorrow – a new day”
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Tomorrow—a new day
To be dealt with as we will.

A new life’s door is before us,
Yet we open yesterdoor
Without thought
In the habit of our ways.
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This Poem can be found in
10 to 17 February Afternoons, 1977 - Second Edition NOW Available.
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.
“Mislaid Afterthoughts”
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Mislaid Afterthoughts
Bring new life
To the afternoon.
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Dream Fragment 19, 1995 - Second Edition NOW Available
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

Through Pisces to Aquarius IX

                IX
Modern day Luddite warriors,
Fight not for the jobs you have lost.
Tune out, unplug, and awaken
From the techutopian dream
To join battle late in the day
For the Soul of Humanity.
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10 to 17 February Afternoons, 1977 - Second Edition NOW Available.
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.
“Another day”
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Another day    
Today
As bright and fresh
As any day ever.

Today
Is upon
Us all.
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This Poem can be found in
10 to 17 February Afternoons, 1977 - Second Edition NOW Available.
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.
“As long as”
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As long as
We keep telling
Ourselves
    Love and Compassion
Are idealistic—
They will remain such.
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The One - New, First Edition available January 2013.
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

Birthing III

We have returned to the crossroads
Only to find all signs point Home

Again the choice is ours to make
Of hoping the Child is stillborn
Further delaying our journey
As we spin faster and faster
On the merry-go-round of life
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Paths, 1978 - Second Edition NOW Available.
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.
Paths II, ii
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The differences appear
To dismember oneness,
And soon all worth is Me,
The love of our neighbor
Degenerates to greed
And hateful jealousy.

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METAMORPHOSIS, 1989 - Second Edition NOW Available.
Collected - New, a collection of all of the poems in one book - Available January 2013.

For Ocean

The dead carcass that recently washed ashore
Has been curiously gawked at from afar,
Repulsively hovered over and stick-poked
By clutching lovers and beachcombers alike.
Each successive high tide pushes it further,
To ultimately rest in odoriferous decay
On river washed and surf polished stones
For the seagulls, crows and various insects
To greedily pick at in ceremonial feast.
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