Sunrise Tortoise - Poetry of Lawrence E. Keith

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New Year’s Eve – SwanSong

       SwanSong


Out of the grey sky lake
The six joined by two
Appear near the islands
Flying   Not ducks   not geese
Eight     Winging in a line
Tip to wingtip at eye level

Contact with one     Recognition
Then connection with the gliding
White feathering Swans approaching
The shoreline and my doorstep
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METAMORPHOSIS, 1989 - Second Edition NOW Available.
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Venus

After many centuries in abeyance
The winds of Venus are blowing
To again wreak havoc in our lives.

Red, yellow and blue planetary visions
Kaleidoscopically change in minutes,
Sending cracks through our emotional core
And chilling the superficial warmth
Of all shallow rooted relationships.
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Hippo Rock

Another wave washes 
The Hippo clean
Of perching shore birds

Overhead the seasonal wave
Of migrating ducks and geese
Struggle to reorganize
Their disintegrating formations
In the erratic April breezes
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“Clear Easter morning”
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Clear Easter morning
Fresh snow on the mountaintop
Difficult ascent
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Dream Fragment 19, 1995 - Second Edition NOW Available
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“Once Again”
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Once again;
        Back to the hub,
        Back to the center.

Drop all pretense,
Remove those masks.

Take a look in the mirror;
        Honestly,
        Nakedly.
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Paths, 1978 - Second Edition NOW Available.
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In the Shaman’s Breath
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                 I
O Shaman Shaman
With cold penetrating breath
Having been pushed to the edge
Will you reveal a chilling death?
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10 to 17 February Afternoons, 1977 - Second Edition NOW Available.
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Every Day
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Live every day,
May it be your last.
Love every winging bird,
Every blade of grass.

The rain from the heavens,
The warmth of the sun;
Breathe and touch all life
With Love and Affection
Till your day is done.
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“From zero stillness”
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From zero stillness
The arrow of your desire
Creates the target
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A Shallow Grave

Praising the empty accomplishment
Of temples built without foundation,
We hypnotically pledge allegiance
To the twin gods of power and money.
Believing our lifelong search complete,
We blindly caress these half truths,
Awakening on our last day to realize
We were solely the creation of an image.

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