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National Poetry Month, 27

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Becka Choat

Sleeping In

When sleep is friendly,
wants to stay, far be it from
me to chase it off.

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At Linderhof

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Becka Choat

at Linderhof

silence and stillness;
now the rain, soft and steady,
rhythmic, lingering

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National Poetry Month, 25

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Becka Choat

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Forty minutes, by
myself, in the bookstore, once
a week, keeps me sane.

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National Poetry Month, 24

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Becka Choat

Breathe.
Create.
Tell a tale.
Heal a heart.
Teach.  Rest.
Breathe.

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National Poetry Month, 23

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Becka Choat

A Realization

I often think in
seventeen syllable bits
of information.

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Through a Train Window

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Becka Choat

Bavaria May 2012

Meadow, mountain, sky –
Bavaria through a train
window, early spring.

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National Poetry Month, 21

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Becka Choat

Caney Creek 18

Fortune Cookie

Perhaps the end of
the rainbow is found along
the road less traveled.

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National Poetry Month, 20

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Becka Choat

Amid the tumult
no one hears the mockingbird.
He sings anyway.

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National Poetry Month, 19

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Becka Choat

Why are we enthralled
by replayed images and
reports of no news?

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National Poetry Month, 18

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Becka Choat

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Coin Toss

No.  It isn’t worth
talking about anymore.
The answer is no.

Yes.  I always knew
that you would ask me someday.
My answer is yes.

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