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Sunrise on Oude Gracht

January 5, 2012 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Life Abroad, Love Poems, Relationships/Marriage, The Netherlands

Rays of golden orange hues Across the dark blue waters gleam Breathy clouds of morning mist Along the canals, can be seen Slowly rising like a fire The waters turn a brilliant yellow The dampness and the crisp cool air Suddenly begin to mellow The shades of red, orange and gold Melt the water into […]

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A Mooi J. Kooter Painting

April 15, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Life Abroad, The Netherlands

A Mooi J. Kooter Painting I place myself into a painting My face like milk My body coal To sit amongst the waves of colour And let them wash across my soul For safe upon the canvas surface I can hide away the day And blend into the world of artists Who view me in […]

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The Golden Rooster

April 15, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Life Abroad, The Netherlands

The Golden Rooster Silent on the steeple From his perch He protects his people Motionless he calls the score A daily chore Through the down pour And gleaming in the sun His day has begun Cloaked in copper plumage Preened permanently in place He warms my face Like a small sun He is always there […]

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Precious Silence on a Busy Street

April 14, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Life Abroad, The Netherlands

  No hustle today No bustle below No kids screaming Nor parents Silence eases down my street Neat, discreet She wiggles under my windowsill And creeps across my face Leaving traces of a smile While I languidly lay Upon the couch and enjoy this gift This quiet Sunday ~ July 12, 1998 ~ Written at […]

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Hairy Showers

April 11, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Life Abroad, The Netherlands

Hairy Showers It’s my hair. Right there.  On the shower wall. And I don’t care. As it is my hair. Not the couples from down the hall. The thick haired guys from up above. The girlfriends from the night before. My hair that is on the floor Clogging up the drain. And I can shower […]

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An American Foreigner trapped in a Windmill

March 23, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Life Abroad, The Netherlands

An American Foreigner trapped in a Windmill Who is this woman? Unrecognizable, boring, quiet Foreign tongues engage in lively gibberish Yet she is the foreigner here In her distant home She feels homeless isolation Animated conversation bounces around her brain And is lost to translation Who she is, is hidden behind her silent expressions Her […]

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