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Packing Lists

I plan to pack for sunshine

And for thunderstorms and rain

For walking in the city

And for sitting on the plane

I can make lists and piles and plans

‘Til I am overwrought

But there’ll be something I don’t need

And something I forgot

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On Hold

There are eight callers ahead of me

The voice tells me again

I tell myself to take a breath

Attempt to count to ten

I wait and pace and wait and pace

My right ear’s getting hot

They say my call’s important

But it’s very clearly not

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It’s All Been Done

I’ve written about sunshine

I’ve written about rain

I’ve written about gratitude

I’ve written about pain

I’ve written sweet poems that whisper

And furious ones that shout

But now I sit with pen in hand

What else can I write about?

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Even if You’d Rather Read

Watching Beauty and the Beast

Girls learn that life is not a feast

They see the rules for womanhood

Be thin, be pretty, and be good

Give to others what they need

Even if you’d rather read

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#loveyourlibrary

I love my local library

I’d like to tell you why

But the energy for writing

Seems to be in short supply

So instead I’ll end this poem

Which I briefly undertook

Thanks to my local library

I’ll curl up with a book

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Kick this Cold to the Curb

I’ll kick this cold to the curb today

With mugs of ginger tea

Honey and lemon will wash it out

It is no match for me

This sore throat must go away

At least I hope it will

Of coughs, colds, and congestion

I have surely had my fill

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I Dread the Next Disaster

I dread the next disaster

Don’t know where it will be from

Don’t know when it is arriving

But I know that it will come

Meds and meditation

Keep the panicked thoughts at bay

But no amount of preparation

Can keep all bad things away

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Futile Food Fights

I believe in the effectiveness

Of market-driven change

More ethical consumption

When it falls within our range

We all work in different way

To choose the path that’s right

But sometimes we must let it go

And fight another fight