Monks Work

  humble prayerful  hands
unfolding the months anew
  -flower-budded  branch 

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  humble prayers
budding the branches
  the months unfold again 

Maggies only trick

   what is on your mind
walking with your silver bowl 
 -it does not translate

The R

   sketching and stretching
he the free-heeling cragsman
 framing Bimidji Bill

& the N

l.     a laugh so hard that it makes
    her keys run and hide
     -the shopping list knows no rest

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ll.         her fingers love crisp packages
   old summer camp songs
    plump blueberries and dogs

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    her fingers love crisp packages
  old summer camp songs,
    plump blueberries and dogs.
   
   she laughs so hard that it made
  her keys run and hide.
   -the shopping list knows no rest.

   She’s so careful of the world
  as it passes by;
   it’s the best she ever had!

Twinkles

  sweet morning notes
polished by your finger tips
  while I word jumble

My Bunker Mate

  love that knows no rest
she keeps things and us so well
  Oh my dear Nanette

Headlines

  the wet wind finds me
searching for today's lost news
  later than usual

Lunch to go

  
                  

 

  carrots, nuts and ham 
only half a day at school
 your hours are numbered

Marg

  oh, banger of pans
card-dealer, stitcher, and clerk
  tweak your nose at us