Poetry

Dilly Dill

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Dilly Dill

Sprig of flavor fanned
featherly, sweet offering
of grassy savor

I had my first taste of the herb garden today, a sprig of fresh dill in sour cream with pierogies.

Pierogies with Fresh Dill Sour Cream

A Day at the Zoo

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For Brenda

When I was lee and little
My teen sister illustrated
(and wrote dainty lines) a book for me

	Each image swept with
	Movement and bulgy

A lady enjoying a day at the zoo.
First and foremost I remember
		her solitudinal pleasure
	on a day at the zoo
Second was the knobby knees
Her knobby-kneed thick legs
	I will never forget
And her hair bounced giddily in
Golden curls
	just
		like my sister’s

Then a marmalade picnic and
Page after page of animals
	Christened in soft colored pencils
My favorite was the elephant
	delighting in the gift of peanuts
On that day I knew the elephant
	Was my spirit animal

		And it still is

-AiL

Oskar Werner

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Oskar Werner

A Poem for Oskar Werner

Austrian sun-catcher, wise jewel of film,
What is it to walk as well as Hamlet?
To immerse in the complex waters of
Jules, and regale us so intimately?

We are only a stone’s throw from your ship,
Caressed in the salty mist. Crossing sides.
Are you the wiser for it, and does it
Take a toll? Or extol the heart’s confides?

-AiL

A New Journal

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A new journal means
a new beginning, pristine
clean paper, ready.

This is a new journal my daughter gave me today; she is the kindest soul and she knows I love journals ❤️ Ever since I was young I’ve had a compulsive need to scribble down plans, poetry, moods, stories, and anything else that comes to mind. Most of this stuff gets tucked away and lost, never to be seen. My silly haikus are a way for me to creatively express a fleeting feeling or thought, and this is my concerted effort to share more.

© Alexandria in Love

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i must admit that i love renewals:
crisp sheets of virgin white paper waiting
to come to life with formations of black
curves, lines, dots, and blots of ink-filled inklings
 
-jh