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Apr.16.2013
April 16
Not Fur but Fin
You can’t delay the river, I’ve tried, all it does is distort. I block the flow and swamp ensues, mighty oaks waist deep in water. The current is strong and I fear being swept away, not realizing I was born to swim....
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Apr.08.2013
April 8
Out on Your Front Porch
“If you want what we have,” said my sponsor, “you will have to follow somebody and lead somebody and do a few other things.”
“I have to follow somebody, that shouldn’t be too hard,” I mumble.
“In order to follow it helps if you stop...
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Mar.24.2013
March 24
Water Buddha
The longer on the river I am the less I fear the river. I still don’t know what lay ahead, anything may wait for me just around the next bend, but I fear this less and less. Experience is a great foundation no matter what you are...
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Feb.28.2013
I smelled the briny, freshness of the river,
as I walked across the lawn
and stood on the hill
shielding my eyes from the bright
light as it reflected off of the water.
Whitecaps~ foamy and abundant
created by the same breeze that
blew my hair across my lips
and sent a sail board
skimming...
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Feb.06.2013
February 6
Two Powers
The river and the bridge; one force swift and roiling the other stolid and stoic, the first carries me away and the other carries me over. For the love of liquid, current and life I have slipped in to the water and washed; my life abandoned....
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Jan.11.2013
Took a walk this afternoon,
down to the waterfront.
The river was smooth as glass.
As water lapped gently against the shore
I watched two ducks glide by together in perfect unity-
their movements synchronized,
making it look so easy and serene.
But beneath the surface,
webbed feet are frantically...
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Dec.01.2012
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Dec.01.2012
Looking for a great gift idea? Send someone you care about an eBook of poems for their Kindle or laptop/desktop computer! GlenHill Publishing presents River by the Glass as an Amazon Select eBook, with full color photography of river scenes by Ron Pickup and a lifetime collection...
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Jul.12.2012
Elizabeth River Blue Raga
“When I was a young poet I was full of fear like a real rat in a corner.”
—Pablo Neruda
It’s a hot and sticky place with a river that divides two cities. It’s a humid place with late-blooming azaleas and your hair frizzes even more. You feel like a freak. You cannot...
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Apr.30.2012
He’d grown up on the eastern bank of the river, and had spent nearly sixty years travelling up and down that same bank, first south then north to the headwaters, marveling at its changing face as it altered over the miles and the seasons of his life. When his painter friend came to visit, they’d...
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