Brian J Potter

A children's rhyme

is fun for a time,

but as you get older,

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transcend the moment

time is a string

concepts are cogent

when you are thinking

every day is a lavender day

even a purple and grey day

your mood might wane, vacillate, stray

but lavender remains anyway

it's tempting to go

-to give in

to your temptations

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I showed up

you can see, I'm here

with coffee in a paper cup

but you, I see, have beer.

NYTs

It’s just paper,

it’s yesterday’s New York Times news.

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I started as a thread,

but I felt underfed

-so I ate everything

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When I arrived, I brought with me

an orange in my pocket,

it warmed me nearly, as my girl,

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The fluid pen type of ink.

The ink held within the confines of a pen,

held in your hand.

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It’s Sunday morning

in the corner diner,

we finally got ourselves up.

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