2026-02-23 15:52:07
The Egret - by me
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The egret was here,
stalking the bank,
quite white.
It didn't come back for me the next day, or on the following days.
I have no re-egrets.
(c) 2026
#poetry
The Egret - by me
----------------------------
The egret was here,
stalking the bank,
quite white.
It didn't come back for me the next day, or on the following days.
I have no re-egrets.
(c) 2026
#poetry
Opposing Forces
#poetry #poetrycommunity Yet another morning poem that started as a half-waking image. I thought of burning ice cream.If it exists, I do not know.If it does, perhaps it is brandyOn smooth vanilla cream thatThe waiter ignites with a wand.Or is it our country, in fie…
I was here ─ and He is still ─
Will be beyond that yonder Hill.
I was there, where He was never ─
Gone from thought and o'er the River.
#SmallPoems #poetry
Anybody else from the 19th Century out there?
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