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DWINDLING

May 29, 2022 ~ thereluctantpoet

DWINDLING

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

 

My future days

dwindle

 DWINDLING - HOURGLASS AT SUNRISE Continue reading →

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ONE HEART – NOT TWO

May 27, 2022 ~ thereluctantpoet

ONE HEART – NOT TWO

By Charles Robert Lindholm   3-15-2017  at 4:45 a.m.

I love to see you smile

when I finally am awake

 ONE HEART- NOT TWO - COUPLE SMILING IN BED

 

but then I have to pinch myself

so I know there’s no mistake

 

ONE HEART - NOT TWO - I HAVE TO PINCH MYSELF

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IN LOVE WITH A MUSE (MY CALLIOPE) – ENCORE

November 15, 2021November 13, 2021 ~ thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm   2-24-2017   4:50 a.m.

 calliope-greek-museI wait for her each morning

in the backside of the night

in the final hours of darkness

just before, the dawn’s first light

 I long for her arrival

so in darkness I can see

and I listen like a lover

to her whispered words

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IN LOVE WITH A MUSE (MY CALLIOPE) – ENCORE

April 28, 2021April 25, 2021 ~ thereluctantpoet ~ 1 Comment

By Charles Robert Lindholm   2-24-2017   4:50 a.m.

 calliope-greek-museI wait for her each morning

in the backside of the night

in the final hours of darkness

just before, the dawn’s first light

 I long for her arrival

so in darkness I can see

and I listen like a lover

to her whispered words

for me Continue reading →

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I BELIEVE IN THE LIGHT – REPRISE

August 9, 2018 ~ thereluctantpoet ~ 8 Comments

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

I believe in the light
that isn’t shining yet
I believe in the dawn
of a brand new day 

The darkness surrounds me
the silence is deafening Continue reading →

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HAIKU: HAIKU HUNTING – REPRISE

July 31, 2018July 30, 2018 ~ thereluctantpoet ~ 1 Comment

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

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HAIKU: YOU LOVELY ORCHID – REPRISE

July 25, 2018 ~ thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm

You are beautiful Continue reading →

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AFFINITY – REPRISE

July 24, 2018 ~ thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm

affinity
the afternoon and evening
the morning and night
chasing each other
around the world
in endless delight Continue reading →

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HAIKU: IN THE DARKNESS I HOPE – REPRISE

July 19, 2018July 18, 2018 ~ thereluctantpoet

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

In darkness I hope

for the light I cannot see Continue reading →

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HAIKU: DREAMING OF DAWN – REPRISE

June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 ~ thereluctantpoet ~ 2 Comments

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Aren’t we all gypsies Continue reading →

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