One of the privileges
of surviving to be old
is that we can be reacquainted
with those young people
we used to be.
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hkauderer (192 Poems)Herb Kauderer is an associate professor of English at Hilbert College and the author of eighteen books of poetry, most recently 'Frozen at the Edges' from Dark Particle Press. His poem "After" won the 2016 Asimov's Readers' Award. He has written in many other forms as well. Details can be found on his website HerbKauderer.com
MORE FROM THIS POET: A selection of my micropoetry!
- Boxing Day >
journey of trudges
breaks imagination
absent companion
to Black Friday
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- beckoning sparkles >
civilized lights
an illusion
no wireless
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- 20’s numbers game >
rumrunner’s rumbleseat
crosses into Canada
18th amendment falls
before 49th parallel
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- boudoir accessory >
handcuffs dangle
from police belt
waiting for arrest
dreaming of other uses
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- image hunt >
faceless demon searches for expression
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- profiling the unknown >
creature without identifiable species
relegated to genus Monster
regardless of intentions
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