Ron Rowland

The Eruption

The Eruption I will not go quietly Behold the booming thunder I will not go slowly Firehose stream instead I will not go calmly Floodgates are now open I will not go subtlety Volcanic eruption more likely I will be going though It’s colonoscopy prep day —— Dave Barry’s Colonoscopy Journal is one of the […]

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Chase The Clouds Away

Chase The Clouds Away — A Saguaro Haibun Destination: Saguaro National Park. Driving west across portions of West Texas is a painful experience. Looking around, the landscape is devoid of nearly everything — no mountains, no lakes, no grass, no features, not even a tumbleweed. More akin to a moonscape: dry, boring, and monotonous. New

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The Color of Slush

The Color of Slush Fair weather friend – that’s what you are Y’all love me when I’m young and new It’s age discrimination – pure and simple Because I age fast, quickly changing my hue But I really don’t change color at all Cars and trucks leave their dirt and grit Then smash me down

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The Road Home

The Road Home – Flash Fiction All signs of sobriety had evaporated by the time my third double arrived. The rye was going down smoothly, converging with the blood stream, doing its job. Eventually reaching my limit, gravity yanked me down off the barstool. I stumbled out of the bar and commenced staggering home. A

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Heart and Soul Aura

The Heart and Soul Nebulas | Image Credit & Copyright: Leonardo Orazi Heart and Soul Aura Souls in this universe are more abundant than flora Can a heart and a soul share just one aura? A nebulous concept, central to life as we know it The idea that each heart and soul has an aura The

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Let’s Embrace

Let’s Embrace Let’s embrace our precious time together For these moments may not last forever Let’s embrace each other here and now For tomorrow may fail to arrive somehow Let’s embrace passionately and not pull apart For it’s you that I love with all my heart —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Quadrille 121:

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What My Eyes See

An Uncommon Vision collage by Nick Reeves What My Eyes See bits of old newspapers, can’t read what they say while an intriguing young girl is looking my way layers upon layers and scraps upon scraps artistic endeavor with a master plan perhaps the longer I look the more my eyes see there’s even pieces

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Bull and Bear Fable

Bull and Bear Fable This is the stock market fable of the bull and the bear These animals of Wall Street have always been there Many investors believe you must be one or the other Just like every one of us having only one mother The pessimistic bear insists prices can only go down While

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The Centralia Massacre (a war poem)

The Centralia Massacre (a war poem and true story) Camped southeast of Centralia town, the Rebel force was strong More than just a rag-tag bunch, trained guerrillas made up this throng Not officially sanctioned by the South, but not considered wrong The northbound train pulled into town on that brisk September morn 22 retired Union

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Why Groundhog Day Is My Favorite Holiday

Why Groundhog Day Is My Favorite Holiday No presents to buy or gifts to wrap, no cards to send, no cake to bake, no songs to sing, no special greetings to remember, no decorations to hang or take down, no invitations to send, no special clothes or costumes to wear, no holiday visitors dropping by,

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