Parch

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Parch

-Linda Lee Lyberg

The sun bakes the land

Blinding,fierce,parching its path

To the salvation

Of coolness, sating its thirst

In the cool crystal blue pools.

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Linda Lee Lyberg

Singing Lessons

Wood thrushNatty loved to sing. She wasn’t any good at it, but she sang anyway. When she was younger, her grandmother told her “Sing the words in your normal voice child. You’ll get it someday.” Her grandma ought to know;she was a blues singer in Vaudeville. Traveled with an act from town to town, singing to small and large crowds. Grandma Nora had a voice like a caramel coated apple; dark, rich, yet tart, juicy, and sassy. Natty longed to know how it felt to sing in front of a theatre filled with people. All there to hear you sing.

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What If

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What If

-Linda Lee Lyberg

What if

A heart is sad,

But can love just the same

As when it is joyous and true

The sadness has nothing to do with you

And everything to do with life’s test,

To merit the worthiness of

A love divine

What if.

Copyright©2017
Linda Lee Lyberg

#Haiku 10: Kiss

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A kiss is pure luck

Perfect,beautiful, timing

For our lips to meet.

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Linda Lee Lyberg

 

The Knight

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The Knight

-Linda Lee Lyberg

He wears a coat of armor
A uniform if you will
Of maille and shining steel
For deeds he must fulfill.

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#Haiku 9: Storm

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The wind is peaceful

As dark clouds threaten with rain

Lightning seeks the earth.

Copyright©2017
Linda Lee Lyberg

The Space between Us, 1989

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The Space Between Us

-Linda Lee Lyberg

There once was a time
When we were so close
We could read each other’s minds
But now these days as the distance grows
You’ve left our love behind.

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