If you cut me
Do I not bleed?
For your sympathy must I plead?
Such was the refrain of a 12-year-old
After abuses, untold
Perpetrated by his classmates
Just Tom-foolery, not hate
A teacher was told
The boys recieved a stern "scold"
But, a... – by RUSSELL ANDERSON | 49 Views added 1 year ago
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If you cut me
Do I not bleed?
For your sympathy
Must I plead?
Such was the refrain
of a 12-year-old
After abuses, untold
Perpetrated by his classmates
Just Tom-foolery
Not hate
A teacher was told
Boys received a stern "scold"
But, a... – by Russell Anderson | 14 Views added 1 year ago
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How much energy
Is contained in the soul?
An infinite number
Of kilocalories per... – by Russell Anderson | 63 Views added 1 year ago
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Autumn in the park
Clouds take the form of creatures
... – by Russell Anderson | 33 Views added 1 year ago
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aroma
on the back deck at twilight
a dog lies... – by Russell Anderson | 31 Views added 1 year ago
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Green backyard maple
Soon quadruples in color
Restoring the... – by Russell Anderson | 154 Views added 1 year ago
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One week 'till Autumn
Fire alerts and heat warnings!
Help is on the... – by Russell Anderson | 30 Views added 1 year ago
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This week I witnessed atrocities, 3
Each one an horrific tragedy
From kidnapping and murder in Memphis
To butchery committed against the Cree
And so we ask ourselves
How could it be?
That a human could reach
Such depths of depravity?
Let... – by Russell Anderson | 145 Views added 1 year ago
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This week I witnessed atrocities, 3
Each one an horrific tragedy
From kidnapping and murder in Memphis
To butchery committed against the Cree
And, so, we ask ourselves
How can it be?
That a human can reach
Such depths of depravity?
Let... – by Russell Anderson | 53 Views added 1 year ago
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I go in soon
But I think I will “rest my eyes” for a few more minutes
At the risk of falling back to sleep
I go in soon
To the office-where people seem to like me
They say that they appreciate me
I go in soon
Then, I come back home
To... – by Russell Anderson | 37 Views added 1 year ago
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My dog, Chooch
In his 15 years here
His name has had many incarnations
Chooch is a “Chi-Hound”
Chihuahua and Italian Greyhound
More like a Prince than a dog
It started with “Choo-Choo”
I found that kinda lame... – by Russell Anderson | 149 Views added 1 year ago
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THE TWO OREGONS
West of the Cascades-verdant, flowing, fertile, teeming
Settlers who clamored for a spot
A claim, some acreage, a vineyard, a plot
Fur traders, trappers, and missionaries beaming
West of the... – by Russell Anderson | 153 Views added 1 year ago
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How, in the harshness of this place
Is such a thing as this alive?
It has survived
Earth’s hardest slap on the face
And does this flower think it, too
Is like that which is all around?
Dry, hard, unbound
Attractive only to a few
Or does... – by Russell Anderson | 168 Views added 1 year ago
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