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 Archives of Catherine G. Tripp, Writer

Picture
On this day, my get up and go
Got up and went.

Yoked to my own ambition
I plod forward
Horns down, hooves solid, just pull.

But I look out the window where
The pink trunks of Queen Emma lilies
gleam in the daily dose of sunshine
meted out by the goddesses of Hawaii

I am thinking in paragraphs
each thought 
bumping into an indent
One more tab in
and the plodding thought
lands like a cow pie
So I start again
plodding forward
these fields of imagination
aren’t going to plow themselves

Clouds, a Haiku

Picture

Joy at the door, a poem

Picture
​It’s just a Christmas tree, 
just some goofy colorful ornaments
stockings on hooks Santas on stands.  These tall doors don’t accommodate wreaths.  Just a couple sparkly outdoor ornaments Just a little printed message carved out and painted silver  Just a sparkly J and an O and a Y  to greet the oh-so-occasional visitors.  But it is a bit of cheer
kept in bins, out in the garage
and every year, we decide
whether to decorate or hunker down
This year passed, filled with curses and lies.  This year past, of all the years sprouted hope like mung beans in the fridge.  Just in time to turn the tide and I decorate
to celebrate with a J and an O and a Y at the front door.

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  • Home
  • About
  • Performances
  • Short Stories
    • The Legend of Kapo
    • SOMA VAMP
    • A SECRET FEAR
  • Mary Ellen Pleasant Papers
    • Memoirs and Autobiography of Mary E. Pleasant
    • 1895 Life Story of M. Pleasance from SF Examiner
    • M. E. Pleasant: Angel or Fiend?
    • Death in a Stairwell
    • Mary Ellen Pleasant, the Woman
    • Dark Skinned Lion Tamer, an article about Mary Ellen Pleasant
    • 1881: An Orphan's Millions - A high spirited girl's Rise from Poverty
  • Loan Goddess Wisdom
    • Loan Disservice Parts One and Two
    • What would A. P. Giannini do?
    • Slouching toward 600
    • The REAL reasons for 2008 Meltdown
    • Wise Advice on Low Doc Loans
    • Truth In Lending's Little Lies
    • Wise Advice on Tenancies in Common
    • Why Your Loan Rate is Higher
    • Wise Advice on Reverse Mortgages
    • Wise Advice on Low Down Loans
    • 5 Do's and Don'ts for Loan Approval
    • Wise Advice on Credit Reports
  • Archives
  • Poems