Tagged: wit

knee-high by the fourth

knee-high by the fourth
of july – we are driving
through cornfields, and your

grandpa’s farm wisdom pops out
from nowhere, wings aflutter
.
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a set of stairs – an

a set of stairs – an
administrative burden
to both knees and wit
.
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perhaps it is the

perhaps it is the
hypocrite who has
the finest
reflection –
others can
sharpen their
wits on it
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: sharpen

one day, our memories

one day, our memories
will no longer spark – you will
be left holding the

flint, and i will be steel, tired
of matching wits, igniting
.
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my mother’s touch is

my mother’s touch is
layered – six parts
wisdom, one
part admonishment,
three parts wit,
wrapped in song
.
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these conversations

these conversations
peel me layer by layer
my grandmother’s wit
.
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