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Play

copyright 2025 by Michael Walker

Play is not money

Play is not work

Play is shining in the sunshine

Of Play.

Maybe a resounding gong

Or a clanging cymbal

I do not believe

They can move mountains

But what of that

Bang a gong

Get it on

Picasso tried to sing

Over and over

Like he

Was three…

Kayak Poem

(copyright 2025 by Michael Walker)

I take my kayak

To the

Lake

Early morning

Headed

For the dam…

A silver mist

Rises up

Over everything

Cattle offstage

Lowing…

I dip my paddle

Into the

Placid water

Relishing this time

Before

The speed boats

And the skiers…

Overhead

One monument

A dead log

Stuck high

In the fork of a tree

From some winter...
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Felicity (copyright 2025 by Michael Walker)

It was warm and now

It is cold.

The trees are white

With blossoms

The ground is white

With snow

Ohio weather in a nutshell

April Fools

As a month-long show…

I wish I was in Florianopolis

Though it's almost winter there

With some beauty

Whose smile never wavers

Pretty sure

She would keep me warm.