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Down-town eastside
Winter is not the best time for those who live on the streets, cold, asking for help, out of work, each of them with a past we can only imagine … DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE the cellist on the corner draws circles … Continue reading
Posted in homelessness, music, poem, street people
Tagged cold, hunger, people, poem, traffic, winter
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Poets Should Write About the Nice Things
I’ve heard poets talk of the subjects they write about and one said something I have used as the title of this week’s poem. It struck me as an odd thing to say. Surely poets should write about anything and … Continue reading
Posted in people, poem, poetry, street people
Tagged boy, dreams, girl, habit, poem, poetry, steal, street people
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Street Dance
I love street musicians, their confidence, willingness to make light of an ordinary morning, bring an element of fun to the day. And sometimes someone will move to the music, sway, tap, or dance … STREET DANCE guitar & sax … Continue reading
Posted in dancing, music, poem, street people
Tagged beat, dance, imagination, music, people, poem, street
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Ignorance
There are times when what I don’t know bothers me: my lack of experience, and naivety. All I can do is knit scarves for the homeless, give to the foodbank … make others aware … write about what I imagine … Continue reading
Posted in cities, homelessness, hunger, media, poem, street people
Tagged AIDS, cities, food, homelessness, hunger, imagination, media, poem, street people, traffic
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Street senryu
The kaleidoscope of activity on the streets of any city are a perpetual wonder and puzzlement. People cut in and out of traffic, jay-walk (guilty as charged). They sleep in bus-shelters, doorways, under bridges, on vents. They take chances … … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, cities, clothes, poem, street people
Tagged bread. street people, cities, clothes, cyclist, poem, street, traffic
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Homeless Haiku
November and the days are drawing in, it’s getting colder, and the homeless are watching for hot-air grates, dryer vents, to keep them warm. Shelters are filling up and all I can do is give to the local Food Bank … Continue reading
Posted in homelessness, street people, winter
Tagged cold, homelessness, hunger, poem, street people, winter
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Starlight
Not everyone can buy gifts or look forward to a family gathering. Some people will be cold and hungry through the dark time of the year. But sharing a smile, a touch, a coffee, a greeting, small gestures can warm … Continue reading
Day and Night
Thanksgiving comes up in ten days and I’ve been thinking about those who are homeless and hungry while I have so much. There’s so little I can do: give to the local Foodbank, knit scarves … A A DAY AND … Continue reading
Posted in food, homelessness, hunger, poetry, street people, Thanksgiving
Tagged food, holiday, homelessness, hunger, poetry, poverty, Thanksgiving
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Looking for Wilson Tom
Sometimes I hear of people but never meet them, never shake their hand or talk to them. Their name comes up in conversation but their face remains unknown. And then they disappear from conversation, completely. I suppose this happens to … Continue reading
Posted in listening, music, poetry, relationship, street people
Tagged jazz, lost, music, poetry, relationships, street, street people
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Not Known to Me
The other day I passed a man sitting, leaning against a garbage can, his dog wrapped in a blanket at his feet. I ask myself what I could have done? What could I do now? I know nothing of how … Continue reading
Posted in bread, food, homelessness, poetry, street people
Tagged dog, food, homelessness, hunger, poetry, street people, weather
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