A Memorial of Kathleen Dickinson
SOUNDS OF A SISTER
Earth has music to those who will listen
Magic sounds make musical memories
Sounds of a Sister vault into family vision
Captures her warmth in late Summer’s breeze
Kathleen waves to America’s flag flying
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GRAVE GUEST
Church bells paced deliberate a funeral procession wide
A simple coffin wraps a nun In music muffed inside
Prepared prayer seeks a pardon, free clearance at Heaven’s gate
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HAIKU REFLECTIONS
In the bay fields expanse complete lake’s glimmered glance
Quiet lovers withdraw in solitude entrusting lake’s cleansing mood
Her tears drop into soft sea taking dreams noiselessly
Waterfalls haste below to autumn’s crisp ember glow
Autumn moon, subdued to me deep in clouds, winks on silver sea
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FOOLS ON PARADE
Motive casts character on actions of Man
His decisions known by God Lone Artisan
Whose Wisdom has no beginning has no end
As from Earth’s depth’s Man’s signals ascend
Justice judges unadvisedly cause
Miss-shaped commandments of God’s early laws
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TALENT
Aid beyond Terror’s fear
Meet Talent, with her Gift
Unique are They
Behind
Beyond
Wisdom suggests
Reminder
Across Your path
In Counsel darks
Beauty
And the
Binder
Poem by Imelda Dickinson, www.imeldadickinson.com
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A Spirit Visited
Sad, dark paths sorrow leads
Where sorrow was not known
As death’s angel veiled takes away
A son, your very own
Years twenty given both of you
As parents this youth tender
Memories left now fill vaulted void
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FEATHERED FLIGHT
Decorated dancing bear for five year olds
Staged premiere audition
One smallest ballerina features capered recognition
Excited, spirit bubbling, her Dad knows her role
Pretending to be a make-believe, golden oriole
Slim legs lace hose of tan, trimmed body feathered things
Closed curtain splits! Mom proudly sits
As her daughter’s dainty feet grown visionary wings!
Poem by Imelda Dickinson
www.imeldadickinson.com
OCEAN, SANDS, SHELLS
WHITE, BLUE CAP WAVES ROAR IN, PULL OUT
SWEEP DEEP OCEAN FLOOR
SHELLS SMOOTH, SHELLS ROUGH, POINT CURVED
PUSH ON BEACH AND SHORE
WAVES AND WINDS SHAPE
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TO MY GRANDSON, BRADLEY
You’d never guess
What I really like
It’s red and shiny
My new red bike
It does just what
I make it do
Just watch and see
You’ll enjoy it too
When I can go
On a long, dirt path
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PATCHES
Pink patches of clustered clouds hanging
On tree tops shadowed at dawn
Match puff pillows patrolling expecting
Sunrise’s splendor to look upon
Blue azure sky in heaven yawns
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Let not thy breath utter into the wind unkindness
Icy stillness
Separates relationships
Estranged
Like strangers
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Imelda on December 20th, 2011 | File Under POETRY | No Comments -A DACHSHUND’S OTHER LOVE
One day I left home of my doghood, taken to a woods real from my dreams
By a person not my mistress, having a cat falling apart at her seams!
I sniffed for a long time for familiar odors of family beloved taken from me
Soon I lay on a new blanket provided by this lady who was kind as could be!
We’d run by roadways together. Smelling, snorting in
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TO A FRIEND, in appreciation
Your mixed spray of flowers lifted me at a time when spirits were low
Pastel beauteous petals extend out like a friend’s hands extend to know
Rosebud fragrance scent my office space. Once celestial Hands did form
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Imelda on December 19th, 2011 | File Under POETRY | No Comments -ANGELINA, little Teacher
I entered Grande parlour of elegance where is placed bronze statue unique
Beside wide patio glass-paneled doors. “Shipped from Italy,” her Owner’s critique
Stepping closer, my curious nature sees child’s form, perhaps five, plus one
Clad poor, feet bare, head downcast.
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Billowed, vast ocean, immeasurable seashore sand
Whispers beloved couple’s big dreams wondrously grand
Visions held in their hearts shared alone with God
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Dawn’s mist fogs street silent alongside young maple tree
Shopping for approaching fall colors stationary marketing facsimile
Tweed gold filigree in earth tones weaves laced crimson colored leaf
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I wrote this poem to my Niece Mary and her husband Scott about the loss of their newborn son.
If visions open vaults to see
Beyond Life to Eternity
Then, one small Stranger to you sent
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Imelda on December 19th, 2011 | File Under POETRY | No Comments -SUMMER SURPRISE
One lazy summer’s day, sunny Florida way
Sandy beach shores beckon me
Magnetized, my eyes see her mesmerized
By Creation’s Genius you’ll agree
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TODAY SLEEPS
Painted horizon of colored crimson
Stained aura pierce shadows gray
As Today’s clouds cloud sunset
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CONSCIOUS CONSCIENCE
Whispering in my conscience, faithful fiend to me
Discerns deceptions frock so false,, truth’s narrow systole
Chief counsel companion, divine design to mind
Speaks infinite wisdom, forewarns falsehood blind
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