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My Bed

My bed is not for sleeping. It’s my special place to be. I come here when the person I need most to see is me. My bed is where I curl To read a brand-new book, So I can make a friend, Or go someplace to look. My bed is a swirl of blankets That […]

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Blues

Pure blue is the sky In the middle of July When there isn’t a breath And you’re lying in the lull Squinting at the sun That blinds your eye. Lazy blue is the sea Dancing loose and free For a shell pink beach Where all you do is drift Rocked by a dream Of a […]

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On Dead Sled Hill

On Dead Sled Hill I sit stone still, Smelling the thrill When I choose Go! I’m fit to ride This mountain slide Without a guide To howls below. I don’t need wheels! My dream’s so real, I’ll never feel The cold winds blow. I’m not too shy, Not scared to die. I’m set to fly! […]

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Snowbells

Snowbells in Cleveland Park I nearly missed you In my rush through the cold, But the surprise of you caught My eye: What was a flower Doing out in the snow? I saw you and I stopped. But I couldn’t hear you. My human ears failed To hear your music. What sound do you make […]

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Bad Homework

photo of Joe, a.k.a. Sophie by Susan Pittman My homework was bad. It was long and hard too, but I’d heard people talk. I knew what to do. I found my dog Joe. I showed him the stuff. “Here, Joe!” I said. All Joe said was “Ruff?” I crumpled the pages. “Fetch!” I told Joe, […]

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Reading in Bed

I open a book. There’s someone there. She’s a stranger at first, But as I turn more pages, I see her Doing things Saying things Feeling things. A few pages more And I know her better Than any real person. I know her parents, Her teachers, Her friends, Her enemies. I hear her talking. I […]

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Old Friends

Silent Oaks post Endless broken fences Silent Deer nibble Last year’s crumbs Silent Lichens dissolve Ancient granite markers Silent Mushrooms remove Retired forest sentries Silent Shoots spear Winter’s cracked cloak Silent I walk Among old friends © 2012 Elizabeth Ehrenfest Steinglass, all rights reserved

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My Two Front Teeth

My two front teeth fell out. I wiggled and I tugged, Then I sold them to a fairy For a nickel and a slug. I waited and I waited For my two new teeth to grow. I had to be real patient ‘Cause they came in awful slow. Now that they’ve arrived, I think there’s […]

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Eternal Round Trips

If I leave now and give myself An eternity, I’m told I’ll never Reach the edge of our universe, Whose incomprehensible contours Would eventually deposit me Back at my front door to which I have just returned, arms laden With chicken and eggs, thoroughly Comprehending that I will never Reach the end of my to-dos. […]

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Winter Oranges

Mandarins Promise sunshine And hot concrete. Clementines Call rhymes For scorching feet. Navels Spray sweetness In thirsty eyes. Tangerines Paint blazes Across gray skies. © 2012 Elizabeth Ehrenfest Steinglass, all rights reserved

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