James Bybee

Poetic Thoughts 1

A robin flew into two blue sunsets.

A crustacean crawled through the forest.

The pansies flowered at the beginning of the day.

The archer thrust his arrows into a purple sky.

The folks in the life boat challenged the sea.

The canoe slipped beneath a waterfall.

The gypsy singer sang to the stars.

The deer floated on two blue clouds.

A red fox locked his house and ran away.

A peach grows on three plum trees.

Tender volume of golden violins.

There was a toad in a moat that croaked.

The birth of Venus was amazing.

The parliament stood looking at the stars.

There is a holiday at the foot of the mountain.

Holly trees were in the black gulch.

In the hollow the train was roaring.

The tide turned and the water boiled.

The door that opens into eternity has closed.

The Martian drove off the cliff and arrived at Saturn.

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The shadow crossed
When the sun rose in the morning
It turned into a whisper.

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God bless the shining sun
The glowing moon
The spinning earth
The growing grass
And finally, man.

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James Bybee, one of the founders of Caveat Lector, is a poet, playwright, and novelist living in northern California.