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Friday, March 10, 2023

"Rain Dance"

 



rain dancing on a hot July evening       
just before sunset the sky opened       
tinsel streaks sparkling       
we dashed outside with devilish grins        
heads thrown back in supplication       
arms akimbo       
knees bent like chickens’ legs      
an ancient dance of guffaws and belly laughs        
twirling in the rain with mouths open     
hearts wide       




Copyright 1999 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman

Saturday, April 20, 2019

"Indulged or Spoiled?"




A coin flip—
            Indulged
                        with
                                    nourishment
                                                attention
                                                            opportunity
                                                                        freedom
OR
            Spoiled
                        by
                                    coddling
                                                yielding
                                                            pandering
                                                                        capitulating
            Indulged
                        with
                                    comfort
                                                ease
                                                            safety
                                                                        certainty
OR
            Spoiled
                        by
                                    luxury
                                                indifference
                                                            idleness
                                                                        privilege


Copyright 2019 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman