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Frances Ballado


all poems on this page are copyright �1997 by the author; all rights are reserved



Shadows

  (10-2-75)

Silhouettes

Of moving shadows.

Undulating squares

Of building-blocks.

Titilating rows

Of window-panes.

City’s mirror

On the shore.

Reflections

Are flossy-patches

Of reality.

Reflections

Are moving-sketches

In motion.

Picture-frame

In water-shaeows.

Pictures upon pictures.

From this bus-window

I watch,

Shadows upon shadows.

It’s quite a sight

In this short-ride.

And I think,

How your shadows

Will cast

A lovely-painting

On the shore.


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(9-12-75)

Whirlwinds of moving

Time,

That hurls

Autumns breeze.

 

Nature’s mark

Of the season.

Leafless trees

In awe.

Barren branches,

Unprotected to the

Wind.

 

The pace

Is hasten.

On-lookers

Rush—

Push.

Colliding bodies

In the cold,

Bustling from

The gust.

 

Autumn’s whirl

In frenzy.

Spinning curls

Of leafy-dust.

  Misty days

Of cold rain.

Protruding clouds

Of gray.

Cumulus layer,

Accumulating frost.

Colorless flowers

In collapsing bloom.

Falling petals.

Flowerless stems

In gloom.

 

AUTUMN

IS HERE.


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The Sail

Floating white sail

Undulating against murky aqua-gray waters

Of Lake Michigan.

 

The Sun has gone down

Leaving the fog behind you.

Only last flickering brightness

Remains around you.

 

The sail pushes you away

From the shore,

To the open waters for a ride.

No passengers can be seen in side.

 

The day is almost over

And you still afloat,

Drifting away looking for the sun

That has already gone-by.


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As the storm nears,

Birds fly frantically

In this morning quest,

Through high and low

Undertones.

Roaming in uneven wing patterns

Within a latitude

Of consternation.

Unyielding yearning

Of wanting to soar

In kaleidoscopic formation

Forming fantastic designs

And reaching instant highs

And lows while hiding

From the threatening clouds.

Storm


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The car takes

A sharp turn.

The sun flares pass

My car-window.

The scenery

Quickly moves.

For a second

The trees elongate

And look ready to snap.

The wind

Holds me in its arms.

The birds

Jump from cloud to cloud.

I gaze into the skies.

The sun looks like

Incendiary apple

That’s ready to burst

Into incadence red.

 

The rays from the sun

Touch me with

A summer-heat.

The scenery continues

Until the curve

Ends,

As the car

Speeds away.




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