© 2019 Vernon Miles Kerr, vernonmileskerr.com
This is the third iteration of “Fluidics” The reader can use our Search feature to see how the poem has evolved. VMK
Ego,
Power,
Political
Influence,
Hedonism,
Flow inward
To be absorbed,
And then to rot —
In the stench of the grave.
Empathy,
Human Kindness,
Creative Energy,
Flow outward —
Propagating heart-to-heart,
Soul-to-soul,
Forever.
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Fellow condemned: Can we let down our petty competitive veils for a moment And admit what we have had in common? Yes, we've all had moments of joy that kept us enduring The grief, The failures, The disease, The loss of our senses — of smell, of sight, of
On the day after Thanksgiving I sat in front of our gas log in the dark of early morning, as the valley outside filled with fog and my neighbors' rooftops took on the expected white coating of frost, and I felt grateful for the warmth and for being able
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