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At the Ritz Playhouse

Something is going to happen, though the theater
is not like the picture. The velvet seats are tired,
and torn in a place or two. The nose says mildew
and everything says age. Yet there is a stage.

There is a curtain and something will happen
when it rises. We know more or less what we will see:
a few men and women, some of whose daily roles
are insurance agent, lawyer, speech therapist,

will act in a play the insurance agent directed.
Sometimes the play is tired. It will not be new.
Yet all will do their best, and together they
will make something happen. Some have done so

for thirty-nine years. We do not expect
to be trans

I am so brittle

I am so brittle I could crack
and fall in pieces at your feet.
Sweep me off into the corner -
all I want to do is sleep.

I am so hollow I could melt
into a smaller puddle than
you might expect to see.
No need to step on me -
I only want to sleep.

Is there a code I have to crack,
is there a solid I should melt?
Give me the key and raise the heat -
let me sleep!

A face poem

A poem face

Poem a face

Face a poem

Winter BluesI went down to the orchard
and I shook the apple tree.
I went down to the orchard
and I shook the apple tree.
But it was the dead of winter,
no fruit came down for me.

I remember when the winter
would come and it would go.
I remember when the winter
would come and it would go.
But it hangs around my house now,
like it does not have a home.

No bare feet in the daytime,
no kind word on the street.
No bare feet in the daytime,
no kind word on the street.
I exchange those chilly glances
with everyone I meet.

Could I even face the springtime
if it should come one day?
Could I even face the springtime
if it sh

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Lights onby *RichardLeach

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©2012-2013 *RichardLeach

Looking out my kitchen window and catching a reflection of the lights on our Christmas tree.

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~Izaaaaa Jan 1, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

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*RichardLeach Jan 1, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

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~strangelycut Dec 28, 2012 Professional General Artist

satisfying

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*RichardLeach Dec 28, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

thank you!

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~TeresaClark Dec 24, 2012 Professional General Artist

Lovely piece, Merry Christmas Richard!

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*RichardLeach Dec 24, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Thanks, Teresa! Merry Christmas to you too!

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*LancelotPrice Dec 24, 2012

This is really pretty, but I'm glad we don't have the snow here.

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*RichardLeach Dec 24, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Can't blame you! Cheers, Lance!

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*LancelotPrice Dec 24, 2012

Cheers, and a happy christmas.

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*RichardLeach Dec 25, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

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