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Ken Greenman Poems

1374 THE GRAVITY OF LOVE 10-04-26

(yes…this is a song…. somewhat of a Latin beat…. i can play it on my harmonica) I know there’s never been a time my love when I didn’t love you.. Since the beginning of time there’s never been a time … Continue reading →

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1373 THOUGHTS FROM EXODUS 20:8-11 AND DEUTERONOMY 5: 12-15 09-26-26

Ah! The joy of a blue sky Sabbath at the end of September when the heat of a Carolina Summer, of a sudden, stumbles off a cliff into cool Autumn. Where, (even for God!) there is little to do but … Continue reading →

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1372 FIRE BURNS WHERE THE WIND BLOWS 09-12-26

Humanity is addicted. Habituated to the horrors of our own creations. We are consumed by the wild, willfulness of the flames, by the power we have to create them and the power they exert over us. We listen to whispered … Continue reading →

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1371 my prayer – for all and always… (for now) 09-14-26

O’ Mother-Father-God, forgive my sins and the harm I have caused. Create in me a gentle wisdom. Grant to me a soulful, centered peace. Foster and enhance in me a continuing and strengthening willingness to be an instrument of Your … Continue reading →

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1370 COO-KOO CLOCK MEMORIES 09-05-26

Hanging on the wall in my study is a family heirloom. An old wooden coo-ko clock, from Switzerland, I think. Immigrated cross the Atlantic to America by my Polish Grandmother, Rose. I remember it used to hang in my Grandparents … Continue reading →

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1369 OVERCOMING THE MODERN SIREN SONG 09-03-26

Oh! The siren song of the cell phone, that most seductive call in the unnatural world. No longer a ringing like church bells. Rather a series of computer-tones I had something to do with, I confess. (I didn’t create it, … Continue reading →

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An open letter to the folks who read my poems on Word Press:

Greetings! My first assumption is that Word Press is real, not some sort of dead end scam, bilking me of some few bucks each year…. By faith, I believe that assumption. So, my Word Press blog is real. And so … Continue reading →

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1368 IN THE HARBOR, BETWEEN 08-17-26

Unlike the ancient mariners who kept their eyes on the closest shore, for they were sure, out beyond, there be sea monsters there, I’ve tacked the edges of the furthest oceans, for by faith I believe, Soul abideth beyond. And … Continue reading →

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1367 WHEN JANE AND EMILY MET FOR TEA AND COMPANY 08-16-26

Yes! Yes! I know! Jane was born in England in 1775 and, in 1817, died. So young, the Angels cried. Emily was born in America, 1830 and was carried out through the back door of Homestead, her sanctuary in Amhurst, … Continue reading →

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1366 ONE PAIN…. JUST KEEPS MOVIN’ ‘ROUND. 08-12-26

Had my yearly exam today. Pleased to report the… eye … is doing fine. (The left one is, anyway…) The right one, as it has been for almost 78 years is blind but for a fading upstage light and the … Continue reading →

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