Afternoon Tea
If ever there was a pleasure
that I would wish for thee.
It would be the solitude
of an afternoon tea.
I would bring the kettle
and a biscuit for you.
You would bring the tea
and we would begin to brew.
As we pour our cups
to the top of the brim.
We would take our ginger man
and laugh as it dips in.
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Apple Farm
The old red barn
Has lost some charm
The bare cupboards
sound alarm .
As the day of plenty
Is now in the past
The smell of yesterday
Somehow still last
Handkerchiefs are gone
Crochet by hand
The tiny baskets
No longer stand
The apples still ripen
And the pears still fall
Mask are all worn
But not by all
Poets and artist
Will record this time
When people passed
And the need to be kind.
©. CMM. 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Rest In Peace
And thank you
For all the years
You fought tirelessly
For equal rights
Under the law.
With integrity
And class,
Reservation
And fierceness
Of a warming fire
That would burn through time
Before and now and forever .
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
RIP
2020 CMM
the birds wake with song
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