Poems

Wires

By Ira White | September 24, 2023

Criss-cross, criss-cross, Everything is criss-crossed. They’ve criss-crossed us in! Yesterday I glanced at the Old Mission Nestled in the city, Framed by setting sun clouds.…

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Old Man in a Chair

By Ira White | September 11, 2023

Spring, 2020 legs wrapped around my kitchen chair           heart pounding                      hands trembling images parade across the screen a bad trip           without the…

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You Were There

By Ira White | August 13, 2023

When I was alone, Reliving scenes from shattered dreams- You came to comfort me And help mend the broken seams. When I was angry, And…

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Queen of Gossip

By Ira White | August 13, 2023

Shining like softened silver She silently examines her rule Collecting gossip never shared With wise men nor with fools. Swirling softly, cloudy skirts Obscure her…

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