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Red Lamps at Twilight – A poem

by Rob Hueniken on Saturday, March 6, 2010

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I went for a walk at twilight, in the early spring, and came
upon the lamps at our neighborhood school.

Red Lamps at Twilight

In day ignored as children play.
At night aglow but colours fade.
At twilight lights stand crisp and red.
They wait to shine from upraised head.

Rob Hueniken

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Winter Sky – a poem for Spring

by Rob Hueniken on Monday, February 15, 2010

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Winter sky

The winter sky looks on and dreams
of warmer times of grass and streams.

It scowls along from here to there
and broods about the goods it bears.

A snowflake here, or sleeting rain:
its harvest leads us to complain.

But there’s a secret that it knows:
just past the edge of winter grows
a bright new face to give us joy
when spring does winter sky deploy.

By Rob Hueniken

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What About a Moment?

by Rob Hueniken on Sunday, February 7, 2010

what-about-a-momentThe sky is amazing.
Trees are amazing.
Animals are amazing.

And we get to experience them.

Life is amazing.
Love is amazing.
People are, well, fascinating, and it’s amazing that we can get along.

And we get to experience them.

That there is any world here to experience is amazing.

Believe in God or not.
But just stand and breathe for a moment.
Just look and see what is here.

If all we had was just a moment of experiencing the world, isn’t it amazing?

What about a moment?


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A Poem for Raking Leaves

November 12, 2009

My Twitter friend, Mike Todd (miketodd07), was out raking today, and sent this tweet:
Raking leaves in the sunshine, listening to Owl City on the iPod, thinking about poetry.

So I wrote this poem on Twitter:
Leaves & sun, together,
sounding crisp & smelling soft,
like earth and summer memories,
fallen but still remaining and reminding.
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Poem about children growing up and leaving home

September 9, 2009

Anyone who has teenagers knows the sadness of their leaving to start their own home.
For parents with children the advice is clear: play with your kids; spend time doing things together — today!
This is a poem I wrote for my son, whom I love dearly.

Cleaning the Workshop
The time has come to clean the room.
To move big pieces and use the broom.
And lift the layers time has spread
Which spin back memories through my head.
Against the wall a wooden box
Raised up on legs with screws is locked.
And on the front my son’s full name
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The leaf is proud when it does fall

August 31, 2009

While it is still summer and the leaves are green, I thought I would present a poem I wrote about The Leaf. It is a testament to the life span of leaves, and their group contribution to the success of the tree.
In many ways we are each a leaf of the tree of life and community.

The Leaf
Brown and wrinkled on the ground
The leaf is near its cycle round.
From spry, young bud it grew and spread
To fall down here and become dead.
But it was once a flag of spring
Harkening what life will bring.
And in the [...]

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Poem – No Power Tonight

August 25, 2009

Here is my poem from the 2008 Waterloo writers’ anthology, “Words from Here”, ISBN 978-0-9682520-1-7.
It speaks to the surprising situation and feelings one can have about our busy world when we are forced to experience a time without power at night.
This poem might inspire further thoughts about how we spend our time, and whether we are truly happier being steeped in technology.

No Power Tonight
Tonight the power dimmed and went.
A popping sound then lights were spent.
The brightness of our pre-sleep home
Replaced by flashlights and a careful roam.
I peered outside and down the street.
The dark was wide and [...]

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