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Football

Jan5

 
 
 


Fifth day of the year—
 
despite six inches of snow,
 
four boys play football.

Leave a comment Posted in 5-7-5, © 2019 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged boys, day, football, inches, play, snow, year

Flute

Oct12

 
 
 


No one plays the flute,
 
so it plays itself, startling
 
every wren in town.

5 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2018 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged flute, play, town, wren

Checkers

Sep1

 
 
 


First day of the month—
 
two old men playing checkers
 
lose track of their moves.

12 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2017 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged checkers, men, moves, play, track

Chess

Mar20

 
 
 


first spring afternoon—
 
two old men in brown felt hats
 
playing chess outdoors

Leave a comment Posted in 5-7-5, © 2017 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged afternoon, chess, men, old, outdoors, play, spring

Players

Jan29

 
 
 


every afternoon
 
in the shadow of a church
 
old men playing chess

4 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2016 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged afternoon, chess, church, old men, play, shadow

Shoes

Nov23

 
 
 


The girl with blue shoes
 
leaves them outside the back door
 
to play with the stars.

5 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2015 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged back door, blue, girl, play, shoes, stars

Locusts

Oct31

 
 
 


eating the locusts
 
that ravished my only crop—
 
turnabout’s fair play

1 Comment Posted in 5-7-5, © 2015 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged crop, locusts, play, turnabout

Play

Aug4

 
 
 


from Dachau’s ovens
 
the play of light and shadow
 
on a dove’s left wing

14 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2015 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged Dachau, dove, light, oven, play, shadow, wing

Play

Jan25

 
 
 


three children at play
 
kicking a ball in the street
 
till the supper call

8 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2015 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged ball, children, play, street

Difficult

Mar22

 
 
 


It is difficult
 
to play the flute at midnight
 
with only one hand.

2 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2014 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged difficult, flute, hand, midnight, play

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