Measure And Weigh

We are a people
Who measure and weigh,
Measure and weigh,
While the moment itself
Slips away.


~ Russ Allison Loar
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No Umbrella

He did not see the hummingbird,

Its iridescent scales

Flashing small rainbows in the noonday sun.

He did hot hear the electric buzz

Of its pulsing wings,

Hovering above a honeysuckle flower,

Sipping nectar,

Dusting pollen.

He did not feel the rising humidity

Giving promise to possible showers.

No seeing.

No hearing.

No umbrella.

~ Russ Allison Loar
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I Am Dead Now

On the evening of the day before I died
I knew I was doing everything for the last time.

Not too much melancholy,
Not too much regret,
Not too much anticipation,
Just getting ready for a trip.

Consider these words,
Weigh them well,
Ask yourself how I knew.

Someday, you’ll know too.


~ Russ Allison Loar
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I Am

I am that which casts shadows.
I am a shadow.

I am a piano,
Unaware of the one who strikes my keys.

I am the letters on this page,
This thought,
This moment.

I am your disbelief.

I am the thickness of night,
Wrinkling the skin of old dogs,
Pricking the dreams of frightened children.

I am a voice,
Calling out to itself.

I am what answers.


~ Russ Allison Loar
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