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Free Verse 5

Thirst for learning

A new mission is always on our minds

A sponge ekes every new and wonderful thing we hear

The want to feel and experience everything new and dear

Wanting to reel it all in to feel smell and experience new

Why do you race we ask the driver at the race track

They say because it is exhilarating and fun to do

It is the thrill of the competition the win or the loss

Often the training and the sacrifices...

monies spent and lost on the race car

too many times away from home and loved ones

we look at the Kentucky Derby races and see all the

wonderful horses and wish they could all win..

but there will be success and heartbreak

as only one will be the winner on that big day.

What might be the next mission for you....

Do you thirst to learn....feeling and thirsting

©Julia A Knaake

Luscious Lips

Just look at your lips

so excitingly full

yet warm and inviting

to my heart

why do they send

this invite

what enticement

is in the draw

I am so drawn

to their full red pout

with my heart doing flips

with undying love

taking form

willing us never

to be apart

sensually you send a sting

or bite burrowing deep

into my crawl

teasingly after a lull

a long lull

the throbbing seduction

finally clips my love

for you deeply born

enticing us never to be apart

Business as usual

down at the inlet

every day deals set

boats in

boats out

sales made

deals delayed

anything movable

business as usual

Ode to the Pastie

Succulent tasty little parcels

still warm from the heat

smells permeating the air

taste buds salivating

Tender baby spinach leaves

appealing to the eye

comfortingly warmed or cool

the flavor mixed well is bold

Bits of pungent white onion

may bring a tear to your eye

Maui Sweet, Vidalia or Walla Walla

mild or sweet characteristic taste

Extra virgin olive oil,the purest

processed with great care

with pure flavor of fresh olives

used quickly at highest peak

Intense and intoxicating flavorful

oregano, wild or sweet marjoram

small grayish green oval leaves

petite white or pink flowers

Blending together with morsels

soft creamy and brine-d Feta

create the most delicious

perfectly blended spinach pasties

Impetuous One

Oh my your words are of impetuous sound

acting on the spur of the moment said to me

consider the consequences of your action

possibly my lips you desired to be found

why would I give them willingly to thee

what would be your emotional reaction

if these luscious lips to yours were bound

then so quickly you would learn to see

my impulse may give a thought to some action

get your amorous thoughts back to the ground

if ever you wish my kisses to be given free

you must earn them yourself to the maxim.

Morning Thoughts

The temperature was twenty-four

I saw the sun rising out

my lace curtained window and

with an adventurous spirit

I bundled up with coat and scarf

for a brave short outdoor walk.

Waking up to the rumbling

sound of wind machines

in the apple orchards

is akin to being at an airfield

with all planes starting at once

with a thunderous sound.

I heard the birds high

in the cottonwood trees

making loud noises as to where

their nests they were building

would be placed for the

spring babes to be born.

A lone hound dog was barking

at the speeding cars with occupants

on their way to work scurrying

to wait in a long drive up to

buy that coffee they

could have made at home.

The temperature now is twenty-eight

Apple blossoms should survive

in these many Yakima orchards

so it's time for me to go back inside

and have a cup of hot black java...

where it is a bit warmer.

Finding Treasure

Won't you come

and find your

dear one

knowing

not who

they are

.today

seeing and

touching their

face you will

know they are

the one

who will

come to

you and

........say

I am here

dear one

I am here

to stay...

everyday.

Always for the better

May have not been realized

one has gone a long way

to changing someones life

always for the better

Your influence has taught them

how to be more confident

in their daily actions

always for the better

Being proud of their life

chosen by themselves

It is understood oh so well

always for the better

Your work has finalized

if needed will ask another day

now there will be no strife

always for the better

seems like a miracle gem

only for this recipient

a big smile is their reactions

always for the better

Advice awaits no more strife

searching for answers finally delves

in their search only they can tell

always for the better