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Patrick Frank

Patrick Frank
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Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Birthday
September 26
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I am a poet-essayist-singer-songwriter, and advocate for the poor, with a teaching and counseling background. I grew up in Florida, now live in Arden, North Carolina. I also lived in New England 20 years. I love nature, music, and poetry. I am married and we have three adult-kids between us and four grandkids! I am interfaith, leaning toward Taoist, Celtic, and Native American spirituality, and an "Obama Democrat." I am now focusing on our upcoming move (within Asheville) as well as my music and poetry-writing. I also continue to write political columns.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 6:49PM

Now Back Home...The Next Phase of Our Journey (poetry)

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The following is an experimental sequence of one-line poetry. Each line contains either 10 or 13 syllables...describing time spent in the hospital with my wife, Linda, and our return home...

at the hospital with Linda  pigeons on the roof

Linda in crisis  we push the buzzer  no one comes

wandering up and down the white hallway

doctors and nurses in blue  memory of childhood

mammoth crane looms above, linking the past and present

second day  when will we get out of here?

a student nurse  her kind face  gives Linda her last shot

I wish the pigeons could come home with us

finally out the sliding door, into a different world

back on 52 we pass poor folks riding their bikes

now back home  the next phase of our journey together

 

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I enjoyed this very visual like I can see what you see. Glad you are both back home.
Lunchlady 2
September 10, 2010 08:17 PM
I like the poem but I can't stand pigeons...nothing more than a rodent that pretends to fly.
T.S.
September 10, 2010 08:35 PM