Selected Poems from
Kenny's Chapbook - "Knowing Me"

Fears


Once there was an eagle
who soared upon the wind

He came down one day, upon the rock
and never went up again

He died right there upon the shore
for he couldn't fly to feed

His fear had overcome, you see
overcome his need


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Letting Go


There's this tear 
that returns
from time to time
to the corner of my eye

A tear of sadness
a tear of loss
for the life 
that I once had

It's easy to see
intellectually
why our love
did die

What's hard to allow
is to let the tear drop
from the corner
of my eye.


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Turning Off


I turned them off 
so long ago
that I can barely see
the feelings that 
so long ago
once 
were a part of me.


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Bringing Down the House


The joker stands on the stage
the audience screams with glee
In the end, the audience thins
but laughter still rings out

Laughter of the ages
Laughter of the past
Laughter and joy and happiness
Laughter of grandma's house

The team comes in
the house has been cleared
and hauls the remains away
as tears rain down
through the joy
that once was my grandma's house


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A Quiet Leisurely Walk


The silence of exploding suns
A tear-drop in my tea.
Mallard ducks diving and preening
as the bubbling brook races by.
The sound of silence 
in my thoughts.
The peacefulness 
of 
goodbye.