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Healing the brain

June 20, 2017June 17, 2017 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

sleep

Sleep, sleep,
my precious brain.
Repair the damage
of the day.

Patch the holes
darn the heels
heal the pains
save the gain

 and make me sane again.


poem & pic rachel mcalpine  cc-by-4.0

This poem is in Senior Poems, a Kindle ebook

Meaning of a dream

August 27, 2016June 28, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

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A wandering, pondering, narrative dream
refreshes. What it means
is what it means to you.

poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine

A mind in the night

February 29, 2016January 29, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

skiing

In a no-paper dream
not a friend
not a team
you watch me ripping
my linen.

I forget your name
so I say ‘mushroom.’
I forget my synonym
for 3 a.m.

*

Rachel McAlpine

Keep dreaming

February 25, 2016January 29, 2016 ~ Rachel McAlpine ~ Leave a comment

Elephant Island (187 of 194)

Inside your pineapple shell
you have dreams
of being happy,
being well.

*

Rachel McAlpine

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