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Two Recent Poems Published

3/21/2020

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Late January, we drove along the shoreline. It felt as though the car skated on ice. It swayed back and forth. Sandpiper swept the shoreline. Another group swirled in the winter breeze. A break from the continuous rainfall. The waves rushed in and returned again. My wife and I, almost completely alone. It felt like our beach. And out of nowhere, another bird appeared among the sandpiper and seagulls. It didn’t belong. Yet it did. A surprise.

out of the blue
sun peaks through winter clouds
ocean waves
an osprey perches, watches
from atop driftwood

https://www.coloradoboulevard.net/poets-salon-up-there/

Up There
I decide to stop time. Make time stand still. Not literally of course. Just stop. And walk. I walk some more. I look up at the trees. I listen to the birds. I smell the sea. I sip my coffee. I feel the breeze. And then sit on a piece of driftwood. At some point, I walk again. Time disappears.

i finally stop
observe my footprints
and rocky cliffs
an open journal page
sit up with the clouds

Two Recent Poems Published

6/27/2019

www.coloradoboulevard.net/poets-salon-a-mountain-with-your-name/

The Mountain
The mountain pass. Snowed in during the winter. Closed. During the summer, the windy road leads to a majestic blue lake. Snow still surrounds. Even though many travel. It feels like mine. Peace within.

serenity
something about the mountains
snow covered peaks
across the bridge toward
an unknown destination

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5:30. Rush hour. A typical day north of Seattle. After teaching, I join my daughter, Emily, for coffee. We chat, sip our drinks, and read over resume stuff. I look up from our conversation and two ducks peer into the window at us. We laugh and join them outside.

city center mall
outside a café window
two ducks wander
a retention pond
behind the grocery store

Two Poems Published In Journals

7/16/2018

My first publication in both of these journals.

Ribbons Spring/Summer 2018 (Page 44)

my grandparents
would stop by
bring me treats and presents . . .
surprise visits
don't happen anymore

Frogpond Spring/Summer 2018 (Page 45)

roots and stump--
all that’s left
of our childhood treehouse

Latest Published Poem

7/12/2018

https://coloradoboulevard.net/poetry-corner-oceans-of-our-lives/

oceans apart
and somewhere in between
wave after wave
that sweep my feet at
different times in my life

Haiku Interview

7/10/2018

http://www.nahaiwrimo.com/home/meet-the-prompters/roy-kindelberger

I'm the daily prompter for July. I'm really enjoying this!

Latest Poem

7/5/2018

https://coloradoboulevard.net/poetry-corner-how-music-saves-us/

Healing
He sat at his keyboard. It’s set to Fender Rhodes. Because he likes that sound. He really didn’t know how to play. Yet he’d created the first notes to a song. His song. It echoes through his head. Like a song created over forty years ago. A song that eventually played for twenty-six minutes. A song that started with a single note.

in his forties
he left his old life
and started again
the healing begins
when he lets it

Book Signing: May 26th

4/22/2018

I'll be at the The Edmonds Bookshop on Saturday, May 26th, from 12-1, for a book signing. I haven't done one in awhile, so I'm excited. I'll be with two other authors. Here's the link:

http://www.edmondsbookshop.com/events.htm

Earth Hour Tanka Published

4/12/2018

https://coloradoboulevard.net/poetry-corner-earth-hour/

i doze in my chair
with accompaniment of
crickets and frogs
the campfire slowly fades
into the midnight hour

New Tanka Published

2/21/2018

Here is my latest published poem, with a picture. I hope you enjoy.

https://coloradoboulevard.net/poetry-corner-fragile-and-resilient/

the airplane
departed without me
a decision
to stay one more day
or maybe forever

Sometimes pivotal decisions can be ruled by fear. When fear is let go, the free mind can make a clear decision and serenity prevails. Roy Kindelberger is a children’s writer, poet, and teacher from Edmonds, WA.

First Place Award

12/29/2017

I'm extremely excited and surprised by the recent award for Broken Bridges.