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— by David Plahm
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Stylized illustration of a tall charcoal-brown palm tree against a tangerine and coral sunset sky, with one distinguished gold-amber frond catching the light and two honey-brown coconuts resting in cinnamon-warm sand at the base

Soon

Soon— it will be scorching hot. Limbs wilt,

Close illustration of an intricately fractal crystalline snowflake suspended mid-descent in soft slate-violet air against deep navy background, with prismatic ice-blue, lavender, coral, and gold glints, above an out-of-focus warm rose-blush surface suggesting waiting skin

Snowflake

I know no drug that cools this fever

Spare illustration of a slate blue-gray doorframe with warm honey-amber interior light spilling out onto a short sage and dusty wheat path with mixed peach sun and dove-gray shadow, fading into pale silver mist

Will You

Will you Step outside the comfort of today?

Close illustration of a single aged hand in warm amber and burnished bronze with deep umber knuckle shadows, palm open and resting in soft lamp light against surrounding tobacco-brown and mahogany dimness

Still Touch

My hands are starting to look contorted like

Whimsical illustration of a pale eggshell porcelain vessel centered in warm honey-cream light, ringed by faint lavender and sage shapes suggesting multilingual words, with a thin gold golden-ratio spiral curling upward

OUI Z P…

It seems to be a necessary mental diversion

Night-sky illustration of a radiant warm gold and honey-amber star against a deep cobalt and midnight-purple cosmos, with delicate silver-white smaller stars forming a faint bee-pattern constellation around it

A Star

A Star Named Debra (The Queen Bee) A

Spare minimalist illustration of a deep slate blue-gray door slightly ajar in a warm chalky cream wall with a peach-gold glow visible through the gap

Know

Love does not arrive when we are ready—

Close intimate illustration of two hands almost touching, one in cool pearl-blue tones and the other in warm amber-bronze, with a shimmering band of white-gold light glowing in the gap against a dove-gray and pale rose background

By Your Heart

I touched you— just your hands. Cool, fragile,

Close intimate illustration of an iridescent beetle with prismatic teal violet gold and magenta wings on the inner curl of a rose-blush petal against soft sage garden foliage

What Bugs You?

Did you learn something this week— something new,

Stylized illustration of a rattlesnake coiled into a hypnotic spiral with ochre and sienna scales, venom-green highlights, and a warm cream-gold quill rising from the spiral's center

Hypnotic

You could make a rattlesnake do the shimmy.

Slightly surreal illustration of a small gray pebble on a beautiful warm sandstone path casting a disproportionately large shadow through sage and wildflower landscape

Catalyst

My muse— You are the alchemist a wizard

Dramatic illustration of a lightning bolt splitting at impact into electric white-blue and warm rose-gold light against a storm-black sky with scattered star-sparks

Double Tap

If I touch you— skin to soul, will

Vibrant kinetic illustration of swirling tropical coral turquoise and amber around a bright star suggesting Cuban salsa energy and celebration

CUBA!!

CooooooooBaaaaaaaaa! Logically, Geographically, Culturally, Linguistically, Legally, Economically, Strategically,

Dark atmospheric illustration of a tree falling in a windswept night with a faint thread of warm rose-gold light woven through the storm

Resonance

Hushed, I find— knowing the sound of a

Illustration of an open book radiating warm white-gold light upward into surrounding darkness with faint silhouettes drawn toward it

I’m Tired

I’m tired of deaf ears blind eyes ignorant

Atmospheric illustration of black ink flowing from a pen nib onto cream paper with molten scarlet and gold dawn light catching the wet ink surface

Truth

I’m a designer, form follows function, human fit—

Dramatic illustration of silk fabric catching fire where glacial ice-blue meets deep crimson flame at the ignition point

Incendium

I find truth simple, emotions, however, hmmm… Incendium

Minimal illustration of outstretched hands framing a faint shimmering champagne-gold silhouette against cool periwinkle blue

Framed in Air

A lovely visage of beauty walking towards me—

Vibrant illustration of a honky-tonk dance floor with silhouetted dancers in neon pink and electric blue light

Inevitability

Stability, flexibility, and mystery— if that’s what you

Warm illustration of a cluttered late-night desk with glowing screen, cat paw prints on the keyboard, and amber lamplight against deep shadows

My Life

This one is half baked… I scribbled it

Fresh bright illustration of lush green grass glistening with morning dewdrops and bare footprints in warm golden dawn light

Doo Doo

(A life affirming trifle) When I step into

Contemplative illustration of an open hand reaching toward a faint glowing presence in warm ochre and dusty rose tones

I Need To

I need to Materialize Reality Bring everything forward

Ethereal illustration of a gentle breath becoming soft light dispersing into open space in dove gray and lavender tones

The Word

The Word That’s nearly impossible to misspell: God

Textured illustration of a red brick wall and an amber stone wall converging with warm light between them

The Wall

The Wall I’m building one. Red brick. You’re

Warm illustration of origami hearts and flowers being folded with delicate precision

Your OCD

Your OCD— Your Obsession— Obsessively Crafting Devotion Perfect.

Warm whimsical illustration of a cozy domestic scene with golden light and everyday objects

It’s Impossible

Domestic life… It’s Impossible After witnessing— A simple

Dreaming

Dreaming

(about Dreaming about Love) Sailing on a cloud,

Tears Of Joy

My Tears

Tears of joy— wash away the clouds, doubt

cute

Cuteness

Meow The tiny language of love in your

Art(ificial)

Art(ificial)

What a naturally beautiful woman needs: You may

A Rush

A Rush

When the rush of feeling comes from knowing

Every

Every—

Every penny, Every second, Of every dollar, Every

A Shirt

A Shirt

My shirt isn’t much— But it might be

Aurum

Aurum

Gold, gold, gold— draped in finery, a gown

Captured

Captured

Like a wild animal Caught in the cold—

Are You?

Are You?

Ah, bedtime… Ok, this is a sleepy-bye lullaby.

Foundation

Foundation

For a good foundation, all we need are

George Knows

George Knows

George Knows What is beautiful. The furry oracle

Sometimes

Sometimes

Your halo… I can see your halo. It’s

BB's Blues

BB’s Blues

From something heartfelt, to something disastrous, From something

The Educated

The Educated

(In absentia-just flush another toilet) When we have

Epilogue

Epilogue

Yes, a simple addict in that pursuit for

Prologue

Prologue

Addiction – Magic or Despair (If you remove

Hush

Hush

My Darling… Good morning. A spell for you.

Not Always

Not Always

Roses Are red Well… Not always. Violets Are

Beauty demands Truth

There Better Be

Beauty demands Dedication. Dedication is Beautiful. Beauty invites

How Much?

How Much?

How much Can a person Love another? Honestly?

First Sight

First Sight

in that moment between sleeping and waking this

Treasure

A Triptych

Afterlight Wreckage Post Death It was a stark

gelato

Gelato

A glance – a Wonder, A maybe, Like

Wrinkles

Wrinkles?

So, your eyes twinkle, Your laughter sprinkles Us

Simmering

Simmering

What’s the secret sauce? To life. Hahaa, I

My Disease

My Disease

My fingers are twitchin’ My toes are wigglin’

effort

Effort

I’m enjoying the effort Even though the prize

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A Thought

My arms are not weak. Fragile and disposable.

Again

Again

The fallacy of pursuit of an idea or

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Arrow

Along my journey Through this world, Wandering Straying

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IF?

If? I could write a lyric. If? I

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Hope

How obtuse are we, Square x corners everywhere

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I Follow You!

Your individual beauty lights my life Your strength

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Your Ear

The next time you look in the mirror,

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Tomorrow

I fell in love with the future Not

Clean architectural illustration of four ascending platforms from solid sandstone through amber glow to vivid teal radiance with a single footprint at the top

You Too

You Too Have Intelligence A birthright Smarts A

Abstract illustration of two flowing melodic lines in burnished copper and deep sapphire intertwining across a cream background with golden sparks at their meeting points

Rhapsody

I’ve read a lot about the word But

Illustration of a design evolving from rough graphite sketch through sepia iterations to a luminous glowing final form across a clean background

Design

Can be an inspirational enlightenment. It can also

Bold illustration of a large weathered gold numeral 5 with patina texture against deep navy, small coral traces of a smile and heart orbiting

Five

Five Years ago A momentous Chance meeting happened.

Rich warm illustration of a dark chocolate bar mid-break with a golden teardrop of melted chocolate suspended at the snap point

Chocolate

You introduced me to a Pound Plus Now

Warm intimate illustration of two arms in a close embrace with soft amber glow at the point of contact against deep burgundy

Only For You

My arms are not weak. Fragile and disposable.

Atmospheric illustration of a weathered wooden door slightly ajar with warm golden and soft rose light spilling through the narrow opening

The Door

Everyone has a door. An opening. An opportunity.

Dreamy soft illustration of a gentle warm spiral tunnel with floating petals and pale gold light at its center in lavender and peach tones

Dreams

Sometimes, I fall down the rabbit hole. Get

Warm stylish illustration of a Parisian café table with croissant, brie, espresso, and red rose with the Eiffel Tower faint in misty background

Virtu

Ah, now we can relax. It’s not that

Warm illustration of a burnished brass compass on an open hand pointing toward a soft dawn glow on the horizon under a twilight sky with faint stars

I WANT

The word I have never… TO Show me

Dramatic illustration of a solar eclipse corona blazing white-gold with raw diamonds in the foreground scattering prismatic light against deep space black

Adore

You are the intense brilliant light surrounding the

Sunrise illustration with a deep indigo sky breaking into warm coral horizon above a buried slate-gray stone beside a standing sandstone-gold rock

Sunrise

Enjoy that sunrise. Pleasure should be your desire.

Dramatic illustration of an open prison cell door swung wide with warm honey-gold light pouring through from a vast pale open sky beyond cool gray bars

The Future

The life I lived Was a little like

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David Plahm
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