Eve

Dec. 12th, 2025 10:36 pm
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We left the office party
And instead of going home
We headed for the hospital --
Someone was coming soon.
It took a while to prove it
But my daughter's water broke
(But then my labor stalled out
Until it was nearly noon.)
At last the twins were born
Though they had no clue to eat
With one last hip dislocation
My son came out by his feet!
-K Royka, 12/12/2025

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Dec. 11th, 2025 09:43 pm
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When does a week turn to years without end
While a day is a blink of the eye?
Patience is limited; give me a task
And watch how the clock hands spin by.
-K Royka, 12/11/2025

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Dec. 10th, 2025 08:52 pm
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Another night slips into place
As day skids out with lacking grace.
-K Royka, 12/10/2025

Drain

Dec. 9th, 2025 08:43 pm
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Already, the first of us snuck out the door
Every day marks another few gone
Even the leaders aren't here anymore
Soon, only silence and stillness stay on
-K Royka, 12/9/2025

Duty

Dec. 7th, 2025 08:53 pm
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Have to check the date
Did I miss another one?
No? Good, just the stress.
-K Royka, 12/7/2025

Crunches

Dec. 6th, 2025 08:36 pm
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Just when I lie down to sleep,
The cat is hungry, so I hear.
I know he's had a chance all day.
Just wait till he wants something. "Meer!"
-K Royka, 12/6/2025

Sleeping

Dec. 5th, 2025 10:19 pm
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My brain's already dreaming;
There are snippets leaking through.
So don't wake me in a hurry,
We just might not make it through!
-K Royka, 12/5/2025

Essays

Dec. 4th, 2025 09:07 pm
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An unwilling student is a plague
Teaching was no passion of my heart
But children still have homework they must start
And parents have to guide them through each page.
-K Royka, 12/4/2025

Tired

Dec. 3rd, 2025 08:38 pm
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How to know it's time to sleep:
Couplets work, just right and cheap.
-K Royka, 12/3/2024

Countdown

Dec. 2nd, 2025 09:50 pm
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I never expected
I would reach my goal
Writing all these poems
Sometimes takes a toll
But this final countdown
Months bled down to days
Somehow can be harder
Than the early days
-K Royka, 12/2/2025

Untitled, 12/1/2025

Dec. 1st, 2025 08:35 pm
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How can a day be so busy and slow?
So rushed, and yet, no?
Like it won't let me go?
Spending more time on just getting things right
Is already a fight
But in three weeks, good night!
I just keep trying and hope I'm enough
Dig on through this stuff
It's not quite that tough
Still, my head pounds at the end of the day
Guess I don't have many words to say.
-K Royka, 12/1/2025

Blank

Nov. 30th, 2025 08:16 pm
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A two-day lull?
Unheard of, till
It seems, in late
November's chill
And busy rush,
Thanksgiving's sprawl
Has gone and felled
Us, one and all.
-K Royka, 11/30/2025
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