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Law And Poetry Together Again
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I am a Manhattan attorney as well as an observational poet with three books so far: Precise Moment, synchronicity, and Petrichor. The last two are available on B&N.com, Amazon, and other online booksellers. All opinions, likes, and reposts are mine alone.
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No Waste
Yesterday is inked Tomorrow yet to choose sides Today – a game plan When forever feels wasted Look to the forest soil Copyright Thomas Zampino 2026 Image Credit: Pixabay
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January 4, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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These Old Eyes
These old eyes have witnessed much – Uncounted predictions of death and destruction Stubborn refusals to acknowledge real pain And tears that are always in motion seismic to small provisional…
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January 2, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Past To Present, East To West
Memories are a radical usurpation of the past, a projection onto the self distorting what once was Instead of a roadmap, memories torture us into detours and reroute what might have been Memories a…
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January 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Neutrality Isn’t Real
We were born choosing sides But more as an expression of where and when we first met the world Neither of which sought our consent Christian, Buddhist, Muslim American, Chinese, Afghani We are not …
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December 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Of Growth And Gruel
Lessons set down before us Meaningful, marginal, or manipulative Do we grow, or dismiss their tidings? Do we learn, or dismantle a generation? We aren’t capable of contentment But fall prey t…
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December 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Engulfed
Immeasurably light, delicately designed, flawlessly intricate No single crystal carries with it any consequence Marking off seconds between earth and sky But rhythm and momentum are unstoppable uns…
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December 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Gathering The Light
Winter’s quiet time Takes on its slowest passage When the light speeds up Copyright Thomas Zampino Image Credit: Pixabay
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December 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Trust
Trust in the laughter of a child – within its innocence lies the foundation of all understanding Trust in the discernment of the heart – within its brokenness lies the connection betwee…
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December 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Bamboo, Lotus Flowers, and Water
When the storm intensifies, lean in When growth feels muddied, root downward When obstacles push back, flow sideways Science reveals that nature abhors a vacuum But it also leaves clues for survivo…
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December 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Before Dawn
Rain against my window A gentle prodding from sleep to ease me into this dark, unforgiving hour Before cars, before even the birds appreciate that morning soon arrives I wonder . . . If the power w…
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December 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Simplicity
Take one step forward, even if the next turns sideways Take one step closer, even if the love you hold falls apart Certainty is an illusion in search of reality But reality itself is built on illus…
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December 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Winterish
Winter’s dominance Mimics late fall’s bravado But it too will fail Copyright Thomas Zampino 2025 Image Credit: Pixabay
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December 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Seceded
A seed, planted Plunged into darkness Which way up? Exerting itself against the earth Downward, then sideways, then up Light and warmth reveal its green handiwork A boisterous, unbowed transformati…
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December 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Time Through Our Hands
Time is as water through our hands A gentle companion flowing alongside us Yet for one singular moment of our choosing We dare hold it close Just before it slips from here into memory and loss Leav…
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December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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The Life Of Dirt
Beneath our feet, dirt Where life begins, where it ends Between years, fallow Imperceptible support Leaving mind and soul to breathe Copyright Thomas Zampino 2025 Image Credit: Pixabay
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December 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Between Water And Wind
Soft, gentle, malleable water Cool, mild, adaptable wind Slow, persistent, patient Generations unaware Until looking back Astonishing Changes Not yet Done Copyright Thomas Zampino Image Credit: Pix…
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December 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Ordinary Extraordinaries
There’s something both beautiful and pragmatic about getting older As a young man, every discovery, every new thing, felt life enhancing, even life changing Miracles abounded at every turn An…
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December 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Transitions
Fall’s moonlight lingers Stars fading into blue skies Transitions abound Copyright Thomas Zampino 2025 Image Credit: Pixabay
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War, Criminally
Behold this gang of delusional, hate-driven, fear-mongers An indictment of moral disengagement and counterfeit leadership A reality show ethos feeding on life-and-death consequences A decade of gre…
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November 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Hidden Dogmas
Even trees understand Following a script written long before generations And breathing through change kept constant They take in, let go, preserve, falter, and begin again Mindful only of the momen…
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November 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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The Soft Arrival Of Winter
Winter’s stillness arrives without warning – Change awaits neither witnesses nor tarries from fatigue – Earth’s rawness can overtake both resistance and resignation And inte…
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November 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Eagle
Gliding through the windless skies An eagle swoops with sharpened eyes Landing on an ancient branch His talons poised to claim his stash As morning sun will soon displace The fog that hides the ear…
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November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Clarity
To awaken in the middle of the night from an incomprehensible dream To find yourself, once again, at day’s end emotionally battered and raw To finally admit that aging demands both humility a…
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November 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Enlightenment
What a seemingly complex word, this enlightenment Religions teach it’s that moment when spirituality rises above rigidity and souls connect to eternity Philosophy seizes upon it as an instrum…
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November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Testing
The once mighty oak falters in autumn’s shadow Leaves tumble, branches snap, acorns shed their inhibitions And winter’s footsteps edge ever closer to its soul As sleep sets in, dying ho…
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