Danny P. Barbare, 12/10/2012

Current Occupation: Custodian
Former Occupation: Mail Delivery at a Company
Contact Information: Danny P. Barbare resides in Greenville, SC. His poetry has appeared locally, nationally, and abroad. He has been writing poetry for 31 years. His most recent publications include Calico Tiger,  picayune, Gold Dust, as well as other publications.

 

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The Janitor

With
A
Dustpan
And
Broom

I
Sweep
My
Troubles
Away

Because
I’m
The
Janitor.

 

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Mopping

Swinging a
Mop
Working
Up a sweat
So salty,
Splitting
Fingernails, milky
Moonlit rivers flowing
From inside a latex
Glove. I’m certain this is why
They call it a job
A dollar hard earned
One appreciates.
And just the small
Things in life
A cup of
Cold water
Swallowed
By the sea
Filled
With treasure.

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The YMCA

Smearing
A
Rainbow
Across
The
Glass
Door

I’m
Cleaning
The
Smudges
Away
So
The
Guest
Can
Shine
In.

The
Parking
Lot
The
Limit

Blue
Skies.

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 Sunny and Warm

Cleaning the
Windows with a
Brown paper
Towel and Windex,
Looking at the weather that awaits
Me, the world. It is predicted
To be sunny and warm.
I think I’ll leave my
Coat on the
Hook at work,
When I go home.