The Poet's House

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  • Empty Plates

    by Michael Plante The government will have you fear…but the real fear is not what they say.It’s how you respond to that fear.Panic and poor choices result in loss of moral integrity.Consequences not only affect you, but your neighbor. So… Continue reading

  • The Train Wreck

    by Michael Plante I am a conductorso are you.We travel along a laid-out track.What fuels our momentum is what drives our fears;the past. Charging towards the unknownbelieving fate has our backsthe rails we call faithare the only thing we can… Continue reading

  • 20 Years Sober

    by Michael Plante 20 Years clean and sober is a milestone for any alcoholic or drug addict. It is understood that the 12-Step Program is a “one-day-at-a-time” concept yet the accumulation of days sober is motivation to progress with the… Continue reading

  • A Common Milkweed

    by Michael Plante I saw a woman who believed she was rejected by society.In her attempts to fit in she discarded her principles;cast them aside to engage in an illusionand spent the summer chasing something that didn’t exist. The butterfly… Continue reading

  • Katie McGee

    by Michael Plante There’s a crow outside my chamber windowI swear its Katie McGeecoming back to haunt mefor leaving her the way I did. She must have died, or made a deal?for her soul is now within a crowfree to… Continue reading