Douglas J. Olson

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About Douglas J. Olson

Douglas J. Olson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1964 and spent his formative years living in the idyllic Morningside Neighborhood of Edina, Minnesota. He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is retired.

Douglas's favorite poem is: "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allen Poe.
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    Poems by Douglas J. Olson

  • Daydream

    • Published: October 10, 2022

    in Metaphor Poems

    Where did all the flowers go?
    Falling leaves in colors show
    Spring is but a memory.
    Distant dreams come over me.

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    • Rating 4.75
  • Like The Wind

    • Published: December 2020

    in Creative Poems

    Inspiration comes and goes.
    Sometimes it ebbs, sometimes it flows.
    There is no rhyme or rhythm here.
    Sometimes it's far, sometimes it's near.

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    • Rating 4.59
  • Time To Set Sail

    • Published: May 2020

    in Alone Poems

    My heart is but an island
    Inside this castaway.
    Surrounded by the ocean blue,
    I hope to sail someday.

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    • Rating 4.24
  • Sea Of Change

    • Published: May 2020

    in Change Poems

    The clouds never break
    Like blue waters do
    On this Island of Pain.
    How can I stand true?

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    • Rating 4.57
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  • Hindsight

    • Published: September 2018

    in Mother Death Poems

    You've gone and left me all alone -
    All by myself - can't telephone.

    In a world of days gone by,

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    • Rating 4.03
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