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A Ray Of Hope
I notice the quiet as I take a breath and move out
My boots crunching on gravel
Guns rattling on my back, my side and in my hands
My breathing feels loud in this oppressive silence... more »
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A Walk With Charlie
Inspired by Aunt Mary and Uncle Charlie
We arise in early morn
Darkness all around... more »
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After
The wind moans through brittle cracks
A quiet scraping at the panes
Outside a desolate, barren land
And a solitary ravaged tree... more »
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Anatomy Of A Meeting
Voices drone in monotones
Chairs creak and people sigh
Pens scratch, papers rustle
Some stare at the sky... more »
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Angela
We won't say Good-Bye
Instead... we will remember
Your contagious laugh
So infectious we join in... more »
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Babys First...
(Dedicated to Autumn, Hailee and Wyatt)
From the moment of their first breath
We live for our child's firsts... more »
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Birth Of Spring
A flicker
Awareness
Darkness, solid
All around... more »
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Bittersweet Harangue
I turn on the TV and what do I see
Tons of disasters blaring at me
Murder and rapists, bombs and attacks
What in the world can I say about that... more »
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Bus Trip
Drifting past the windows
The changing scenes
All flashing by
Of farms and animals... more »
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Can We Fly?
We rush to work.
Hurrying, scurrying by
A desolate playground.
The wind blows.... more »
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Cassie And Ian
Cassie stands there
Fair of face
Kind and true
Full of grace... more »
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Childhood Dreams
White and fluffy, sailing through the sky
Images of our childhood dreams
A fiery dragon, a pirate ship
An angel with gossamer wings... more »
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Cry Me A River
Cry me a river
Then sing out a song
Go celebrate life
After I'm gone... more »
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Death
Dark, sad, lonely
No sound, no hope
Empty, hollow echoes
Even deeper, drawing down... more »
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Deborah Ambrose-Mcdonald
In Memory Of...
The loss, the pain.
Taken too soon.... more »
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Éclairage
Tick tock, tick tock
Beats the heart of the mantle clock
Its numbered face observes the room,
At the moment, veiled in gloom... more »
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Expectations
Lonely, empty, aching arms
Waiting to be filled
The certainty of destiny
That our fate is sealed... more »
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Full Circle
As I stood staring at the trees
Devoid of color, empty of leaves
I feel a great sadness and depression
Could this be one of lifes' little lessons... more »
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He Who Is
You glance across the room
You see him, you smile... more »
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Hearts Missed
Two women gone...
But still loved
Lost...
But not forgotten... more »
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Holidays Shared
Marley watches from the snow
People walking by
Hands are full of gifts and food
He heaves a gentle sigh... more »
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I Wonder
Vast, mysterious ocean
What secrets do you hold
An eight-legged octopus
Perhaps a pirate's trove... more »
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Just Like You!
I glance down and smile
My little girl looks at me
In my best dress and shoes
Red lipstick on her grinning face... more »
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Kevin
(Husband, Father, Grandfather, Friend)
Surrounded by friends and family
I look around and wonder... more »
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Life
Love... Hate
Friends... Enemies
Two sides of a coin
Flipped and caught... more »