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The time has arrived – Poem

The time has arrived You hit the age I heard the voice say When people you know, friends and family Coworkers, acquaintances reach the point When life’s frailty becomes blatantly obvious Hair loss happens way to fast As chemicals course … Continue reading

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Life Love Lost – Poem

As many of you know, my dad recently passed away. This poem is not actually about him, but I share that bit as there was a lot of support from family and friends and it was much appreciated. I have … Continue reading

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When I thought what you knew – Response Poem – NaPoWriMo2013

A quick response poem to whimsy~mimsy‘s poem when you knew what I thought. Go read it, it’s really catches you. When I thought what you knew – Response Poem   You wrote a letter And I received Your words, I smiled and … Continue reading

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the window in my living room (response poem)

A quick response poem to whimsy~mimsy‘s poem the window in my living room. the window in my living room (response poem) Between us pain, empty double shot glasses Insulation, protection in an empty space Lungs, air trapped motionless I hear your lips … Continue reading

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Hostage held (response poem)

Guess I’m in a response poem mode. Here’s another response poem to a powerful one by Whimsy Mimsy here. Hostage held (response poem) You hold me up My face caressed by the sun Even as waves crash round Your treading, … Continue reading

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Love missed but found – Poem inspired by a prompt

So I missed most of yesterday on WP but when I got on today, I saw this poetry prompt on Panda’s blog. Salt, River and Book, the theme infinite possibilities. As posted on Panda’s site: “Apparently Rambly posted another prompt. A group of us, Rambly, Susan, Prayer, Mimsy, Kellogg have … Continue reading

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Forced relocation – Poem based on a prompt

I jumped in on a writing prompt in a comment from ramblingsfromamum in her post here. The comment was “Trickling like water across the mossy stones… your time starts now” I decided to try to add the last part in … Continue reading

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If this were a response to your love poem – poem inspired by a poem

This is a response poem inspired by the poem “if this were a love poem” written by Susan L Daniels and found on her wonderful blog here. If this were a response to your love poem I might say once … Continue reading

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A Mere Tear In The Ocean of Suffering – Acrostic

In an earlier post today I wrote down “A mere tear in the ocean.” I was trying to relay my thoughts on how even though today’s events hit me pretty hard, the impact of how I felt from this as … Continue reading

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A mere tear in the ocean – thoughts and poem

It is with a large swing of emotions and tears in my eyes that I sit here and read about another senseless killing spree.  I can’t imagine the horror of hearing about a shooting at your child or loved one’s school … Continue reading

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