Tag: 2023
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For Grandpa Chelette
Do you know of the rolling hills? I suppose you must. The hills that seem large and unconquerable Up and up they go Mountains tall and large But they once sprang from the volcanic plains, A Volcano that was once a blaze, It could bend even the mantle of earth, The rolling hills remain hills…
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Churchyard Shadow
Funerals have always bothered me We celebrate the life And mourn the loss Perhaps the shadow I saw Was doing a bit of both For the graveyard was old Older it seemed than the country that it was in And yet the ghost of a person Lingered in it still The ghost of that of…
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Cleaner: Paul Smith
Paul Smith may be the most uninteresting cleaner of all. A pencil pusher and office jockey, Paul lived his workaholic days in the comfort of his morning and evening commute. His eyes loved to flutter one way and another watching the green grass and green trees. He loved the idea of being a mountain man.…
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The Isle Climb
To the south east of Britain In the Atlantic Among the rolling waves A lone island stands above the deathly turmoil below, A hundred feet high and only about a foot wide. It is a deathly trap for all but the most determined. But why would men try to traverse such a trap? For the…
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To those that remember
Did you hear the musket fire? Did you see the cannon storm? What of the frigates at see? Did you read of the exploration out west? The freeing of our slaves, do you remember it? What of the connection betwixt the east and west? Do you recall when we were strong but untested? How about…
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Happy Mother’s Day
Mother’s day You taught me the lessons of how to live, How to clean, Though I didn’t want to. How to cook, Though I enjoy your cooking more. How to work in the sun, Though I now work in the dark. You taught me that it is good to runaway every now and then, Now…
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The Twisted Storm
The silence that gripped the sky Once the wind picked up The roar was that of a lion When the clouds form up And trounce upon the ground The trees are torn up The birds are silent The rain and thunder Once prevalent Now missing from the seen The twist of clouds and wind Mask…
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