Monthly Archives: June 2011

Death Is Waiting


Death is waiting for me, But it’s not time yet, He is peering through the veil, But I’m not set, He’s visited me over the years, Called my name, Tried to convince me, To play his game, But I had … Continue reading

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An Angel Is Watching Over Her


She is vibrant and alive, Her youth shows, An angel is watching over her, For he knows, That her life is yet to live, The angel calls her name, Tries to convince her, That life is no game, She has … Continue reading

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I Followed a Path


Wanting to meditate and discover the good, I followed a path deep into the wood, Until before me a great oak tree stood, Its branches mighty, its crown regal and thick, The kind of tree I’d be if I had … Continue reading

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The Ocean Is Calling Me (Part 2)


It is the waiting that stirs the soul, Anticipation of the unknown while seeking a goal, There might not be peace with tomorrow’s sun, But just moving in any direction is a battle won, Sleep can be elusive while you … Continue reading

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An Answer to Lonely Nights


She’s a wild one when she’s mad, A tiger with slashing claws, But very reasonable and calm, Once she has time to pause,   A storm in the mountains, But a gentle breeze from the sea, Her friends fill her … Continue reading

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The Ocean Is Calling Me


By the ocean is where I want to be, With sand dunes and ocean breeze, Calling out to me, The cry of gull and bark of seal, Are calling me home, Where I can feel, I must return where the … Continue reading

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Two Dimensions


Two dimensions of time overlapped one day, Changing my point of view, I had been all alone, Pondering what to do,   My life had burned almost to the end, I’d say it had been full, Now I waited for … Continue reading

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One Life (from Gandy Dancer to farmer)


Hugh Hugh wasn’t sure if he was mostly Irish or mostly Choctaw, But at the age of eleven there was a determined set to his jaw, From a hard-working family, he was but one of ten, Steady, reliable, and able … Continue reading

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A Scandal is a Storm With a Voracious Appetite


Stir a Scandal and it only gets bigger.  One misdeed grows larger, getting energy from opposing forces, until it becomes a storm of increasing destructive strength sweeping over a wider area, changing the landscape forever.  And yet, in spite of … Continue reading

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I’ve Learned to Look Beyond Myself


As I reflect on my life it all seems surreal, Why were there moments when I did not feel?   I saw a man crying because he had killed his friend, Stabbed during an argument he still didn’t comprehend, Killed … Continue reading

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