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She vanished from my phone book
so many others have done the same
There were two others after her
She was my mother
new people on stickum labels
cover the dead
Those that moved and handed out new numbers
and those that didn't; they couldn't remember
Raggety book full of raggety people
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Remember the rush and gotta go?
Don't panic I'll see you soon?
Time we could have taken
moments we could have stacked in the vault
spirit that wasn't bound and
easy was my excuse
get it done, get it over, get out
hide in your habitual
And yes I like your touch and yes,
I like your look, and yes
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It was a fifth of November
Urp..Jim Beam
It wasn't that cold out
chased it with a beer
Found my car and a tow truck
got a free ride to impound
It was a sixth of November
woke in the Olds custom cruiser
Spare key in the ashtray
Drove out behind a paid for
another fine night
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sunset, sunrise
time to open my eyes
not yet, great perk
don't have to go to work
retired
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fishnet wrote:sunset, sunrise
time to open my eyes
not yet, great perk
don't have to go to work
retired
AMEN!! SOME PEOPLES KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORD IS IN THEIR MIND, THEY ARE EASILY IDENTIFIED. I MUCH PREFER GODS WORD BE IN MY HEART!Ephesians4-14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.POISON IN POISON OUT! DON'T SHOOT YOUR CHRISTIAN FOOT OFF TRYING TO BE IN WITH A WORLDLY GROUP! 1 step forward, 5 steps back
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Every day starts with the small ..I can
Your foot slips into your shoe
You pause before you try the next one
Remember that you haven't put on your pants
have to start over
and the joy of life makes you laugh
Now if I can just get to the toilet on time
Joy of life makes you laugh again
sounds like you have to pay off a loan
Made it but the door is still open
the grand kids aren't here are they?
No that was last week...makes you laugh
Joy is where you find it...even in the pain
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Bones don't hurt so much
winter pain cured by summer sun
Still...still it is just a moment
but that small measure makes me smile
Children running, children shrieking
holy visions of sight and sound
One sprinkler, add children
watch close, get healthy
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Harvested some garlic
man does it smell good
just to make a little more room for the tomatoes
Washed off the dirt
and tied them with a string
hung them up to dry
It is the simple things
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We all need and we all want
mostly it is just love
Friend, enemy, or family
simple word, shoulder touched, quiet prayer
Smiling helps both of you
very contagious, doctor not needed
The choice is to cry or laugh
I think I'd rather laugh
some people think I'm crazy
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LIKED YOUR LAST POST, NOT CRAZY,,,NOPE, WELL SAID.
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Once upon a time
how many times did that happen
Walk on the beach, no fish
no way to escape the cold
People disappearing in the twilight
light flashing 'food now'
Shivering in a huddle around coffee
Warming on roast beef and potatoes
Take me home
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Old people in the night appear crazy
they are just who they are
No harm, no crime
motivated by reality
No fear, so no care
sitting in the same place
Blast those gadgets, and lights
where is my coffee?
Just hold my hand for one minute
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When I write
you read not my thoughts
When I write
what did you bring to it
When I write
who is there to see?
When I write
why did you react that way
A tiny scrap of me appears
still it is not me, and is me
Lost in slow anger
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Humidity soaked my shirt
sweat running out from under the hat brim
Black clouds tumbling back into the valley
restarting yesterday and gentle rain
Garden veggies doubling in the night
tin roofs singing the rain song
Dogs laying out in the yard
complaining as much as the garden
Slowly the work is getting done
and the treasure of now is mine
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They left their foot prints in the shade
and their laughter in the sunlight
Bottle brush watched them pass
hummingbirds fighting for attention
all the things that are not
spying on all from hidden places
time pausing without notice
just to see the holy joy of children
Knowledge thrown to stormy winds
trampled under by dull older minds
Some escaped
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He could have been a woman
or she could have been a man
take the comics wrapped in plastic
give up the dime and nickel
The gang goes to the door and heat
ten year olds running to the shade
Following the white stripe across the street
bare feet wondering why it works like shade
a run through the trailer court
and out the other side, feet hugging grass
easy walk home in the dust of our street
laughing at our fears we don't admit.
Comics.
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My name is Tom Bill or Charlie
doesn't matter I'm not an angel
wrong shape
put down that jar of peanut butter
I don't want to hurt myself
Too far to jump
Falling that far could kill me
Don't care if it is the kitchen floor
tile is not padded
Do know that life is a long hard process
The very reason I laugh for no reason
dodging the men in white
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hundred and eight degrees
soaked in sweat after two hours work
Wife walks from air conditioned house
to air conditioned car
"Is that sweat or did you
just pour water over yourself?"
She knows she can just out run me
I know the bird must come to roost
Garden hose right through the window screen
don't mess with the rooster
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They are always the kids
they are always a reason for smiles
man are they tall
And no, youth is not wasted on the young
knowledge is wasted on the old
sip of bourbon please
Wrinkles are beautiful if you can see
grey can really tickle your color palette
let me see you move
They are so very quick
and we are so very slowed
I am still deadly
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