April 6, 2016

Take-Out Blues

Gorgeous online menu touting dishes that make me drool Cashew chicken with fresh sweet peppers Drunken noodles with sweet Thai basil Appetizers—spring rolls and pot stickers—to die for A reasonable delivery charge based on mileage and close by Looked upscale and trendy to suit my...

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April 4, 2016

I Never Said Goodbye

January is the cruelest month despite it’s shimmer of hope It’s when cancer took you I was twenty-three Hadn’t yet made amends for the pain I caused you Still drowning in my own Your death only added to the shame of not measuring up ________________________________ This quadrille...

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April 2, 2016

Sweet Scent of Rain

The wafting scent of petrichor Will remind me forevermore Of streets lined with eucalyptus Where my friends and I played, thus Those were the days of fun and cheer Memories that I hold so dear Before, before the terror came And life was no longer...

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March 31, 2016

Mama Bear

The mama grizzly languishes lazily beneath the old pine tree observing her three cubs frolic and play in the sunshine At first glance she appears unconcerned almost docile But make no mistake if one should threaten the safety of her dear cubs her fervent concern will...

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March 27, 2016

Celebrate Christ Is Risen

Yesterday in despair we wept Friday last the veil was riven Oh to know His promises kept Celebrate that Christ has risen Today Christ has risen indeed Grace and mercy to us given Because we know our deepest need Celebrate that Christ has risen Jesus...

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