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Cane

Propping up a station wagon, propping up a tree, my legs no longer what they were, I long for more stability. Waiting for a cab or waiting for a train, I look for means to keep me upright, and when from time to time I fall, there is always someone there to lift me to my proper height. It is sure a new perspective, looking up from down below sneakers form a new departure to the places I must go. I must confess to be erect is my preferred position, walking with my third support, a cane which guides my ambulation!

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Date: 11/28/2015 12:25:00 PM
Hi Keith! I have a buddy who fashions canes & walking sticks from local fallen wood and Arizona, I own 3 sticks! 2 from local buckthorn & 1 from Az Yucca wood...loved your poem! Jim
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Keith Bickerstaffe
Date: 11/28/2015 1:01:00 PM
Thanks James... for your memories and your kind remarks! much appreciated. Keith

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