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All That's Left

Massing waves drummed offshore Above them a partnered wind blew Together they prepared to war Against what I once knew The dark and cold green vastness Carried forward my waterloo Upon the rocks it did press Against what I once knew Then the gray shadowed the land Coloring my final thought of you And as the waves broke across the sand You stood as I once knew

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Date: 10/24/2021 12:50:00 AM
This is a die-and-go-to-heaven ending, they are rare now, but so needed so thank you!
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Jerry Hackett
Date: 10/24/2021 3:23:00 AM
Thank you very much. This poem drew little attention but as an old man with memories I took to it.

Book: Reflection on the Important Things