Best Seventy Three Poems

One thought, igniting the dream,
Seven bold souls, steady as they seem.

Ten missions past, Challenger soared,
Twenty-five flights, the program roared.

Tick-tick.
A countdown clear.
The world leans close.
The clock draws near.

Thirty-six degrees—a frozen doubt.
A seal strained tight; the gas leaks out.

Ignition. Roar. Climb. Silence screams.
A nation watches shattered dreams.

Seventy-three...

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Today I am seventy-three,
Blessed to be..

The many years as a wife and mother,
Blessings from God.

The years as a teacher,
What a miraculous passage/.

As a retired senior I continued with  my hobbies,
Wrote two books, Living with God and the Sounds of Christmas.

I continue to have my...

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Poetry keeps me alive 
but doesn’t feed me....

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     Happy Birthday to me
       Say bye to seventy-three

     I’m seventy-four now
       My ox to be gored
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