Best Survived Poems

She stands
In the graveyard
Where he sleeps forever
Beneath the heavy weight of all 
Her tears.
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For:  Cinquain contest
Awarded:  First Place

Written:   Feb. 6, 2016...

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child pinned
under ruins…
hands feel the kiss of death
mute … until sand-stoned light opens
breaths twitch


2/ 10/2016
Contest:The One Who Survives
Sponsor: Sara Kendrick

*Based on an strong earthquake with a magnitude
of 7.2 in 2013. The daughter of our family friend
was dug alive after a few days....

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The beauteous days of summer were here at last,
And the primetime of nature was coming so fast!

We sat on the porch, watching a lazy day go by,
With no interesting views, to gladden our eyes.

Then one of us said a hiking trip was needed,
We friends agreed...

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THE HOUSE SURVIVED THE STORM

The storm was bearing down on them, the warnings had gone out;
They knew the devastation would be widespread without doubt.
They knew their home was threatened as its fierceness did increase,
And once it did its damage, there’d be no standing piece.
But Father...

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24 hours that seemed like 24 days..........

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Forecast
Hurricane Winds
We survive, two friends drown
Unable to bury loved ones
Pray Hope

2/6/16...

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When all the Earth's a bed & all the world's asleep,
When you dream of conquering the world,then shove away the thought & let the unheard alarm go beep, because obviously,big dreams require longer sleep,
When you dim your lights despite the birds chirping outside,
When you concur...

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"The One Who Survived"

ten years
survivor gift
acoustic neuroma  
hearing loss, balance,  facial nerves
alive

2/9/2016


The One Who Survives - Poetry Contest 
 Sponsored by: Sara Kendrick...

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As I contemplate over the years
I"m grateful for the sadness and tears.

       My beloveth mom and dad were gone,
I felt so all alone.

        The kidnapping and deceit that tried,
to rob me of...

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The One Who Survived

Dumb drunk
when arrested
thought he’d hit just the tree.
Beneath his car lay my brother’s
body.


Written Feb. 8, 2016...

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I’m looking straight ahead
And I see you up ahead
Looking good 
Like a winking sprite
With a winning smile
Acting as if everything is alright
While spinning yarn to twist my arm
And bring me down
I say go ahead
Play your game inside my head
Start the freak show
Show me what there...

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sudden
            cramp in both legs
      as I fought the rough sea...
  panic, calm, endurance; made it
            ...

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I was the man of the house, the house all alone, 
Alone in the hills of the crippled gum trees.
It was a hundred years old, an original, no heating nor cooling, 
Cooked in summer and in winter we’d freeze.
My 6 foot step son, built like...

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Life is...
Unending holes.
Your pale angelic face
Twirling in each corner of home.
You died!

Feb-06-2016

Written for the contest "The One Who Survived" Sponsored by Sara Kendrick...

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still here
                                         twice a widow
...

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