Best Trista Poems

"People expect all stories of abuse 
to be loud and angry 
but they're not. 
Sometimes they're quiet and cruel
and swept under the rug."  ~ Trista Mateer

When the sky sips wild thyme,
and the sun savors swells of zenith,
       like...

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Pooper Scooper
Scooper Pooper
I like to watch my cat
tip its hat
in its tea.
but only for me
thats why you'll see me
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high.
Thats why you wont find us
with a stigh
in our eye.
No it's not a lie
from this mouth.
Yea, thats what I'm talking about!
Dont sit...

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In the middle of Ava’s soccer game…somehow it came to pass
that three members of my family were doing cartwheels in the grass.

As our family grows and extends…as in and out each other’s lives we drift
any time I get to spend with my family…I consider as...

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I co-officiated a three generation wedding yesterday…
My son Bryan co-officiated with me….
and since it was my grandsons wedding…
in terms of generations that makes three.

The wedding was at our cabin in the mountains…
still cherished by the Cherokee.
The bride was beautiful, the groom was handsome
The weather was...

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When our children were growing up…
when life was simpler and our routines a little more stable…
we met for breakfast, lunch and dinner around our family table.

Our table saw our children’s laugher
felt their tears…and heard their screams.
It helped them with their homework…it was privy to their...

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Standing still 
Taking every little pill
Falling down, to the ground
Not making a sound

Shocks of pain blow through my brain
The codine yet strains and wanes the pain
I open my eyes, to my surprise
Everything flashes by, 
Mom, dad, my brother, friends, family, trista, Sam, memories, wishes...
My life,...

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We drove to Lakeland to have lunch with Damien and Trista
(our eldest grandson and his fiancé) we love to see them as often as we can
but this lunch was a special one…to discuss their wedding plans.

Driving home I thought about the night we stopped at...

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The wedding ceremony is over…
to the world we’ve added a new husband and wife.
The cabin has returned to normal and everyone’s gone back to their life.

As I sit on the porch in the quiet..watching birds at the feeder…I’m enthralled
as the trees continue to change color...

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We were blessed to visit with our grandchildren 
and had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day
We ate, we laughed, we played a game
before they went on their way.

Two of our grandchildren are at the University of Florida
Three if you count Damiens girlfriend Trista (and we do)
and we...

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The wedding was completed…
in the cabin only Damien, Trista, Deborah and I remained.
when we heard the unmistakable sound of a bird
crashing into our window pane.

We ran out on the deck and were happily amazed…
to find a little warbler standing there…
She seemed unhurt, unscathed…
but she was...

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I know I say this every time we visit our cabin in NC…
how wonderful it is to visit a place with so much family history.

And how I’ll never tire of visiting all those memories from our past
because each new visit to this cabin is a...

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Before they headed home we took out newlyweds out to dinner and much to our delight…
the restaurant where we chose to eat has having a Musical Bingo night.

Once we received our bingos sheets and crayons the four of us were ready to go…
We figured with...

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When we arrive at the cabin in summer after it’s been winterized…
and no one has entered before us…
We often know what little hiccups the cabin has waiting for us.

This year we did know one hiccup waiting…as to the cabin we were heading.
We needed to repair...

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Every day we’re making memories…we’re out in the world having fun…
and every day, if I am lucky, I write a few lines about one…

But with our suitcases and passports packed…and armed with Google translator
For the next 10 days we’ll be making so many memories…
I’ll have...

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Up today at 5:00 A. M….this was not by chance…
We had to get up that to catch the 7:30 train to France.

Paris to be exact…so with our packed suitcases in hand…
we headed off to Paris…just as our Ooh La La tour guide planned.

A note about...

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