69 Century St
...On that fateful morning,
I saw the flames so high.
They were so strong,
They seem to reach the sky.
All i could do was hope,
That everyone was safe.
When i saw it on the news,
I knew it wasn...
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Categories:
fateful morning, death, fire, grief,
Form: Rhyme
Thoughts Before Surgery
...In 1996 I was living in DC
while serving as a diplomat
At the State Department
My wife was in the military
Serving as a major in San Antonio
That fateful morning, I went jogging
Early in the...
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Categories:
fateful morning, anxiety, meaningful,
Form: Bio
Three Halos In Heaven
...There once were three little lights living among us…
But God called them home in that we can trust.
To live with Him and the earned their wings..
In such a way that brought our hearts to bowing…
...
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Categories:
fateful morning, art, beautiful, bereavement, blessing,
Form: Rhyme
Three Halos In Heaven
...There once were three little lights living among us…
But God called them home in that we can trust..
To live with Him and they earned their wings.
In such a way that brought our hearts to our knee...
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Categories:
fateful morning, child, children, day, death,
Form: Rhyme
Three Halos In Heaven
...There once were three little lights living among us…
But God called them home in that we can trust..
To live with Him and they earned their wings.
In such a way that brought our hearts to our knee...
...
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Categories:
fateful morning, child, children, day, death,
Form: Rhyme
Three Halos In Heaven
...There once were three little lights living among us…
But God called them home in that we can trust..
To live with Him and they earned their wings.
In such a way that brought our hearts to our knee...
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
fateful morning, child, children, day, death,
Form: Rhyme
Three Halos In Heaven
...There once were three little lights living among us…
But God called them home in that we can trust..
To live with Him and they earned their wings.
In such a way that brought our hearts to our knee...
...
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Categories:
fateful morning, child, children, day, death,
Form: Rhyme
Lovers Rock Under Water Put 1 Finger Up 2
...Lover's rock at the end of town
is underwater now despite the
drought and water pipe ban
in place
Because you see the politicians
could not unite on common ground
and overcome the red tape in...
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Categories:
fateful morning, smile,
Form: Free verse
A Year Today
...My Son you were my only one
A year ago you called me Mum
Then you were taken far too soon
Without a warning
on that fateful morning
This very day a year ago
when someone called
you had to go...
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Categories:
fateful morning, anniversary, bereavement, love hurts,
Form: Rhyme
She Could Have Loved Me Anyway
...Young Bobby Lee, loved Patty McGee;
They were married in the spring of eighty-three;
Auburn locks and pretty as you please;
Patty was a looker, complete with sharp tongue;
Her greatest bi-ch was...
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Categories:
fateful morning, anger, emotions, hate, heartbreak,
Form: Narrative
My Tree
...MY TREE
Beside the Kinta River still it stands
Colossus of the primal forest panoply
The tree a native of the fecund land
It’s limbs support the graceful arcing canopy
Each arm like a single t...
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Categories:
fateful morning, nature, tree,
Form: Narrative
Aberfan Disaster 21st October 1966
...If you ever visit South Wales do go and see
The location of what was an awful tragedy
Famous for the wrong reasons the town of Aberfan
Suffered an unspeakable horror that was caused by man.
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Categories:
fateful morning, memorial, natural disasters,
Form: Narrative
Fido
...Fido was a bull dog
Who had a reputation
For being mean and macho
And met with expectation.
He had a spiky collar
He always wore with pride,
And every time he passed a cat
It ran away to hide....
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Categories:
fateful morning, children, funny
Form: Rhyme
Fire Song
...a cloud of smoke looms in the air
so thick the sun disappeared
bright yellow flames rapidly grow
eating away what used to be home
as I stood and watched with wonder
hot yellow tongues licking ...
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Categories:
fateful morning, lossyellow,
Form: Rhyme
A Lady Called the Sea
...Once upon a forgotten age
Before the land fell into rage
A maiden sat upon a throne
A throne carved of coral stone
She wove a spell upon the seas
A spell carried by the breeze
That shall foreve...
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Categories:
fateful morning, imagination, sea,
Form: Rhyme
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