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she inherited millions

...she inherited millions
her parents’ house, furniture, clothes, knickknacks, jewelry, daddy’s watch
never spent a penny on a couch, never chose a painting or a necklace
satisfied with mommy and dad...

The Late Michael Alldredge

...He guest-starred on "The Jeffersons" and "Serpico".
He also guest-starred on "The Bob Newhart Show".
He starred in "The Sting II", "Iron Eagle" and other flicks.
This very talented man died at the...

Phone Sonnet

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I see a phone as mostly an annoyance,
I get ten or so calls as each day goes by.
My comfort zone is the bottom of a rut,
and most calls want a slice of our pie.

My first two lines I w...

First encounters

...First encounters in the past two decades.
18.1.2009, A helped me to move in my quarter. 
A decade of caring friendship and neighbors.
He taught and loved me unconditionally.
Fifteen years and six...

My Diploma Reads School Of Hard Knocks

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My Diploma Reads
“School Of Hard Knocks”
Miracle Man
1/6/2025

Your time and your talent I once heard said,
was all a young person needed to get ahead.

So I’d rise up early and lac...

united in happy thoughts

...Fifty- six years of togetherness; some think it is strange.
For Ida and Frank it is normal
They have been best friends since their teenage years
They cuddle on their swing looking over their lake
...

two thousand dollar insurance perk

...My husband has a perk with his insurance
They provide two thousand dollars worth of free stuff a year
We think vitamins are included, they are not
We think Kleenex are included.
We are also wrong...

Space To Process

...To call you a pansy insults the flower.
It seems you cried for nearly an hour;
your mother called to say she’d lost.
So ‘space to process’ at a cost
of fifty six thousand for the year
to cancel ...

Cream Rises, Work Smarter

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Cream Rises, Work Smarter 
Miracle Man
8/28/2024

When doing any job, work smart, don’t stop
My mothers advice, “Cream rises to the top”
Her advice seemed sound,
and to it I became b...

1856

...During a bad storm one night I turned on my television
Grey and black flickering lines appeared, obscuring my vision
I went outside and saw the aerial had bent over but it would have to wait
T...

Spring Sonata

...Springtime, you always arrive so gently,
as high school proms bring tears of friends
who know they must soon part.
I will try not to weep of fifty-six years ago,
as I see the vision of my sibling...

Kensington Avenue

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"Sweet child in time,
you'll see the line
the line that's drawn between
good and bad"

Having cold sweats again in this godforsaken ninety degree heat. Shivering uncontrollably. God, ...

Heatwave

...frantic leaves blowing 
heated sun beats down on me 
fifty six- heatwave...

I Could Get Hit By a Truck

...I could get hit by a truck tomorrow
It might drag me a hundred and fifty-six feet
My head could get crushed
I would want to die.
My husband says nothing. He is a wise man.

I might live, I tell...

No Regrets

...You wanted to have me as your girlfriend
Knowing that I was saving my body
For the man should I one day wed

I am fifty-six years old now
And still never been married
But I continue to believe ...

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