Long Retraces Poems

I was relaxing in my sunroom, one very peaceful afternoon,
Enjoying the fables of Aesop, and all the flowers abloom.

The view from the many windows, was gold sunshiny delight,
With blossoms and rich greenery, and many birds...

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Q What date does the Feast of Weeks aka Feast of  Pentecost occur on in 2025?

A  On Sunday, June 08, 2025.

Q How many feast celebrations does the nation of  Israel have?

A ...

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Your walk 
Through the wild urban path 
Under lampposts trees.
In vain you travel questioning 
The meanders of your grief.

The slimy paving 
Of a deserted gallery 
Echoes your steps of suffering 
On the silent columns 
Of...

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The small boy falls and hurts his elbow and knees,
and cries quietly on the inside,
because there is no one there to feel his pain,
or give him comfort,
for the small boy is 86 years old.

His skin...

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I built the Machine. So did my friends.
So did my parents, and so did theirs.
People I don’t know built the Machine, too.
We all helped build the Machine.

The Machine helps us.
A line stretches a long while....

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The Open door (My life’s Maze day)

Yesterday I painted my dream with the colors of the earth
like many I was afraid of the unknown’ land of dreamers’
The walls of doubt surrounded my thoughts
But to kill...

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Jeb was a veteran of the War of all wars,
When brother fought brother and families closed doors.
Wounded in battle in the year of sixty-one;
Four years before Gettysburg, fore' it just begun.

Jeb got a Medal of...

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Everything off,
In the darkness quiet seeps into me.
My body is tired yet my mind continues.
As if searching rounded corners which never end
Looking for something which hides in the night.
But I know what's missing,
Her breathing mimicking...

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I describe you as beautiful
Within the silent amber glow of the sun
I watch as you pose to the heavens
Outstretched to claim the breeze as your own
Touching softly the coming night
To bring beauty into the dark.
~
...

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All men approach the inevitable hardships of choices made or forced upon
A day of “paying the Piper” some may say 
Does one go about endlessly searching- trying to live as if won
Or get down and...

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She retraces the past to uncover the mystery of the many failed relationships.
The first date seems to generate some fireworks.
This entices her to tempt fate and go out again.
Sometimes there is more of a connection...

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Life is so tough, strong and high
bag of grit and elasticity difficult to die.

Staying strong even with a hit head
gives it strength to spot a hidden bread.

Combination of senses so powerful is a credential
the interplay...

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S pring in her steps she wanders in wonder

R ecoils in amazement retraces the year

I gnites the haven the Persians call ‘bunder’

N o regrets but resilience beyond graffiti of fear

G ive me hope she exclaims...

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 As a byway ahead  grows quite dim
late evening ‘s radiance slowly pales away ---
This fiery yet compassionate woman brushes luster 
into her hair and retraces  the gleam
of  Mother Mary's pledge so...

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Back I go retracing steps.
Against the tide I must tread,
Following the arrows down in reverse.
Each arrow head points back to moments gone,
To a time before the dawn of days past.

The footprints I must retread
Lead backwards...

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Old woman, sit.
You're a cornerstone,
As gray as the marble vase.

Your hands are as gnarled
As the oldest trees.
There are furrows in your face.

But something shines from behind your eyes;
A soft and clear, unwavering light.
Something that declares...

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Old woman, sit.
You are a cornerstone, 
as gray as the marble vase.

Your hands are gnarled 
As the oldest trees.
There are furrows in your face.

But something still shines
From behind your eyes;
A soft and clear, unwavering light;

Something...

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It was yesterday we grieve 
For friends with sore repinning.
And fill our days only to concieve 
The dreams of happier refining.

Today retraces those old steps
Along the friendship roads.
Lingering in parts of the past
Thinking of what...

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How long will this road grow
Gliding down these asphalt ribbons
Content I drift with no urgency
My mind wandering where it will

My feet zigzag  as the wind caresses my skin
I cruise safely as I watch the...

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She longs to take possession of her heart, but she quickly forgets.

He used his flattering power to gleam the pages and feast. 

Like the wind tossing the spider holding tight on a single web.

She retraces...

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It was something
You will take a long time forgetting
Should you sit on a Sunday's emptiness
Wanting something to do
Your hand always had the steering
Yet it was I who saw the map
And the detours that did not...

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Let the pin drop
down the abyss of memory,
where the silence retraces the past
and the recollections challenge what is real.
Faces, voices, scenes, places—never lost,
as the mind eternalizes their existence.
Such a descent is emotional—
Enduring.

Let the pin drop
far...

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Weekend wanderlust, backwoods trail tramping
Accesorized with well-heeled, hard-soled boots
Forrest frolicking, overnight camping
Freefalling footsteps connect to grassroots
Lost in labyrinth of lengthy commutes
Energized inboard engine outpaces
Scavenger hunting and other pursuits
Tieing up loose ends with taut bootlaces
Observing the...

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