Places Retreat Poems

Soon I shall retreat to the mountains up north
To my home in those West Virginia hills,
Where songs of the mountaineers call me forth
I can hear...

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I like this room. Gold draperies
we couldn't afford, gathered
to let the outside in; 
sheers tickling the windowsill
then escaping the gape
to gesture wildly at passersby.

The wife's...

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I have created a gorgeous retreat for myself.
Three beautiful huge windows bring treetops inside.
I feel one with my forest.
A cardinal swoops past the window, lands...

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I suffered in silence
 with the deadly virus  
Cancer was my sign
 coursing through my veins
I thought everything would be fine
 I would not...

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A cold and wet morning broke in the dreary month of November 
Water glistening on the ground, a gift from the English weather
With such a...

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Once the beach was my favorite place, 
but now the mountains, I make my escape.
The cool crisp air in early Fall,
this is Heaven, and my...

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