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Today



Today…

Today my sister died…or maybe it was yesterday
I’m not really sure …how… why… or  when… it doesn’t matter now
If only I could talk to her again
I would let her know…
That If I knew that our brief encounter would be our last
I could have been kinder
The words flew thru out of my mouth
I wish I could take them back
Yes, maybe I could have been a better sister
You pushed me away so much
That I had no reason the stay
You were wicked… spiteful… and …mean…
But you were my sister
You never moved on with your life
You suffered from the day Daddy died
Never to love again…
Your high expectations were written in stone…
In your cold …broken… sad… heart
You never knew the love you so needed
You never got what you deserved
You asked so little of life
Yet should have gotten the world
Your life was not sprinkled with true happiness
You were loved...but only felt pain
Why I will never know…
You had so much love to give
But you never found peace..
In life and
Now death
I now wish you peace
I wish you love
I wish you were here with me again
(roll your eyes at me…I know you want to)
Love is for giving
Love is Forgiving
I wish that from you…
8/23/18

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I Wished

I Wished

I wished on a shooting star
I wished on the first star I saw in the night
I wished on an eyelash to find a true love
I wished on the candles on my birthday cake
I wished on the penny I threw in the well
I wished on a wishbone breaking it in two
I wished on a dandelion blowing seeds into the air
I wished on a ladybug to grant me good luck
I wished our love would come true
I wished you knew of my love for you
 
I wished that I knew… you were wishing for me too

I wished
I wished
I wished

I wished until there were no wishes left 

(Damn! Where’s that Genie when you need him?)

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Winter Woes



Winter Woes

There is snow and more snow and more on the way
As weathermen take over the networks today
There is a blizzard on the way
So the weathermen say
Excited to scare us today	
The winds growl and whip
As we watch the snow blow and drift
Are those tombstones or our cars?
 (Who wants to clear off the dead?)
Not me I will stay in my bed.
There is black ice tonight
Who are they trying to scare?
They warn drivers beware
Expect to flounder and flip
We scrape and brush and shovel again
The same the very next day
Oh winter woes
I think I froze my toes
 

Pat LeDuc
February 3, 2018

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A Mother's Love


A Mother’s Love

A Mother’s love never changes
No matter how life rearranges
While on earth
We must cherish its worth
When she is gone
Yes, life goes on
She sends her love
From up above
She is always with you
You need only look within
Her words, no longer heard
Are speaking to your soul
Completing the circle
Making it whole
The gap closed with her Mother
And her Mother before 
It’s a legacy of love
We Mothers pass along
Listen…
You will hear it on the wind
In your children’s voices
In the deepest quiet
In the loudest riot
Crystal clear
Ever near
Listen...
You will hear
I love you
My dear
From
Mother

Pat LeDuc
February 4, 2018
Dedicated to my Mother 2-4-96

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Love To Be So Cruel



~Love To Be So Cruel~

I never knew 
Love to be so cruel
You were my shining star
My crowning jewel
Things I learned
From love with you
They never taught in school
You broke every commandment
And every unwritten rule
From love with you
I was used as a fool
Of your desire
That unquenchable fire
Of me you said
You’d never tire
Oh my
My dismay
This dismal day
I watch as you
Walk away
I never knew 
Love to be so cruel
 
Pat LeDuc
February 4, 2018

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18 As of Today


18 As Of Today

18 School shootings as of today
In Parkland 17 precious souls blown away 
When will there be another kill?
Or another or another?
Where was this horror conceived?
Things happened we never thought we’d believe
Our children not safe in the day
A sick shooting gallery now on display
It’s children’s play getting guns today
Dad has a gun hidden
He thinks you don’t know
You bought a rifle
It was all cleared 
Locked up for safety
But not this time
It’s Quite a secret
It’s Quite a thrill
To plan your revenge 
How many people to kill
It seems too many guns are in play
The criminals always find an illegal way
Registered gun owners shudder and get blamed
The lawmakers quip and quote 
“Things have got to change!”
I hope we don’t get jaded by this travesty 
Or get less sensitive and hardened someway
Every time another tragedy happens
When Someone / somewhere goes astray
We need to have the right words to say
As a country we need to stand up and pray
Who knows when it will come again?
How close will it be to you?
What school is the next to pay?
19 is too much a risk to take


Pat LeDuc
February 15, 2018

Pray for Parkland FL

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Bipolar Bubble

 
Bipolar Bubble

At a recent family gathering
Friends and family ask cheerfully 
How are you feeling today?
Not too bad…my mouth says
I put a smile on my face
As I simply walk away

They don’t know I didn’t sleep last night
As well as the four nights before
When I am manic I can’t sleep at night
When depressed I sleep all day
I live in a bipolar bubble of life

Too high then so low
Takes a toll on me
Don’t know which way it will go
I don’t always get my way
I suffer thru another day

This is bipolar my life every day
If I told them just a part of what goes on
They would be startled by my reply
They can’t process the pain I am in

I’m crying in the hall way
Someone walks by
Wanting to comfort me
Don’t cry it will get better...

I’m not crying I say
Those are not tears you see
It’s my brain fluid leaking out of my eyes
What more could I say?

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Oops Too Late



OOPS Too Late

Oops it slipped
Onto my tongue 
Out of my mouth and
Onto my lips
Those three words
You never wanted to hear
You can’t make them disappear
It’s too late to return them
Try if you dare

Deal with them
Feel with them
Listen to them

Oops too late…

I love you


February 26, 2018

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God Is the Captain


God is The Captain

Gather up this new love
That was sent from above
Now it is ours to share

So to God send a thank you prayer

Give us inspiration to do for each other
What one could not do alone

Savor each moment as if it were the last
Live in the future, not in the past

Be prepared for sacrifice
Take heavenly advice

Don’t think once
Think twice

So batten down the hatches
Tie up the mast

God is here

To help us ride out the storm
Of love brewing in our hearts

God is the Captain of our love at last

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Autumn's Way


Autumn’s Way

Kids playing in the piles of leaves
That parents just raked that day
The trees proudly share their leaves
On this lovely Autumn day
You can hear the crunching beneath 
As the leaves get older and dry
There is sadness as leaves hit the ground
A part of the life cycle in nature
That has been happening since the beginning of time
In solace leaves know they will return in sequence
After winter, spring and summer have gone
They will live on as they meet in passing
A gift from mother earth
A promise that there is a new beginning
Every season day month and year