Forest Fire
Choking on the acrid smoke Lips dry and parched Eyes stinging, bloodshot Staring at the devastation Aggressive efforts By armies
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The Crumbling Space Around Me
These crumbling walls whisper an endless loop of static each night Recorded voices, some once human, others generated by the
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All for the Love of a Lady
Introduction ‘All for the Love of a Lady’ reflects a more traditional time when life had a slower pace.
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On One Terrible Night: The Family Well
ON ONE TERRIBLE NIGHT By Jamie Lee Hamann CHAPTER ONE: THE FAMILY WELL 1.) a.) “Alfonso will be out
Inspiring Poetry
False Gods and Slight of Hand
False Gods… Distractions and addictions… What words can I say not already said, of all the woe and hatred that
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No Convincing a Liar
No Convincing a Liar…they believe their lies Immersed I may be, surrounded by the muttering of delusions, as they circle
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Loose Rope Walking
Between truth and imagination… Willfully I, with some trepidation, walk the course of a tenuous loose rope, swung between two
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When Trust is Lost
When Trust is Lost, Doubt Lingers… In quandary minds fall to doubt, unbelieving the sight that confronts, led astray from
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My Grandmother, She Had a Way
Grandmother, in loving memory… My Grandmother, she had a way- beautiful ’til her dying day. She used to say, she’d
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Contemplating Life (and the benefit of writing online)
Beneath this calm exterior There lies a troubled soul. Why is life so full of hurt When health
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Timeless Love
Devoted Forever … Love is as timeless, as the waves upon the sea. Forever coming and going tossed about
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I Haven’t Finished Yet!
If life tapped me on the shoulder and told me its time to go, I would be devastated. Not from
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The Knoll…where nature lives
The Knoll…where nature lives Atop a green knoll with grasses like rolling waves, voices slight resound in playful glee, beneath
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Freedom Beckons, Past Taints…outmoded thinking
Freedom Beckons, Past Taints Freedom beckons even the most untroubled heart, for tis freedom within that is expressed outwardly, but
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Fading Memories May Linger Awhile Longer
Fading memories … Let not the memories fade, of lovely days gone by. Tis all the ones we made
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Stop and Go Life…attempted escape
Thoughts so dark… Thoughts become blades, then turn to wings and fly away, yet I feel their presence, their looming
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The Terrorist’s Blade
When that blade cuts through flesh like butter, and a human head is severed clean, sawn through vessels, muscle and
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Mrs. Wrong…where’s my angel?
Where art thou, angel? In the keep of angels, perhaps this heart would yield itself true, for all human trials
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Wicked Halloween
Wicked Halloween I remember it well ~ I had gotten off work later than usual. Buttoning up my coat, trying
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When Magic is Afoot
Tis moments when magic is afoot, yet the hands of time offer neither mooring nor grapnel Sparkles of light flutter
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On Rippled Pond
Light dances on the rippled pond, glimmering diamond flashing beads of morning, gold and new in day’s dawning, shards so
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Hen House Fox and Toby on Alert
Hen house Fox … The hen house was always a target For the ol’ red fox from nearby woods. Toby
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A Rose and a Writer collide
As a writer, there are times when my mind is too clouded to put anything of value on the page. Yes,
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The Political Mayhem of Truths Forsaken
Political Mayhem… It’s 1:00 AM, my eyes are full… political mayhem, truths forsaken. It’s time for meaningful reform.
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The Magical Garden
It was a little town and Margaret was the awe of all. Every summer her garden bloomed and grew, all
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Tender the Ties…heart and life
Heart Love and Loss Extremes… Tender the ties that bind a heart to life, the love that makes the pain
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