A perfect butterfly. I have watched you for days in that lonely courtyard. No flowers. Why did you stay? At gloaming, I come to find you trapped in that spider's grip. I would have intervened but her poison was sunk deep into your back. Oh, how you strugg...
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Something of Value
Young man has first encounter with human lossIt was a slow melancholy song in Harry Turner’s head. Uncle Joe was dying. A sad refrain that reminded Harry of the man he knew. He was a man full of good humour, activity, kindness and love for his family. Now he was dying. The dirge plagued Harry’s mind...
Here At This Place
Asking questionsI have come here. I have come here to ponder a question. I sit on the edge before the waves of dawn to learn this humble question. The sand is soft as I struggle in and out of my childhood memory. God? Are the waves speaking to me? Am I a wronged man? Her...
My Buddy Dr. Radio
A true story.My longtime buddy called Dr. Radio has been gone for about twenty years, but the stories he related to me about his experiences will live on for as long as I do. He was a tall, well-built, good looking son-of-a-gun that was always well dressed and barbere...
Back to School Challenge: Mail Call
Waiting can be rewarding sometimesThe very first day their new grade school teacher told them they were going to be learning to write letters. That was the start of their school year there at the elementary school out in the desert of Southern California. It was August and still summer....
Back To School Challenge: In The Pool
Back to school can mean different things, depending on circumstances...At our local swimming pool, you can clearly perceive the pattern of the school year, especially during the holidays. It gets markedly busier at half terms and the Easter break and even at Christmas (if parents really don’t know what to do with their child...
Digging In
Ben Cole, avoids any hassle, but, with friends sets out to fight threat to their leisureFriends in the local pub just couldn’t believe it. Even though, some of them had seen our actions with their own eyes. “Ben Coles in court?” they said, with some amazement, “Mr Easy-going. Mr Doormat. Never.” That, just about summed me up. I’d always hate...
26 letters are all it took A few words A couple of sentences Voila! You have a book. 26 letters make up the alphabet Soft and hard sounds Vowels and syllables Silent letters are a mystery yet 26 letters and a language is spoken Emotions are traded Hat...
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A Warmer Reality
Man in early forties tries to come to terms with his father's indisposition---“It’s not him, is it, Jack? It’s just not him.” My mother’s despairing words were a mournful poem that reverberated inside my head whenever I visited the hospital. She was so right. The wizened shell inhabited by something totally alien was a parody of...
At some point there will come a time. In a moment not of your choosing. You’ll know when. It was all borrowed time anyway. On loan, never to be owned. The path will grow more narrow. The light will grow dimmer. A soul once uplifting, now heavy and held ho...
Back to School Challenge: High School Disaster Averted
The things that are done "for your own good"High school is starting and I should be so excited. I am going to high school and my expectations are over the moon. Maybe just a little nervous ‘cause there will be so many students and teachers there I haven’t met. I don't know if any of my friends...
Must Have Been Fifty Pies
Fairy fayDid you see me that day? Oh, my fairy fae. Beautiful, young, and strong Loving the virtual scandal. I suffered your laughter for the longest half an hour. I admired and longed knowing if I were married I'd have left hearth and home to have of your vim, a...
And I Left
I couldn't bring myself to ask.The bar was too noisy and people stood shoulder to shoulder. They were all vying for a place at the bar. Music filled the air and it mingled with the laughter and drunken ramblings of its patrons. I first spotted him as he entered the bar. His black hair...
On this day of memories and mourning, we should remember a beloved SS member and all he accomplished in his too-short life. Below is a link to his respected and famous poem dedicated to the 911 event. Please take a moment to read and comment. https://w...