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Category Archives: Poetry
Why – A Poem for my wife
(I wrote this to my wife a year or two ago; I felt it appropriate to share as we approach Mother’s day.) Why Why would you give up so many hours? The planning, the cooking, the teaching. Why would you … Continue reading
Poetry for my sister, on her birthday
Today is my sister Gina’s birthday, and I’ve written her a few poems. Gina’s Haiku Colorado was invaded by Gina and never the same Gina’s Cinquain Gina Older sister She shares my love, Roma’s In Augusta, two slices each Sausage … Continue reading
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Tagged cinquain, colorado, haiku, justin timberlake, limerick, Poetry
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God bless the poets
Ten years ago, my wife and I made our Forever Vow, and to celebrate I enlisted the help of a team of poets. These men and women have the remarkable talent of telling stories in song, and their musical gifts provided the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Peterson, Caedmon's Call, James Taylor, John Denver, Laura Story
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I’m Like Nate
I’m Like Nate. Happily existing. Comfortable. Taking it all in. Well, not all. I have no concept of all. Nate lives in a world with boundaries. Ends. Walls. Capacities. He thinks he knows all. He’s ignorant of his ignorance. Nate lives … Continue reading
The Road He Traveles
Robert Frost culminated his adored poem with the following, Two roads diverged in a wood, and I– I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference The poem encourages people to avoid following the crowd, … Continue reading
