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Ingeborg von Finsterwalde/Waltraud I Mack

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This Life, Alone
R. L. McCallum

This Life, Alone

by R. L. McCallum

O’ I have found no peace in my pr
For there is no wealth in my dispa
And therefore I have found no cla
In this life, alone!
I have found the darkness of despe


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Philip Levine

The Return

by Philip Levine

All afternoon my father drove the
between Detroit and Lansing. What
I never learned, no doubt because
though he would grab any unfamilia
and follow where it led past field

Jonah
Charlotte B. Williams

Jonah

by Charlotte B. Williams

Can you imagine being in the belly
never in my life have I heard such
Being swallowed alive by a great b
with only a prayer, with only a wi
Down to the bottom of the sea he w


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D. Thurmond   aka  JEF (James Everett Falcon)

Ma-halo Kahuna

by D. Thurmond aka JEF (James Everett Falcon)

It was just past midnight
When I heard a bell,
It wasn’t a big one,
It was small, I could tell.
Ting-Ting, Ting-ting,


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Barb Clarke

The Gate

by Barb Clarke

Time is going by fast,
Trying not to live in the past,
To keep priorities straight
And not falter at the gate.
To join the universal goal


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Forgive Yourself
Charlotte B. Williams

Forgive Yourself

by Charlotte B. Williams

If God has forgiven you,
don’t worry about anyone else,
just look up and be glad,
and then forgive yourself.
People can be so mean,


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Never Gone
Chyree Bailey

Never Gone

by Chyree Bailey

I always used to believe before,
that when you die you are no more.
I now know the moment your loved o
and when everyone says their last
They are not in that body anymore,


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Lance nathan conrad

What Wish

by Lance nathan conrad

Through all the wrongs that I’ve
Through all those times and those
One thing right has stood the test
That this life can not prevent,
Family, friends all disappear,


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Danny Dunn

Why I Write

by Danny Dunn

I write as an escapism from a worl
Whites, Afro Americans, Muslims,
We all fight, trying to justify it
Lesbians, gays and transsexuals M
But none of the above have ever lo


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D. Thurmond   aka  JEF (James Everett Falcon)

The Black Shawl of Lace

by D. Thurmond aka JEF (James Everett Falcon)

I was drawn to a drawing
On a tent
Was a face
A Blue-eyed Gypsy
In a Black Shawl of Lace


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D. Thurmond   aka  JEF (James Everett Falcon)

Raise A Song

by D. Thurmond aka JEF (James Everett Falcon)

The melodies within the soul
Can accelerate the hours,
Songs to God about his love
And all His wondrous powers.
No foolish thoughts cloud the mind


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The World Trade Towers
Charlotte B. Williams

The World Trade Towers

by Charlotte B. Williams

They stood there strong, and then
The World Trade Towers, in those
Now we all know, that we loved the
Those who gave their lives, at Th
The country saw, as they both came


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What Can I Do For You
Charlotte B. Williams

What Can I Do For You

by Charlotte B. Williams

The words of John Kennedy, spoke
when he said to ask America, what
His words were very sincere, they
when he said to ask America, what
When we think of President Kenned


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The Ultimate Sacrifice
Charlotte B. Williams

The Ultimate Sacrifice

by Charlotte B. Williams

There’s no greater sacrifice one c
We can only magine the courage it
to say yes when duty calls.
We give honor and respect because,
This is what a soldier does,


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The Sound Of Freedom
Charlotte B. Williams

The Sound Of Freedom

by Charlotte B. Williams

The sound of freedom is very clear
If you listen real close you too c
Take a moment give a listening ear
It’s great it’ll fill your heart w
It’s the sound of a people going t


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Five A.M. in the Pinewoods
Mary Oliver

Five A.M. in the Pinewoods

by Mary Oliver

I’d seen
their hoofprints in the deep
needles and knew
they ended the long night
under the pines, walking


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On Turning Seventy
Vic

On Turning Seventy

by Vic

Soon I’d be three scores and a di
But surely that’s no crime
Just have to alter my paradigm
Find newer ways to spend my time!
Years ago, I’d walk eight miles o


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Lord Byron

Remind Me Not, Remind Me Not

by Lord Byron

Remind me not, remind me not,
Of those beloved, those vanish’d h
When all my soul was given to thee
Hours that may never be forgot,
Till Time unnerves our vital powe


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