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Where I’m From Is Not My Home The road so long and longer years I’ve been so long away. Back then I thought I’d be back soon Who knew how long I’d stay? But one thing led to something else And that to something more. Now years have passed and nothing looks Just like it…
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NaPoWriMo 2026 Day 26 Stories My Body Tells Pt. 1 Near forty years ago or so One sunny summer day Was walking with a friend of mine Just chatting on our way. On railway tracks we strolled along Not thinking much at all I stumbled on the clinkers there And took a nasty fall. At…
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NaPoWriMo Day 17 Count My Blessings My life is filled with love so sweet No question, always there My wife of nearly thirty years I’m blessed beyond compare My daughter when she looks at me Can see how much I care Though adult now still loves me too I’m blessed beyond compare She also has…
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NaPoWriMo Day 15 Sounds of Life Water gurgling gently over mossy stones before plashing into a small pool Leaves rustling as a breeze sighs gently through the wood The quick knocking of a woodpecker looking a quick meal ‘neath thick bark Dragonflies hum busily in pursuit of mosquitos A dozen different songbirds fill the air…
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NaPoWriMo Day 14 My Magic Brew I am not a magician so Don’t think of me as such Though I brew a magic potion Which lets me do so much Some can’t stand the taste of it To some it tastes like life Some hate it if you add to it Aren’t happy with no…
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NaPoWriMo Day 10 The World That Was Old trees, old friends, gone now to the mill Here where once of old I dwelt Tall trees, strong trunks, now an empty hill Their passing so keenly felt Tall trees, old trees, now there’s none remain ‘Neath whose fragrant boughs I’d rest Small trees, wind warped, claim…
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NaPoWriMo Day 9 Alone There’s far less things that frighten me My fears have changed As time has passed I’m less concerned My psyche less deranged What people think, what people say Why did I care? Their thoughts and words cannot harm me There is no danger there In blackest night, when darkest thoughts Whirl…
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