Simple Things
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May Writings 2026 May 5th Life With A Cat With huge, cute eyes and soothing purr You homicidal ball of fur All teeth and claws and soft, soft hair So balanced, poised, it’s just not fair. There’s litter on my bathroom floor You yowl each time I close a door So patient wait, ‘til past…
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May Writings 2026 May 4th For My Granddaughter Good morning my most precious one I wish you joy this day May blessings find you through your life To help you on your way. May happiness outweigh each hurt May peace outweigh your pain May good times teach you gratitude From problems, wisdom gain. I wish…
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NaPoWriMo Day 30 Embrace Your Light If memory of light was lost We would not fear the dark But we would also lose the joy In each small firefly’s spark Our story is the story of Our struggle ‘gainst the night From fire, tallow, candles, gas Today’s electric light. When we feel things are going…
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NaPoWriMo 2026 Day 28 The Lost Ritual There deep within the sacred wood Are runes carved deep in stone Where once an ancient priestess sang To spirits now unknown. I sought it out that long lost glade With pool clear and deep Saw flowers deck those holy stones While they, their secrets keep. What profound…
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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 Day 25 Lesson From A Tree Oh tiny tree why do you grow just there, I would like to know In a hollow atop a trunk how small now is your world shrunk. Oh tiny tree what mad caprice said here gamete I release Here, where there is no room to grow countless seasons…
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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 13 Why Summer Matters Here Summer does not mean the same To those in warmer climes But here where winter seems the rule We live for those brief times All winter long we curse the dark Then too we curse the cold Once summer comes, we curse the heat And bask in light…
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