Lessons from Grief
Life wasn’t perfect but it was ours To share joy as we journeyed on Yes, we counted it a gift so we spent Each day in lavish grace and goodwill It was in that moment of treasuring
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Owning, Winning, Ruling Emotions
O I tried so hard to hold it down; Push it aside, look away, like it wasn't there I worked so hard to hold it back; Show no sign of offense or defense I didn't think, didn't
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His Present Path, My Now Lane
Sitting in a corner Waiting, dreaming, hoping Faithful, persistent, diligent But I found them not in Waiting, dreaming, hoping Until I took that step of faith Starting with the little known; Ancient doors in shock, lifting Wells
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Judges et al
I did my best Though it wasn't good enough But I tried, I did what I could And my neighbors? Some neighbors! All they do is sit in judgment Of others like me who are trying And
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A Son’s Prayer from Heaven
Every day, we hear of both genders, young and old, taking that irretrievable step to end their own lives. The judgment of those of us who will never understand yield no comfort to heartbroken families. Worse still,
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Cool Running (V)
Knocked like we all are Down and out, done He lay not where he fell He sat not to brood his lot He waited not to be picked up He worried not for what next. Up he
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Cool Running (IV)
In our realm, the lovely shell we bear Is the best thing this planet ever saw! In our ignorance, the world Starts and ends in our sphere Until the day fate knocks us awake Until the day
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Cool Running (III)
We are champions in our shells We are the judge and the jury We make and we break our laws We exist, only within the confines Of what we see, of what we know O what shortsighted
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Cool Running (II)
Our shell is ours, safe and familiar But it is also the beginning and the end; Our world, all we know, all we can Until the day we choose to step away Leave behind the safe and
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Cool Running (I)
In our shells, we feel well, we feel safe Plagued by boredom that routine breeds And though we dream, yet we settle For certainty of the bird at hand Until the day we choose to divorce doubt
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