

FatherhoodA Baby Crying. Dad Earnestly faced Garret's hallway in Jammies, keeping Lucy's Monitor near. Oh peace & Quiet rarely stays there under Victor's windows, extinguishing your Z's. Victor comes and rocks his son to sleep.Fatherhood


GrandpaAdults may have argued Over your attire, But us grandkids knew Your customary, well-worn Blue jean overalls were essential. Otherwise it just wouldnt be you.Grandpa
Faded pack of playing cards And your brass harmonica Peaked out of your bib pocket.
One small wooden green tractor, Much like those that once Worked in your fields, Sat amongst the flower arrangement
Adorning your casket lid.
Large black rimmed glasses Sat dilligently upon your strong Swiss nose
As they always had.
My eyes cleared,
Though only m


-truth-will you meet me in the spaces between our fingers-truth-
become tiny atom-like
indivisible, but one
(and all the smaller pieces
that don't matter)
trade electrons
become heavier elements
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a hollow note crawls up my throat
when you depart
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twenty minutes to dawn (i know this because we've been here before) in this moment, and this thing of arms and arms entwined, called embrace this moment on soft notsosoft ground sheets
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We must always match our faith with the truth, then it will move mountains...
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"I'm trying to find truth in words, in rhymes, in notes, in all the things I wish I'd wrote" ~The Format's "I'm Ready I Am"
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The PhotoLit Prompt
Autumn Feature anyone?
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Calvin: "I'm so smart it's almost scary. I guess I'm a child progeny." Hobbes: "Most children are."
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"I'm trying to find truth in words, in rhymes, in notes, in all the things I wish I'd wrote" ~The Format's "I'm Ready I Am"
Joy
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Calvin: "I'm so smart it's almost scary. I guess I'm a child progeny." Hobbes: "Most children are."
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Not For Sale: Fighting Human Slavery
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"I'm trying to find truth in words, in rhymes, in notes, in all the things I wish I'd wrote" ~The Format's "I'm Ready I Am"
Joy
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