poetry

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Daily Reminder

Daily Reminder You are not alone though you sit in your chair filled with sorrow and despair, The trees sway with your body’s movement The birds sing harmoniously with your heart’s song The water trickles and flows like blood through your veins The breeze shares secrets only your ears can hear The sun greets you with …

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Veterans

Veterans Heroesraised on rural, farmland fields orsweaty, city sidewalks orsuburban, single family homestogether danced the night awaywith pretty girlswhose pouty red lips grazed their cheekbones. They were so cool. Those glorious daysdid not,could not have foretold,how all things freeare cast like stonesinto a tireless ocean,how all things braveleave their markas footprints in the snow. They …

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Before

Before Prayer Before last leaves fall from treesBefore frost rides on waves of seas Before sun offers only faded lightBefore cloud hides moon at night Before Christmas bells have rungBefore dreidel spinning song is sung Before Kinara candles blazeBefore clock consumes calendar’s days Before year ends, stand in thineBefore almighty Lord divine.  Linda Joy Walder  Ride the wave of creativity …

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Battle of the Sexes

Battle of the Sexes Leaf blower,badge of masculinitybreaches her tranquilityon the back porch. Venus and Mars once aligned,when new love was divined,then came the annoyance phase,torch of romance no longer ablaze. She now understood,what he knew as the greater good…is it worth a battle of the sexes,to turn into exes? Ladies,let it go,appreciate your Joe,let …

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