Monthly Archives: February 2017

A Thousand Pieces: Part Two

  A Thousand Pieces:Part Two By Arden Nering Scratches on the record putting skips into your song Fleeting thoughts escaping, almost here before they’re gone The shrinking of your universe, interests no longer claim that name Too much to remember … Continue reading

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Guest Blog plus I, Advocate

  Guest Blog by Arden Nering A Thousand Pieces At first I didn’t notice that you’d already started to go I thought it was just normal, your age starting to show A second here, a moment there, a blurring of … Continue reading

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The Pendulum Swings

  The Pendulum Swings Do not let the pendulum strike you As you rush to the nearest fad, The pendulum swings and it will smack you As it swoops on its backward swing. Stand firm, defend the differences, Enjoy the … Continue reading

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There is poetry in service

  There is poetry in service There is poetry in service, There is love in nursing care, Tenderness tends to trump clumsy, There’s dignity in fixing her hair. And service is an ode to the poet Who lives in your … Continue reading

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One Rose

  One Rose A Fontanelle H. W. Bryce Pop-pop-pop-pop And three men fall Pop-pop-pop-pop And three more die Blood paints designs On the whitewashed wall Six souls rise from bodies once tall No one asks why A little girl recoils … Continue reading

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One Rose

  One Rose A Fontanelle H. W. Bryce Pop-pop-pop-pop And three men fall Pop-pop-pop-pop And three more die Blood paints designs On the whitewashed wall Six souls rise from bodies once tall No one asks why A little girl recoils … Continue reading

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Summer Sounds

Summer Sounds  A Fontanelle by H. W. Bryce Neighbours mowing lawns! Kids on slides! BBQ grill sizzling! Baby cries! Mother sings! Passing cars! Screen door swings, screeches closed To buzzing flies! Folks passing by, chatting! Laughter in the park!! Gamboling … Continue reading

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