Category Archives: Advocate

Election / Lament

  ELECTION / LAMENT Election notwithstanding The clause says Life goes on. Make the most of the time. Make your own opportunities. Let the politiciams be the ones To make monkeys of themselves. ALSO: further honouring Alzheimer’s Awareness Month—rather symbolic, … Continue reading

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I Am Cedar

  I AM CEDAR  H. W. Bryce   I speak for my elders. I speak for my children. I am Red Cedar. I am 859 years old. Do not harm us, for we are the lungs of your world. — … Continue reading

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Faces

  FACES H. W. Bryce   —a free range poem   Have you ever looked into a face And wondered Where it’s been? What lies behind those mysterious eyes? What secrets do those wrinkles hold? What would enfold if you … Continue reading

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An Angel Whispered

  AN ANGEL WHISPERED H.W. Bryce   I knelt beside her grave, alone and lost, Not knowing how to grieve, Still not able to believe, For life had dealt to us its double-cross.   I scanned the tombstone garden, heard … Continue reading

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The Victor

  THE VICTOR H. W. Bryce The road was hard, The battle bitter, And though you proved indeed To be a worthy foe, Your cause was wrong, Your tactics merely spite, And she it was who fought The better bitter … Continue reading

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It Does Not Do well

  IT DOES NOT DO WELL   H. W. Bryce   “It does not do well to dwell On dreams And forget to live.”   –Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, as Harry gazes into the mirror of … Continue reading

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No Such Thing

  NO SUCH THING     The month of May is Walk for Alzheimer’s month.   “I thought I was prepared for her leaving the final time. I guess that’s not a real thing, being prepared. I miss her so … Continue reading

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