Category Archives: Alzheimer’s

One Long Moment

  One Long Moment* H. W. Bryce For one long moment, I held my breath. No dog barked, no babe cried, And for that one long moment, No one in the world died. For one long moment, the world stood … Continue reading

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Your Greatest Gift: First Prize

  Apparently I wrote this in Istanbul, Dec 1963. From a letter from me forwarded by little sister Marjorie, Feb, 2013. I called them My Jesus Poems. I follow these with a today poem, in the reaffirmation of humankind’s Greatest Gift. I … Continue reading

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Evenings Are Long When at First You Are Alone

  Evenings Are Long When at First You are Alone   H. W. Bryce   Evenings are long when at first you’re alone, And silence falls as dead and deaf as stone. There’s no one else, and no one ever … Continue reading

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When You Feel Blue

  Pixabay When You Feel Blue   When you feel blue, do you sit and stew? Do you feel sorry for yourself, do you? Do you sit upon the empty shelf? Do you brood your day away all by yourself? … Continue reading

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You Stand and Stare

  You Stand and Stare You look confused. You stand and stare. Do you know where You are? So sorry, dear. Let me help you along. No, I don’t mind, my dear. Please don’t you fear, I’ll come along with … Continue reading

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Poet Goes International

  Poet Goes International   It’s official. H. W. Bryce is an international poet. I am so happy to show you the Amaravati Poetic Prism international multilingual poetry anthology that contains my little tribute poem to the philosophy of Rabrinranath … Continue reading

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My Divorce

  MY DIVORCE   We were sweethearts , for life I did nothing without her I called her Sugar, she called my Honey She sweetened my life I got a kick out of her More than a good cigar We … Continue reading

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