Category Archives: Being there

  CALLING ALL CAREGIVERS H. W. Bryce Commiserations shared With all who have ever cared For a loved one who needed love and care.   You’ve learned more about how And you are much stronger now, Inner strength with faith … Continue reading

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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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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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Upon Looking Back

  Upon Looking Back Upon looking back At the turmoil of my life, I can see it all n ow, What I couldn’t see then: I did have the strength, I did deal with everything. I did grow stronger In … Continue reading

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The Old Quilting Bee

  The Old Quilting Bee H. W. Bryce Ladies bending over quilting frame, Busy fingers stitching squares Into a pattern speaking love, Happy voices humming hope. Making patches, keeping memories, Every stitch a kiss, each caress A stroke of strength, … Continue reading

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This Light: This Shining Light

  THIS LIGHT: This shining light This light You see in me I see in you           -Xenia Tran https://whippetwisdom.com/2017/07/09/bridge-of-love/ https://whippetwisdom.com/   THIS LIGHT H. W. Bryce Look not so sad, my friend, The world has … Continue reading

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