Category Archives: Lonely

Let’s Pretend

  LET’S PRETEND H. W. Bryce Let’s pretend that we are all grown up And wise to the world, That today’s dollar buys more than our 1945 dollar. That all is fair in today’s overblown Economy, that Our 1945 dollar … Continue reading

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Silhouette

  Silhouette   H. W. Bryce   Prpl mini Dec 29,22 – Feb 2, 23   Standing slouched, a silhouette of dejection, Head bowed, unmoving, for hours, Her sack of meager belonging dangling at her feet. The door is locked, … Continue reading

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22nd Street

  22nd STREET   H. W. Bryce Waiting for the 22nd Street bus, I stood standing at the clifflike hillside on the escarpment one twilight eve, purveying all down below:   City lights spread out below, shining bright, Shimmering, twinkling, … Continue reading

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The Road Back

  THE ROAD BACK H. W. Bryce After a tragedy, after your fall, The advice is cliché to be sure, But so is the road to the trouble. It’s Human Nature, and it has its flaws.   There are potholes … Continue reading

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Not Even a Nurse

  Not even a nurse H. W. Bryce Not even a nurse could do as well Blu mini comp bk of Aug 29-15   The little old lady teetered out of her room into the hallway. Call her Edna. Her … Continue reading

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Silence Has No echo

  Silence has no Echo Nor any rippling effect –Lucille A La Roche to Nancy Ndeke in a scintillating discussiion of Lucille’s post of Mya Angelou’s poem “Phenomenal Woman” on Jan 11, 2022 — — Silence Has No Echo   … Continue reading

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A word to the Lonely Wanderer

  A Word to the Lonely Wanderer Inspired by two Facebook laments about being lonely. You wander, aimlessly, you say, Forever seeking, a destination Waiting out there for you. You say. Your friend, you say, is isolation. This may be … Continue reading

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