Category Archives: Memoir

Brain Drain

Posted on October 19, 2015 by admin

Brain Drain Part One The old factory was humming along full steam ahead, no problems foreseen. Conveyor belts carried supplies to all parts of the system where they were plucked up and put to good use, lubricating, strengthening, in an … Continue reading →

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The Arms Race

Posted on October 16, 2015 by admin

Arms vs arms The Arms Race Life was tough in No Man’s Land; Everybody was fighting. The scene was a battlefield Of Me Me Me, No Me First! Always in capital letters. “Race to arms! Race to arms! The threat … Continue reading →

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What Alzheimer’s Can Do for You

Posted on October 14, 2015 by admin

What Alzheimer’s Can Do for You Here’s what Alzheimer’s did for me –It turned me into a poet, A poet for the people. For we are folks, we are the ones who live with the consequences, unwanted, brought about by … Continue reading →

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Coming, Coming, If I Knew I Was Coming

Posted on October 12, 2015 by admin

      If I Knew I Was Coming Life as a care giver can get pretty darned hectic. You have family, you had friends. You have housework, and then there’s the job. The phone rings incessant, the timer dings … Continue reading →

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Gloomy Gus

Posted on October 9, 2015 by admin

Gloomy Gus H. W. Bryce They called for sunshine for the weekend We got the picnic packed We got ourselves out to the park Just when the clouds made a raid on the sun…       Clip Art   … Continue reading →

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Let There Be Light

Posted on October 7, 2015 by admin

Let There Be Light AS I was going to bed in the dark one night, I saw a brilliant flash of flat white in the corner of one eye. This gave me a fright, for I had read that this … Continue reading →

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In the Glow of Love

Posted on October 5, 2015 by admin

In the Glow of Love Eating in the dark They sat down to eat She thought, It’s too dark to see He said It’s all right, my love, I will help you But I see nothing, she said But I … Continue reading →

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