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Forgotten Frontiers

FORGOTTEN FRONTIERS Forgotten are the memories of the Alzheimer’s people. This is dedicated to all people with Alzheimer’s and to their caregivers. Forgotten Frontiers Forgotten frontiers, forgotten roots, Forgotten pioneering boots, Standing bleached by wind and rain, Standing still, but … Continue reading

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Damn These Walls

    Damn These Walls to all shutins The Shutin “I want to see outside…the sunsets, the trees; I want to see flowers, I want to see the birds flying by, nesting in the trees; I want to see the … Continue reading

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Wine and Cheese Days

    Wine and Cheese Days I remember all our wine and cheese days, Warm gatherings saved up for for months; How I remember you choosing cheeses, How carefully you matched them with the wines. I recall warm talk and … Continue reading

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Whatever happened to routine?

  http://www.mygoalis.uk.com/begin-with-the-end-in-mind/   Change of Schedule Whatever happened to routine? Musings on The Loss of Routine She’s gone. What now? Where went routine? No more visits. And my afternoon falls apart… Now I have questions. Starting in the ayem, what … Continue reading

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Life is a Partnership

  Life is a Partnership   Swinging into Old Age Life is a partnership, a me and a you, A hand in a hand as a concert of two Going where never we’ve gone before, Building a future with love … Continue reading

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My So-so Day

My So-so Day How are you feeling, my friend asked me today. “So-so,” I said, meaning, well I guess I’m okay. Only so-so? My friend teased with a smile. “Well, yeah,” said I, “but for me that’s a mile Better … Continue reading

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Beyond the Sunset

Ann Bryce   —   Oct 1928 – Feb 2016   Beyond the Sunset H. W. Bryce Beyond the sunset Where angels meet to dance Above the troubled clouds There is calm, there is peace Where all your troubles cease And all … Continue reading

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