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Not Even a Nurse

Posted on February 22, 2023 by admin

  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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Therapy

Posted on August 5, 2021 by admin

  Therapy -Jly 26, 2021 H. W. Bryce   As I watched her suffer pain and weary of all sympathy, I felt forlorn, my mood was torn, ’tween anger and of empathy; I could not fix her ills, there was … Continue reading →

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Empty House

Posted on October 21, 2020 by admin

  EMPTY HOUSE   H. W. Bryce   —after watching Marcia burr’s vid Mack the Knife and Another One Bites the dust –Also a line from my poem with the line One unnoticed moment…   Quick, she’s looking the other … Continue reading →

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Funeral Service

Posted on April 27, 2020 by admin

  FUNERAL NOTICE   H. W. Bryce   Dearly beloved, we are gathered here this day, We few of our company who remain, to celebrate the death of one among us, one who touched each and every one of us. … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 20, 2020 by admin

  WHEN A MASK IS A GOOD THING H.  W. Bryce   A masked man is a threat, Other than the Lone Ranger and the like. Masks are for bank robbers, thieves, Hold up men. Masks mark threats, Represent danger. … Continue reading →

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How Green Was Our Valley

Posted on April 7, 2020 by admin

  HOW GREEN WAS OUR VALLEY H. W. Bryce How green was our valley before the city came. Back yards were full of gardens, now our cupboards Are filled with produce from abroad. What a shame. The sky turned black … Continue reading →

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Living in the Now

Posted on April 1, 2020 by admin

  LIVING IN THE NOW   H. W. Bryce   She’s living in the now, no concerns about the how. When she starts to getting on, perhaps one day it will dawn The living then will be so hard, when … Continue reading →

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