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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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Dreams from a Painting

  Dreams Dreams, dreams, day and night, Can’t get that dream out of sight Dollar bills, beauty house, Fancy car, gorgeous spouse, Picket fence, rose garden too, Come on Fate, make dream come true. Win, win, lottery win, Give my … Continue reading

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Lost in the Moment

  Lost in the Moment H. W. Bryce I dream of every precious moment when we meet, I picture me, as I sweep her off her feet, I picture her, as she dissolves in happy tears. “Yet every time I … Continue reading

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Where Have All the Cartoonists Gone?

  Where Have All the Cartoonists Gone? Where have all the cartoonists gone? We miss them sorely, miss them every day. Why are they gone? Who laid them off? What are they doing now? How do they make a living, … Continue reading

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My Jesus Poems

    My Jesus Poems Apparently written in Istanbul, Dec 1963 In a letter forwarded by little sister Marjorie, Feb, 2013 I Stood Where Jesus Stood I stood where Christ stood, I sat within His cell; And at the Garden … Continue reading

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The Ultimate Gamble

  THE ULTIMATE GAMBLE These are rough notes to match the rough battle, at Vimy Ridge, a key battle in the First World War and a proving ground for a new Army from a new nation that hadn’t fully  gelled … Continue reading

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Folk Singer, Folk Singer Sing

  Folk Singer, Folk Singer Sing H. W. BRYCE Folk Singer, Folk Singer sing, Sing for the folks, do, Sing with your heart, sing from your soul, Sing even as you pay The Man’s toll. Sing for the broken, sing … Continue reading

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