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Virtual Hug: I wish…

  Virtual Hug Truly I wish that you were here, Or that I were there with you. I’d pack it up upon a dare, But my duties keep me here. And so I send my virtual hug And with it … Continue reading

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Sundown Blues: and she cry

  Sundown Blues “I hate to see the sun go down And feel the darkness rise, It gives me the Sundown Blues And brings those tears into my eyes. “And so I go a walkin’ out, My goal it fills … Continue reading

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Precious are the Eyes

  Precious are the Eyes H. W. Bryce –jotted in the car upon departing from the ophthalmologist’s Precious are the eyes, the window to the soul, That read the book of stories that we never told… But really, I’d rather … Continue reading

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A Room with No Window

  A Room with no Window A room with no window Is no room at all. It’s a cell, A confinement of soul, A stultifying of breath, A limitation on life. A room with no window Is a life pew … Continue reading

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Go Ahead: Clog that artery

  Clog that artery Go Ahead Go ahead and clog that artery, Go ahead and block that vein. Fatten the route that feeds the brain, Go ahead and eat that burger, Make it a triple stack ’Cause you’ll look good … Continue reading

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Bad Trip: Never again!

  Bad Trip: Never Again! Bad trip is as bad trip goes Take a pill to cure an ill Like everybody else knows… Just don’t take that bad trip pill! The doctor said my health was at high risk And … Continue reading

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Every Season Is Summer

  Every Season is Summer When I am with you Every season was summer when you were with me, You were the reason that stirred my heart And made every season special for me; You love kept me warm and … Continue reading

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