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87 widowed since 2000. Write poems to save my sanity 5 children 16 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren and 3 coming Volunteer at 3 Local Elementary schools as teachers helper
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I’m in love with Fall

By on November 9, 2009 in Poems & Stories

I’m in love with fall I love the changes That comes in the fall With raucous cheering While watching football. The beauty of trees Leaves so eye appealing So eager to please,  Decked out in Jacobs’s coat Fluttering in the breeze. Crisp apples snapping With every bite,  And cut out pumpkins glowing bright The aromic [...]

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Luck

By on September 8, 2009 in Poems & Stories

  A Matter of Luck Luck is a special word Usually meaning good fortune and fame; However, many who are blessed with it Are met with misfortune and defame. Few who win large lotteries? Know not how to handle wealth, Because it is something they never had That attracts many strangers bent on stealth. The old adage, ”a [...]

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Sail On

By on August 2, 2009 in Poems & Stories

Sail On “Fair winds and calm seas” A sailor’s lament A bon voyage to shipmates Who went To a place of peace And heavenly content. All earthly chores Fulfilled and complete Now able to rest In peaceful sleep. Thomas Fenning Saturday, August 01, 2009 Rating 3.50 out of 5

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Misfits

By on July 31, 2009 in Poems & Stories

 Misfits Many in life Fall out of grace Simply because They speak out of place. They say the wrong thing At the wrong time It seems that they do it All of the time. They are always For this Or against it When others disagree They rage in a fit. Never satisfied with anything Being [...]

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Autumn

By on July 31, 2009 in Poems & Stories

Autumn has arrived.  Trees decked out in Joseph’s coat Reds, yellows, orange, rust, green And every hue in between.  Leaves dancing and fluttering in the wind  Drop to earth In a dizzy spin. This wonderful display Is short lived. Winters winds will soon move in,  Earth takes on a Different glow With the arrival of [...]

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