Tag Archives | Family Poems

Friends

By on August 23, 2008 in Friendship Poems

When friends are gone Family is there for you, but you feel the need for a one on one friend. When you failed at your test, when your dreams seems far fetched, when you are alone, no one around who truly understands you. Not a friend remained in spite of how they claim to have [...]

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Nature Boy

By on July 14, 2008 in Poems & Stories

“True story. Paul was a familiar character in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia in the 1970′s.  I saw him many times walking the highway between the lakes.  One day I gave him a ride.” See the man walking down the highway. He wears only ragged shorts and worn-out shoes. His hair is long and [...]

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Etta

By on July 12, 2008 in Stories

Earlier chapters: The Rodeo Girl…the dance floor The Apartment Problem Glass Question Token The Little Girl Live Theatre with Etta Etta Has Flown the Coop Face to Face Choosing In Retrospect… Yes Etta and the Card The last three chapters: Part I Etta and the Lie Etta had just moved in with Jeffery when the [...]

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Flying high

By on July 9, 2008 in Poems & Stories

Soaring High   I wish I were an Eagle Soaring high in God’s blue sky. Effortlessly flapping its wings Taking it ever high.   Surveying the earth beneath  Sharp eyes taking all in Searching a likely prey A tasty meal for him.     Swooping swift as a bullet Feathers fluttering in the wind A [...]

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Pouring out your heart

By on June 19, 2008 in Poems & Stories

    Pouring Out Your Heart   Saying what is really in your heart Indeed, a very difficult task. All kinds of things pass through your mind And asked to explain  Would be rather hard to impart. How do you tell someone? How much you love them Without becoming emotional  Tripping over every word uttered [...]

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