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The Songs That Filled My Boyhood

The songs that filled my boyhood time are gone, their melodies have faded with the years; and all my vain attempts to sing along have left only their skeletons, and tears. Mere shadows take their place, as mummers’ tunes, their … Continue reading

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The Moon Dancing

The moon is swollen full tonight, her belly stretched out in the light; that glow ascribed to pregnant maids reflects down through the tall pines’ shade and with a wash of purple blue includes the woods’ edge in my view. … Continue reading

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The shadow of greatness

I was born, have grown old, and someday I will die In the shadow of greatness named by other men. In that murky darkness I’ve been raised and schooled, my dreams cast in contrast against a great them. My peers, … Continue reading

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a wisp of purple clouded sky

The now expectant moon, hid by a wisp of purple clouded sky bathes all in dappled glints of light that stand on open ground this night. And those whose lives are passing by, a wisp of purple clouded sky, imagine … Continue reading

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Me and My Shadow

Inside me is a shadow that waits for days like these: when small things blossom into catastrophes, its seems to swallow up the sunshine, and linger, like a fog there on the steps beside me as my feet slowly move … Continue reading

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