A Lifetime Ago: Chapter 2 Pin Boys Upon waking, Father Pendle raised his head slowly. Checking the time on his new backlit wristwatch, his concern was no one had entered the confessional during his cat-nap. Stepping out, he peered across the hollow cavern of the church. The only sound, a lone pair of footsteps, echoed […]
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A Lifetime Ago: Chapter 1
A Lifetime Ago: Chapter 1 Cheesecake Etched in the Pastor’s face were all those who had watched and listened. Fifty-five years of Sunday morning cleansing. Endless streams of hope, trust, honesty, and sin reflecting off his weary countenance. A half century of transformation ushering in three new Popes and electric candles. Now in his seventy […]
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Sunrise There is no Sunrise, we just turn looks can be deceiving Is the love he’s giving you the love you are receiving There is no Sunset, we just turn looks can be deceiving Is the love she’s giving you the love you are receiving I do not wish, I only hope that all may […]
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You Hold yourself in high esteem and clear a path to walk Gather al the world you may and pause before you talk Only one and one alone will know the one called you Considering a new approach and not as others do Be proud of all your gifts to share be them great or […]
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Carousel The horses come around again their saddles painted bright Our children disappear once more then come into our sight Faces tell of just the moment on a summer night When organ music filled the air and hands held on so tight And all around the Carousel we can believe it’s true How quickly they […]
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Castles Down by the water where children play Castles of sand are standing Later as the sun sets low the children up and go They leave behind their mansions of glory filled with eyes of blue They leave behind a child’s dream perhaps a pail or two Moonlight now surrounds their Castles a prince and […]
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Crossing As I watched her nimble feet through winters angry steady sleet And on her brow cold wind did beat she had her way and crossed the street And in her hair of modest gray which color did reflect the day She silenced what was hers to say and held a world in haste at […]
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Echoes Echoes bring back words I’ve said repeating once again It’s wise to think before we speak reminding me of when I spoke without the thought of how my words could all but show What it was I felt inside and what was yours to know So I’ll repeat before they come to echo all […]
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Empty Cups All shapes are waiting for a drop all sizes large and small Wanting so to hold and say a little for you all Empty Cups and each so different calling to our ears Do not fall and break now friend be careful through your years Do not mistake your emptiness for what one […]
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Gone The purity of a child may be captured in a raindrop Falling pure Soon diminished and never again as clean January 2005
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