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survivor guilt – February 26

2.26.2018 in wartime guns rattle, ied’s level the guys next to you, and some come home in pieces, while others in only guises and varieties of a whole.   why me, why not me why them, and I’m still here … Continue reading

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tuesday group – May 23

5.23.2017 heads around the table some believe others say not   yet all listening and wrestling   with God Jesus each other and themselves   and all stepping up to try to be good guys   like Jesus would’ve wanted. … Continue reading

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late evening quandry

5.12 .2017 (4.14) warmth through the muscles, a tightness dancing through eyelids heavy and drooping   whatever happened to youth, muscles, stray thoughts of adventure   instead I stare through railings at a lamp shade distanced below and the green … Continue reading

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woof-yips – May 25

5.24.2016 why doesn’t God speak to us more clearly I ask   why doesn’t my master talk to me in woof-yips my dog replies. ——————-

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tough texas tessies – October 7

10.7.2015 what ladies were these who rode out from austin to confront texas rangers on on the pampas that day   mommas, daughters tough shooting launderers knowing their wanderers wouldn’t get away   what did they tell ‘em or yell … Continue reading

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observation: a poet’s lament – December 19

12.19.2014 what did I observe today that moved me   what did I scan today and missed   what did God send me that I noticed   what did I pass on and dis missed. ————

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conversation – January 23

1.23.3014 why did you have to make the world so hard, why do the birds have to shiver in the branches, huddled and diving in for seeds at the feeder while i sit inside admiring their colors   did you … Continue reading

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