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evocative muse

do angels exist

death
didn’t knock
it stormed in
claiming souls

some ready
others not

sending some to hell
others places unknown

do angels exist

those that survived
some laughed
others cried

out
why now
why them
why not me

do angels

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waiting

i’m calling you
i’m calling you
out here in the cold

i’m calling your name

send a sign
that i don’t call in vain

let me know my voice is heard

my heart is breaking
my soul is aching

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make your future

moments
of a life
pasted together
photos
papers
thoughts and dreams
some reality
some a reach
some never attained

series of people
who came
went
a few stayed
loved them much the same
friendship may wane
but never die

asked the

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yesterday fades

timbers and beams
creak
while old bones
ache
memories
revisited
upon each morning’s wake
histories of happiness
out last
those of pain
as the paint
of yesterday fades
a life of dreams
were birthed
in the barn
yet

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New Year’s Smile

The New Year
began
with a bang

leave disappointments
and pain in the past
remember
not to sweat
the small stuff
the big stuff
is bigger than one can imagine

today
begins with a new outlook
step into each day
with confidence
make

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the rock of your soul

stand out

excel

exceed
the goals once set

though the landscape appears bare

dare yourself
to make transformations

limitations are merely in attitude

the enormity
may appear overwhelming

emerge with might
scaling the obstacles

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