Author: beckyh306
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Remembering the Forgotten
So many quiet heroes float across my mindshunning hate, choosing to be kindFrom the beginning of time, there’s a long, long lineThe mother who unfailingly sacrificed her own desires,some living in a deserted, filthy mireThe citizen in a war-torn landwho found ways to give a helping handThe teacher who observed the lonely childwelcoming them with…
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a higher way
are we really that different from those who lived long agowhen their way of travel moved very slow? their days were filled with finding foodno thought of which shirt color fit their mood yes, our way of life is in sharp contrast to those who lived in a simpler past but have we learned how…
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First Ray
A June morning reveals many treasuresI almost couldn’t believe what I sawThe first ray settled on the leaves as a silver icingGlistening, shimmering, to my utter delight A symphony of songs to welcome the beautiful dayThose birds need no prelude or introductionfor their improvisation in their melodyspreading across my little world here The heat will…
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The Depths
Clarity is gone-has escaped this sceneWords can’t express or meet this needhearts broken, loss infinitely deepEarthquake rocked the core of their lives Memories floating around like a streamFuture dreams tugging inside every cellSacred wishes opaque and hard to graspNow they hurt too much Stay in the present bright and clearSoak in the blue-let it wash…
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The Perfect Match
If my body matched my spiritListen now, to hear it! I could fly like an eagleso very grand and regal I could run as fast as a gazelleNo force or creature could quell My energy would surge perfectlyLike a Ferrari’s win–a certainty This body would climb a mountainand drink from a clear fountain In this…
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GIFTS
I saw a word pass byIt seemed importantAnd immediately it began to fly There was a beautiful songIts cadence was so magicalIt stayed on and on A child smiled my waythe effect was so deepoh, how I wish she could come and stay! I saw an unusual kindness spreadThey didn’t even realizeWhere this simple deed…
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Mr. Pain
Hello there, Mr. PainHere you are again You’ve been very persistent latelyyou seem to have increased greatly You’ve been around a very long timeI don’t want to call you mine You always have my attentionoh, and your name is easy to mention Trying to rise above your knocking,throbbing, bombing and barking I try to address…
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Reflections on hobbits
What if we were little hobbits?living in a tiny hut Such interesting creatures they areespecially as they travel afar Adventurous souls with brave heartsstudying their maps and Middle Earth charts Having their second breakfasts and little hairy feetsharing in their delicious soup of potatoes and meat Waiting for their friend, the wizard Gandalfwho’s now engaged…
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Inspiring quotes
“”In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer” Albert Camus “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” Booker T. Washington “The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances…
Treasures Along the Way 