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And Tell Peter
Thanks for telling me That incredible story that’s changed history I’m glad my grandmother was told it I’m glad my mother heard it I’m glad my 1st grade teacher unfolded it Whoever that was who sat in the tomb On that initial Easter morning Told the news that shattered eternal gloom It instilled fear, amazement,
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Ninja Turtle Shoes
He was wearing his Ninja Turtle shoes She was standing there while he was in the seat Complaining about feeling blue No energy, weight gain A rash and pain in her feet There was mischief in his eyes I could see in hers it took everything not to cry I had to ask her to
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Flying
I wonder if dying is at all like flying Because living feels like standing still when you’re young Then it starts to feel like accelerating Blasting through the runway like a sprinter right off the blocks I used to think when I was a kid that I’d spend my whole life waiting Waiting for things
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Wedding Dance
I told my new friends at the table, “I don’t dance” The man running the reception said we’d soon have a chance I was quite shocked when the loud music started Five women opposite me in blue dresses darted Out onto that polished dance floor They started swaying They shifted their feet Their hands were
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Transformation
It’s in the photos from the weekend – we’re both going gray But it’s great to run through the Capital on a pretty spring day Contributing to our seniority: I see the next generation Onboard the train, four of them, like a small sorority I listen in on their conversation Just across the aisle A
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Seaside Sleep
How strange is it that I have trouble sleeping Just like the main character in the book I’m reading I take my hot bath Try to wash away a long day’s wrath I sit on the side of the bed then recline I slip under the fuzzy maroon blanket The room is dark, the sheets
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Seasonal Friends
Why are friendships like the seasons Childhood memories are like a cut that keeps bleeding I envision them like this morning But all the old places we occupied are now taken by younger people touring It seems that’s all anyone is – a tourist Just passing through Those girls on the high school track, the
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Handsome Men in Movies
The other night I watched one of my favorite movies, a Disney movie from the early 90s, Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken. One of my favorite things about the movie is the main male character, Al. He’s actually good looking. It’s funny to me that in a lot of films, I don’t find the oh-so-attractive
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Numbers
What’s it like to be a number To get pounded into the calculator To be tossed among waiters, talked about by haters Punched into spreadsheets and crunched into portfolios like thunder What’s it like to be a dollar sign I wonder To have your thoughts engulfed in every penny and dime No longer faces or
writings on life
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