nostalgia
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In The Service
In the Service How much time has passed me by in the service? What are these remembered Feelings Of passion and fire and drive empowered? What are these remembered Days Of joy and energy and strength unhampered? … Continue reading
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Reflections on 2024 (Pt. 3/3): A Poem
Reflections on 2024 (Pt. 3 of 3): A Poem Running on snow covered hills Past the woods and fields blanketed White. I breathe an air that kills And feel peace-at-last, and contented, … Continue reading
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Grounded in Ground Mounds
Grounded in Ground Mounds I am grounded most successful In the hills and mountains, blissful. In these mounds of Appalachian earth and hue Full of ridges, hazy and blue, I am reminded of my roots and connection To… Continue reading
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I Was Alive
I Was Alive I was alive there In the warm and fresh Breeze of European air. I was alive there Despite the heartbreak and the Pain of an old relationship’s wear and tear. I was alive there in… Continue reading
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Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst A sidewalk in mid-December Made icy and snow-covered By frigid blasts of winter wind Leads him to walk down paths Familiar, And somehow different. A sense of nostalgia. A sense of remembrance of days of youth And… Continue reading
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The Good ‘Ole Days
The Good ‘Ole Days Is it possible to know that you’re living them when you’re living them? The good ‘ole days Haven’t passed us by, they say. The good ‘ole days are here And now, so have no… Continue reading
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Dear Prague
Dear Prague Dear Prague I first caught a glimpse of you Through my evening-train-window seeing a view Of your form obscured by the late-December-fog. Immediately you had me enchanted By your medieval walls, stone streets, and astronomical clock As… Continue reading
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Impressions
Impressions In the waking hours of the day When all seems normal And bright I can close my eyes And instantly Be Struck By Impressions. Impressions Of you and Of Grief. Impressions of metaphors of high seas And green pastures.… Continue reading
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Youth
Youth Young, brilliant, temerity Of mind, body, spirit. Nimble feet Flying across miles of open terrain. Strong arms Wiry and without limit. Shoulders not yet bent With the worries of adulthood. Fierce independence driving Belief in… Continue reading
