youth
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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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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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October Rain
October Rain October rain falling. Spine chills, And numb fingers. September saw My heart ablaze With strange stirrings. Love, Arose in my dead heart. Unbidden, welcomed. Tentative advances. Breath. Held. Trembling fingers Reached. Everest hope. October rain falling. The fire… 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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The Folly of Young Men
The Folly of Young Men Here we are, here we stand In our freedom; this new land. Here we are, here we fall Alone in independence’s hall. For when our families we rush to leave It is our inner… 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
