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  February 2024     1 day ago

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Realla Go’rilla

When I was a teenager I visited the Overton Park Zoo and at that time the Gorillas were housed in a cubical which had a glass frontage which ran from the ceiling to the floor. On the sides of this cubical were glass port holes, that allowed children...

– by Vernon F. McCarty

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The Shiny

My only desire is

  To serve the Master.

  For where He leads,

  I follow.

  No questions.

  No comments.

  No excuses.
Just obedience.

Pressing down deep,

  There the shiny

  Glitters on the sea floor

  ...

– by Vernon F. McCarty

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The Witness

Huddled people extended their arms to the fire as long shadows danced in the place where the light was surrounded by the darkness.

Muffled voices faintly echoed through the valley as laborers made their way down the path to the market place to...

– by Vernon F. McCarty

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Something, Somewhere, Somehow

You know, if I could speak of something,
To that special someone,
I would find a way,
To make that something known.

For if I could speak of something,
To that special someone,
I would speak my hearts content,
Somewhere, someway,...

– by Vernon F. McCarty

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The Christmas Cabin

Through the distance the form of a small wooden framed cabin could be seen buried underneath the new fallen snow.

Gone were the footprints that came over the hillside and led up to the heavy wooden door.

A misty haze filled the air as the...

– by Vernon F. McCarty

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