MrDAP_9

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  June 2022     1 year ago

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When

Every so often
Every now and then
Once in a while
Time and again

From time to time
Sometimes at best
Only occasionally
If only a guess

Rarely or seldom
Periodically at times
Only sporadically
Intermittent sometimes

Frequently or...

by David A. Paradine

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A WRECK

The Wreck of the Hesperus
Has nothing on me
Cause I'm falling apart
Neck, back and knee

My muscles all ache
I continually wheeze
Things that once worked
Seem now to have seized

My arches have dropped
My back will not bend
My hearing is...

by David A. Paradine

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WHY

A very young boy
And a very old man
Trod the lone empty beach
Upon the soft white sand

The warm morning sun
And the cool ocean breeze
Fell soft upon the skin
Creating a sense of serenity

The young boy wondered
Why the sky was so blue
...

by David Paradine

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added 2 years ago
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