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  • Thoughts on the Swing

    The telling of the Tempest

    Last night I dreamt I was in a boat on the high seas looking at a horizon pinched between building swells and blackened clouds.  Sheets of rain breaking against my…

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  • Thoughts on the Swing

    In the words of Steve

    Recently Suzanne and I watched the movie “Yesterday” …at the very direct insistence of my old high school friend Steve.  I had heard wonderful things about the movie but somehow,…

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  • Gopher Patrol,  Thoughts on the Swing

    The Battle of Neowise

    So, I thought I would venture out this evening to witness an astrological wonder. I walked to the top of my driveway and sat in the grass… looking to the…

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  • Thoughts on the Swing

    The Yard

    A hummingbird circledAs I sat on our benchA dragonfly hoversOver a rippled reflectionIn my mother’s pond A breeze rustles the treesAnd tickles my hairPapas tire tree swingMoves back and forthGently…

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  • Thoughts on the Swing

    Smiles with the Wind

    Tory the fast racerSmiles as the windRaces through her hairA laugh bellies upShe tucks in her legsAnd sails into her lifeWith reckless abandonAnd purely simple joyAnd her parent’s worryAs they…

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  • Thoughts on the Swing

    Undefeated

    In an age of monsters and tyrantsA small boy looks for a heroAnd he finds words that would seemLike answers in an ancient battle Screams of epic defianceDarkness pushed backIn…

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  • Thoughts on the Swing

    When I look up at the Sky

    When I look up at the skyAnd the clouds are grayI close my eyes for raindropsThat might not come. When I look to the skyand it seems as a paintingI…

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  • Thoughts on the Swing

    A thing of Canter Lane

    A wise young lady entered Canter LaneThe eldest of the elders spied her “Do you have a thing?” She asked.The young lady stared back silently “A thing?” The young lady…

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  • Thoughts on the Swing

    Rain

    This continuous eclipse of sunMisty ghosts grasping treesTapping of raindrops all aboutDrowning my sullied tears Feeling naked I begin to shiverAs moisture soaks my bonesLonging for glowing embers A hot…

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  • Thoughts on the Swing

    The False Summit

    You’ve waited for this special momentLike those who went beforeAnd you counted on the gloryExpectations and so much more As you climbed your mountainYou could see it so clearlyThe peak…

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