The old woman sits all alone,
gazing outside her kitchen window.
She contemplates her distant past,
then considers her shrouded future.
How did I get here? She ponders.
Her parents were her heroes,
part of the Greatest Generation.
They had... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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I imagine you now, as you were then,
with your glistening chestnut hair, clasped
at the nape of your neck, prim and... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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I can see in my mind's eye
the old homeplace at Husky's Grove,
its unpretentious, weathered planks
sturdy amidst life's tumultuous storms.
I can hear the wind whistling
through those dense, primeval forests
during the harsh Appalachian winters... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 3 Views added 13 years ago
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My son,
your bedroom has become a nostalgic museum,
displaying your discarded, youthful exuberance
with a baffling assortment of many curious artifacts:
Old Glory emblazoned with only forty-eight stars;
a Vietnam War memorial clock, ticking... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 1 View added 13 years ago
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You were my refuge.
You shielded me from
my soul's fierce wilderness.
I came to you, undaunted
by your brash determination
to blaze your own... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 2 Views added 13 years ago
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I wonder if my mother knew
her life's last moments were so few?
Her loved ones could have never guessed
that she would soon be laid to... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 4 Views added 13 years ago
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As I search for obscure treasures
on the walls of this dilapidated shack
hidden on this mountain slope,
an old newspaper scrap catches my eye.
I furtively try to unravel a path to this insignificant event,
recorded with scrutiny by some zealous... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 2 Views added 13 years ago
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The scent of your roses
cascaded over my desk,
the promise of Woodstock.
Such a momentous year
for humankind and... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 20 Views added 13 years ago
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I silently meditate,
wondering about the treasures
once contained within
this ancient, faded hope chest,
discovered now by me,
a curious stranger in this lonesome... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 5 Views added 13 years ago
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Long ago
my parents and I wandered
in a secluded mountain graveyard
among tombstones, paying tribute
to our ancestors, fondly remembered
on Decoration... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 12 Views added 13 years ago
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You, Lord,
have carried me out of my cavernous pit
into the radiance of Your Love,
uplifting and transforming my spirit
into Your crystalline... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 4 Views added 13 years ago
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I came to Your altar, Oh Lord,
just seeking Your glorious face.
Burdened by life's frailties,
I found You in Your holy... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 4 Views added 13 years ago
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I caught a mere glimpse of you,
body swaying, feet tapping
to dark, rhythmic chords
of murky, soulful jazz
on Bourbon... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 3 Views added 13 years ago
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The essence of your soul was captured that day
as you rested regally in your wheelchair,
singing praises to your King
amidst the tumultuous babble of your captive audience:
frail people, broken in their bodies, minds, and spirits,
vacantly staring... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 1 View added 13 years ago
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I held you desperately in my arms
for a few brief moments in eternity;
my broken heart beat defiantly
while I watched you depart from... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 2 Views added 13 years ago
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I try to discern your obscure messages
as I marvel at your sturdy cliff dwellings,
sandstone etchings of your primeval world;
you wandered as hunters and gatherers,
coming to rest in your new earthly home,
called Mesa Verde, a solid tableland amidst... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 2 Views added 13 years ago
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As I sit on my sturdy, rough-hewn bench,
so carefully constructed beneath this vast
canopy of aspen and spruce, I furtively scan
for my daughter's carved initials,
paired with her predestined soul mate.
Only indecipherable, random designs
of knotted... – by Kathy A. Wittman | 10 Views added 13 years ago
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