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I am a retired college teacher. In the past, I taught classes in Education, English, and Psychology. At present, I am focused on developing my creative potential as an artist and writer. I have self-published several books in the genres of autobiography, fiction, and poetry.

  September 2021     1 year ago

Submitted Poems 17 total

Dark Winter

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

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Back to King's Branch

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

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added 2 years ago
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In My Mind's Eye

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

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added 12 years ago
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America's New War

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

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Spirit's Quest

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

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added 12 years ago
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