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  October 2021     1 day ago

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An April Snow

A walk in the wood on a snowy April day
Large gentle flakes holding Spring at bay
The newly green growth now hidden from sight
Suddenly-unexpectedly a glistening white

A robin flitted from branch to branch
Nosily protesting this snow of...

– by Bill Kurple

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Hope Lost

May I walk with You for a while?
 I am weary- tired of the fight
 May we talk?
 Of deeds and actions that no longer seem...

– by Bill Kurple

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Your Touch

How can I tell you of my thoughts
Pressing all else aside

I think of your voice
Never testing a heart complete

I think of your touch
Searing and gentle at...

– by Bill Kurple

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The Messenger

Let him dream a little longer
 Let his gift resonate within
 Let no man but stand in awe
 Of God's work to begin

 This transcendent child
 A messenger filled with humility
An echo of God's voice
If we listen...

– by Bill Kurple

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With you

I still see your eyes
 At first casual and playful
 Pulling my attention and then my thoughts
 A careless captive yet...

– by Bill Kurple

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