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  April 2022     1 year ago

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Sonnet 1

Humbly heard a voice rich with given love,
A speech of rain stained on heavy lidded heart.
If faith fells fear then drench me from above,
And leave just your love for the journey’s start.

A gift that offers welcome sacrifice,
Tastes of...

by E. M. Duffy

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Undoer

A snarl, curled, twisted strand.
The knotted, tangled twine.
It binds me that I cannot stand.
A means to loosen, sought to find.

It trips me that I cease to walk
It grips me at my place of peace.
Heart’s beat does slow to labored knock.
...

by E. M. Duffy

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Lost and Found

What piece is this?
What’s gone amiss?
For all we know we’ll soon remiss
Someone somewhere must be worried.
Surely now they must be hurried.

It looks expensive
And oddly pensive
And now I’m feeling apprehensive
Perhaps this thing is truly...

by E. M. Duffy

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Broken Vases

Heavenly graces are
Like broken vases.
They remind us,
That things can blind us,
To the love that is behind us,
…and before us
…and in our children’s faces.

So, when He breaks your vases,
Or hopes…
Or dreams…
Or places…
Remember who...

by E. M. Duffy

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With Mess

I am a bit okay with mess.
I like the fit of life with less.
Wrinkled clothes with creases.
Shoes with grooves, tears, and untied laces.
I’ll take the fruit that bears a bruise.
A pre-used suit with naught to lose.
And if I must, I’d have...

by E. M. Duffy

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I really enjoyed this poem. It flows beautifully. I do think about these things everyday. Love it.

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