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  September 2022     4 months ago

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MOTHER NATURE KNOWS BEST

He stood with head bowed,
cupped hands sheltering a
forlorn baby blackbird.
The agony was creating gray
shades in his aura. He was
reaching with love to a
life form struggling
without a mother's care.
“I found him alone under
the tree,...

– by Kenneth Bartlett

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SIGHT UNSEEN

SIGHT UNSEEN

He never saw, nor did he hear her step on the hospital floor.

The sweet essence of her nectar floated in and out through the door.


  Every day about now, he never knew how...

– by Ken Bartlett

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HEL IX

We live in a sea of mystery,
a place that holds our history,
our dreams, our schemes,
our joy, our fears, our suffering;
even that which is yet to come
and that which will never be.

  You disagree? I understand.
Listen to me,...

– by Ken Bartlett

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ONE DAY IN MAY

To the meadow's edge near the dense woods, we often came to play.
This day we trod with heavy hearts, no happiness, just dread.
Wheels caked with mud, we pushed and shoved the garden cart today.
The content was wrapped in a cotton shroud,...

– by Ken Bartett

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ONCE UPON A TIME

Once upon a time not too long ago there was a land where men and women were free! A place we are told is ruled by democracy. “United we stand, divided we fall” became the creed, the chant of all. Slowly at first a malaise took charge and...

– by Ken Bartlett

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thank you for making an old codger smile....ken

6 months ago

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Great stuff! Nice to see another from "Almost Heaven" at the top again.
Ken, once from Leon.

1 year ago

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Many who don't know or understand need to realize this pain.

1 year ago

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Grief
is a thief thatsteals
joy from the heart.
Relentless,
persistent,
it
can tear life apart.
Serving
up anger,
depression
and pain,
Interrupting
pleasure,
again
and again.

An
acquired appendage,

attached
for life, but

when
conjoining with

love defends against strife.

Creating
a compassionate soul,
liberated
from constipated love,who can conjure up relief when
in
need of becoming whole. 

1 year ago

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At last, a soul mate on the same journey, even though mine started earlier,
there is still a long way to go to catch up.

1 year ago

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