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Winter's Challenge
Snowflakes sky-high in drifts of white furrows shuffle across pastures once green with envy. Corn stalks higher than a kite absorbed rain and windy...
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Welcome 2019

I welcome 2019, I'm glad it's here. I hope it will be an excellent year. Many years ago on every New Year's Day, Mom cooked hog jowls and black eyed...
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The Right Time
The Right Time By Paul McCann I wake up in the morning with a song in my head and I lie there for a moment then I get out of bed , I start writing...
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The Young Man
at the grocery counter regales customers in a metronome of conversation and actions eye contact and quickness placing groceries in bags – tallying...
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Resolution 01/01/19
Resolution 01/01/19 Pay no heed to the ticking of the clock, Fear not the endless march of nights and days, Forget what may or may not come to pass,...
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The Ending of 2018

The end of 2018 is very near. In just a matter of hours, 2019 will become the new year. 2018 was a sad year because my aunt died. After 43 years of...
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New Year
New Year Like the old year Stale air makes you feel faint New Year like the old year With a new lick of paint New Year Resolutions Promises you know...
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An 18 month-old meets Penelope the Penguin

‘Hello! I’m Penelope the Penguin’ (Mum wriggling bright hand puppet) “He-ow” (huge smile from ear to ear, shining eyes) …
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Ragged Falls
Ragged falls The first time it was still mild. We climbed your rocky outcrops And dared our feet upon slippery stones While you thundered past In...
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Incarnation
Sounds from the past can be heard from afar, waking a memory from its sleep.
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