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Bent Over a Rondeau #atozchallenge #poetry #photography
That long forgotten old oak tree bent in abjection’s misery no longer watered by the farm planks torn off the old wooden barn an era’s ending not so pretty * A place once full of life and green...
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Siren’s Sonnet #atozchallenge #poetry
The Siren’s Sonnet Siren’s captives cast upon the wind lovers never to dry their eyes too young, they never realize stormy reefs eager do they send ballast relegate to ocean’s end hearts we miss...
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Thunderous #atozchallenge #poetry #photography
Thunderous my feelings blue eyes gaze into my soul weak kneed tremble thunder sends me reeling the clouds clap with emotion caught off guard I tumble thunderous my feelings blue eyes gaze into my...
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Unveil Me #atozchallenge #poetry #photography
Unveiled me more than a covering look beneath Unveil me look with eyes at a new world perfection Unveil me look to the heart of the matter more than cells Unveil me past a scoping tube a mere...
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Vintage #atozchallenge #photochallenge #poetry
Never too old smooth, the perfect bouquet fill my glass Over the last several months, I have been looking for letters of the alphabet in nature and architecture. This study is in the letter “V” for the...
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Weight of Feelings #atozchallenge #poetry #photography
I felt the weight of Atlas precariously balanced on my shoulders a lifetime fit into that cupful of moments *** So many things remembered others eternally forgotten the grimace of anguish permanently...
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YoYo #atozchallenge #poetry #photography
YoYo, What a funny word for something that rides a string all day long what about a round thing goes up and down? Life how funny and absurd round and round the circle bring when you are gone there’s...
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A to Z! #atozchallenge #photography #haiku
Letters merge a world unfolds at pen’s tip A new mystery
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“U” Unique #AutismUniquelyYou #atozchallenge
You always were so clever so out of the box and I was always so grateful for the things I was taught people are different in so many ways you study volcanoes I think of sun’s rays your mind is a...
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“V” is for Violet by Newt Livesay #atozchallenge
She used to be sweet as violets now she’s jut the fat girl that you cant wait to get rid of. So the question is, “how?” You know if you shoot her there would be ‘stuff’ everywhere and after watching...
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wire #children #atozchallange
man size stripes children forced to bare who will make this right cold hard becomes the stare *** wire cuts clean through innocence dies sign our own doom none believe the lies * children pay the...
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Cross Roads for “X” #atozchallenge
At the crossroads our eyes met a young boy driving cattle in a city traffic jam my jaw drops at the sight what world have I been sent back in time to you reached your hand through the window no need...
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Kindness #atozchallenge #elderlyissues
Reached out a hand shadow covers life’s light she held mine *** Kindness seems like a great word for the A to Z challenge as we start a new week “She was the kindest and loving neighbor I’ve ever...
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The Letter L #atozchallenge #noir #fiction
I slowly traced the letter “L” in the thick wool carpet. I left her blood stain to help me keep my edge. “Lily I can’t let go of this. I know you would want me to help” I felt a tug was it sleep? a...
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Moms and Memory #elderlyissues #atozchallenge
Morning Glory Trail sun rises with a smile her hands still agile *** We are fortunate my mother still has an agile mind and a healthy body. As our moms age, we go through denial, look for the person...
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Nexus #elderlyissues #atozchallenge
For the elderly person the nexus of life can be chronic illness. Its the one thing so many share. My husband’s brothers all talk about the illnesses they share or how many times they go to the...
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Time Goes Too Fast #elderlyissues #atozchallenge #photography #poetry
Time… moves as the sun faster than we run a round face with hands a circular plan each hour marked never light never dark Time moves without thinking heart beat quickly ticking a baby’s yawn before...
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Uncovering Needs #elderlyissues #atozchallenge
I have found that working with the elderly is like digging for treasure – I am never disappointed with what I find. There are times (especially with dementia) that we must uncover their needs or what...
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Our View #elderlyissues #atozchallenge
As a caregivers we may have clear ideas of what our family member needs. After all in many cases we have known them our entire lives. “My father only likes tuna fish for lunch. It’s all he ever eats.”...
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What Would We do Without Water? #hydration #health #elderlyissues #atozchallenge
Most of my clients don’t need to pump their own water though some are on well water. I recently got a call from adopted family in Africa. ” My wife is sick and the baby is bloated.There are no...
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