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THE FALL

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The snow is falling 

again.

She feels like an old

friend.

I fall with her at my

ease.

With one request, if you

please.

I beg her to break  my

fall,

and allow grace to cover the sins of

all.

Sun strikingly yearns to rise and 

heat

the frozen earth beneath my

feet.

My fall, I fear is not easy nor

soft.

Minds cooling their anger keep hope

aloft.

But, I am sinking beneath the 

weight

of my own government filled with such

hate.

Will we ever see another summer  of

love?

If cold snow keeps falling from

above?

One thing I truly

know.

No one can make me hate the

snow.

My heart melts as the snow soon

will.

I hold fast to love for all,

still.

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AGELESS LOVE

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Writing romance can only be done in the dark of night

while stars yet dance holding tight

to Orion’s belt, keeping apace in love’s delight,

swaying to the tune of memories so bright,

they light up the darkest and deepest insights,

recalling softly-murmured prose 

that touched the heart and curled the toes,

lifted up bodies locked in embrace,

and kissed in rhythm keeping the pace.

Nights seem long to young lovers

but may I remind, 

romance too easily fades over time.

The night too soon ends in the glare of the sun.

Oh, what lovers would give to stay young.

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The Passion of Old Age

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I carry the buckets heavy with ash

from the spot where love burned 

long in the past.

Charred earth remains.

Charred hopes dashed.

Passion so bright it lit up the night.

Only ash remains in dawn’s cold light.

Ash is good for the soul.

It reminds us what we all know

in the darkest recesses 

where we seldom go.

We are dust.

and return to dust we must.

Thus, I carry buckets, yours and mine,

with ashes from a brighter time

where light was stronger,

where we could see better.

When we were stronger,

and we were better.

I remember the sparks

that lit love sublime

as I empty the buckets

and spread a dust so fine.

It covers the garden bed

where our roses now climb.

Each rose is a kiss

recalled from the time

when your touch started a fire

and your lips on mine

offered a taste of the Divine.

And love, warm love,

continues to grow.

Its fire now banked

in a steady, warm glow.

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CLIMBING WITH UKRAINE

Keep watching.

Keep helping.

Do not stop now

when the road rises up

and we near the brow 

of the hill.

From the top we will see

both the way we have come

and where we shall be

once we descend

the other side

now unknown.

keep climbing.

Tired and worn,

soul-sore and forlorn,

we must trudge on.

Despite the sirens which warn

of incoming cyber 

and missile attacks.

Prepare to fight back.

Find strength to continue.

There is no going back.

Peace of mind is the price we pay

standing outside comfort zones,

as day follows night,

to defeat the evils which delight

despots and autocrats.

Goodness and mercy light our way.

Be not afraid. Stay the course.

All roads come to an end;

unlike rainbows,

which use our tears

and the sunlight of truth

to color a new world

where peace can rebuild

new cities on the hill.

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