tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82343137835370916372024-03-13T21:57:32.082-07:00Rhymes and Times RememberedAudrey's Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049169691475452418noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234313783537091637.post-35373036029867904822021-01-01T11:12:00.001-08:002021-01-01T11:12:11.432-08:00Happy New Year!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iC7g6JNYANfqrG-z9DWnvz5yMbIONTj9ryCL45V372SjRbddsXrwNcUv3POCTZTnzh7MPTFDNyoYZj5HpYc0Odj6uwwiWwzh1Kz7c8Nx85-Lu7HwLSTbkYiRalb_YXGHFDWEcORcivY/s630/new+year+2021.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iC7g6JNYANfqrG-z9DWnvz5yMbIONTj9ryCL45V372SjRbddsXrwNcUv3POCTZTnzh7MPTFDNyoYZj5HpYc0Odj6uwwiWwzh1Kz7c8Nx85-Lu7HwLSTbkYiRalb_YXGHFDWEcORcivY/s320/new+year+2021.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Audrey's Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049169691475452418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234313783537091637.post-24438350453781765362020-10-09T12:22:00.001-07:002020-10-09T12:22:14.903-07:00Thanksgiving 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkokEwyr1VlYDA3jOztXbSfB71a48-f5WMK3sAVW3SGZ4D2JWEtJi6uxSNzki7NKw645fxE8dVMI0XeJ6GHV1u6cWhCkn4miA1Lruym_QKJqUq-tkC-ky9dmC_wyHsmU2NiZsbJEBWh-w/s960/Thanksgiving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkokEwyr1VlYDA3jOztXbSfB71a48-f5WMK3sAVW3SGZ4D2JWEtJi6uxSNzki7NKw645fxE8dVMI0XeJ6GHV1u6cWhCkn4miA1Lruym_QKJqUq-tkC-ky9dmC_wyHsmU2NiZsbJEBWh-w/s320/Thanksgiving.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Audrey's Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049169691475452418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234313783537091637.post-1845520644933243552020-04-19T06:32:00.002-07:002020-04-19T06:32:59.313-07:00Jurgen's Cake - a poem by Jurgen Braunohler, Elliot Lake<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f1f0f0; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">"JURGEN'S CAKE.
Jurgen came from East York.
He moved up here to Elliot Lake.
He had an operation
'Cause he always ate his cake.
He ate the Wurst Things
Of his life with grit
And all the Good Things too.
He didn't know just when to quit:
His appendix like a bomb it blew.
But Jurgen is a bugger.
He gobbled up his Looming Doom!
He gobbled up the road up here
What next do you think
He's going to do?"
Jurgen Braunohler.
Please note, "worst" was misspelled on purpose. Wurst is the German word for sausage. This is my attempt to resist negativism.</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Audrey's Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049169691475452418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234313783537091637.post-25691325617054588352020-02-06T13:05:00.003-08:002020-02-06T13:05:58.808-08:00A Birthday Poem for David Brydges by Laura LandersA Birthday Poem for David Brydges by Laura Landers<br />
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<br />Audrey's Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049169691475452418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234313783537091637.post-83053105144112078322020-02-02T16:44:00.001-08:002020-02-02T16:44:16.017-08:00Old Man's Heart - a poem by Chuck Forget <span style="-ms-user-select: text; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f1f0f0; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">Old Man's Heart
<br />From our first words<br />A connection of the Divine was present<br />I was smitten by the words and the grey they conveyed<br />This old man's heart again felt tinges of a long lost feelings of love.<br />The journey to this place has been filled with contemplation<br />He teaches still of a place we can find peace in ourselves<br />Yet this many times has deserted him<br />Allowing himself to feel again the passion of another's touch and smile<br />Laughter and dance abound<br />This old man's heart is home and well again.</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Audrey's Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049169691475452418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234313783537091637.post-2020219765594629452019-12-16T08:09:00.002-08:002019-12-16T08:09:48.077-08:00Merry Christmas Poetry Lovers! :-)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Audrey's Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049169691475452418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234313783537091637.post-81309448273532898472019-10-12T11:43:00.000-07:002019-10-12T11:43:11.112-07:00Happy Thanksgiving Weekend 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Audrey's Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049169691475452418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234313783537091637.post-20984571205055877582019-06-29T04:55:00.000-07:002019-06-29T04:55:15.261-07:00Happy Canada Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Dear Canada, I love you,</b></div>
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<b>You have been so good to me.</b></div>
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<b>How blessed am I to call my home</b></div>
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<b>I'm grateful for the gifts you give</b></div>
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<b>Freedom, hope, and peace. </b></div>
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<b>I've traveled far, seen many lands</b></div>
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<b>Dear Canada, I love you,</b></div>
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<b>My homeland proud and true.</b></div>
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<br />Audrey's Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049169691475452418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234313783537091637.post-50078070608136736032018-10-05T17:51:00.001-07:002018-10-05T17:51:25.934-07:00Have a safe & happy Thanksgiving weekend! :-)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Audrey's Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049169691475452418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234313783537091637.post-52259003736599869212018-08-20T08:53:00.003-07:002018-08-20T08:53:31.440-07:00Just a Memory Now ... a poem by Audrey Austin<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Leaning
on lamp post, lungs spent, he lingers,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Peaceful
heaped upon my plate,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Joy,
just a memory now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mystical
marvels warm, feelings beyond begin,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her
fathomless faith radiates love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sisterhood,
friendship, know no bounds,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her
strength is mine so undeserved,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Soul
mate, just a memory now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Relaxed
in armchair, relief raised feet,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Quiet
eyes reflect on words unspoken,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lift
a glass, cheers to evening,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A
day’s work done and all is well,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">True
love, just a memory now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Impatience
rules and words are harsh,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yet
look within, see habit reign,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While
brush in hand great beauty wins,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As
canvas fills with dreams on wall,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Burdened,
just a memory now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hands
on keyboard, I’m still here,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My
heart implodes with quiet fear,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bring
them back, don’t let this be,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The years
are minutes blinding me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This
moment, just a memory now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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</strong><br />
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<strong>TO LOVE AGAIN</strong></div>
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</strong></u><div align="CENTER">
<strong>a poem by Audrey Austin</strong></div>
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<strong> </strong></div>
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<strong>Love let me down,</strong></div>
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<strong>Left me wandering,</strong></div>
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<strong>Wondering </strong></div>
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<strong>How I could ever trust again.</strong></div>
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</strong><br />
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<strong>Yes, love let me down,</strong></div>
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</strong><br />
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<strong>But time brought reprieve,</strong></div>
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<strong>Rest, and recompense</strong></div>
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<strong>From one who cared,</strong></div>
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<strong>One who shared,</strong></div>
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<strong>One who taught me to forgive,</strong></div>
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<strong>To let go, let feelings flow</strong></div>
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<strong>To a safe place </strong></div>
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<strong>Where I could smile and love again.</strong></div>
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<strong>Love lifted me</strong></div>
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<strong>And love’s name was</strong></div>
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<strong>Brian.</strong></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Another birthday
for our dear & wonderful Mom<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Imagine, she
would now be one hundred and eleven</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 12pt;">.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Yes, twenty seven
yrs. ago she left this shore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">And she is with
Jesus in heaven forever more.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">There are so many
memories as we think of her each day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">And I know you
agree that we miss her more than words can say.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">She set so many
examples for us we appreciate so<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">As we strive to
be like her always has been our goal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Belated ”Happy
Birthday” in Heaven Mom. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Weary</div>
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Weary woman worries when<br />The door is shut <br />On hope that drowns<br />In white envelopes<br />Piling up on table<br />Demanding satisfaction<br />Threatening to kill the little faith <br />That barely floats above the stack.</div>
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Wet rag wipes the table<br />Serviettes wrap the stainless<br />Smile glued at the corners<br />She pretends it is painless.<br />
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It’s too hot; it’s too cold<br />It’s still raw; it is burned<br />The cook pays no mind<br />While the server is spurned.<br />
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Shifts short; she is part-time<br />Reliant on tips<br />She swallows her tears<br />With a smile on the lips.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">The Lonely
Poet<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Audrey
Austin<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">She worked
hard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">throughout her
life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">shared days of
joy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">and those of
strife<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">but right or
wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">That’s how it
was for Ruby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Aging
widow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">dark of
night<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">she misses her
children<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">and doesn’t
feel right<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">but now
alone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">with pen she
scribes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">undaunted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Writes
down<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">the joy, the
pain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">scratches out
a line<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">then writes
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