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I'm a 60 year old father/grandfather and I reside in South Central Kansas. I write poems that rhyme mostly, and have a couple attempts at free verse, plus one short story. "A poem is never finished- only abandoned." Paul Valery
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Farewell, for Now- Nom. 2020 Quill Award
This is an elegy I wrote for our son who suffered from PTSD. He shot himself 01-29-2020
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~249 Words
Tragedy, Death, Personal
Type: Poetry
Updated 5 years ago
Leaves Covered With Snow
A Winter monorhyme, Couplet- 9 syl. per line
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E
~122 Words
Contest, Nature, Other
Type: Poetry
Updated 6 years ago
Snowdrifts
Memories of snow sculptures AABB 5 quatrains, 10 syllables per line
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E
~169 Words
Nature, Experience, Other
Type: Poetry
Updated 7 years ago
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The Little Cigar Box
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First attempt at a short story. That box held a lot more than just my material trinkets.
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Oct 13th, 2015
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Time Away
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4 quatrains, 8 syl. per line Some advice to my 3 teenagers in '95. Modern day Polonius?
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All the Above
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7-6 7-6 ABAB
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Oh Captain! Our Captain!
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A tribute to my mentor- Robin Williams 12 syl. per line. AABB
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LETTER/MEMO
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Honor + Service = Sacrifice
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A letter to our American Servicemen and Servicewomen.
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May 19th, 2011
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Poetpourri?
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The not sure of their genre poems.
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Spiritual Poems
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Spiritual and Supernatural poems
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Poems for contests
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Needing some work, but fun stories- (poems)
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Nature
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Nature poems -
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Dark Poems
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Elegy's, and my dark side, poems written enduring sad times.
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POETRY
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Lake Loosen Up
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A mini vacation, immensely helping me find my muse again. 12 syl per line, ABAB
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Draft Card
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Fictional story about Vietnam War. One never knows if it is truly fictional.
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POETRY
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Farewell, for Now- Nom. 2020 Quill Award
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This is an elegy I wrote for our son who suffered from PTSD. He shot himself 01-29-2020
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Feb 11th, 2020
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My First Day of School
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For September 2019 Senior Citizens Forum Contest
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POETRY
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Longing to See Sis
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An elegy for my older sister who passed away Dec. 19th, 2017 AABB 12 syllables per line.
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Mar 4th, 2018
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POETRY
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Bird of Prey
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Haiku contest- my first attempt...Nature prompt Ok, my 3 attempts.
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