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Read MoreI jut out from the long black seama shiny thing, unlike any other in the shaft.Just a speck of brightness,a stark contrastin the endless darkness.I know I'm different.Always have been.The black seam dominates everything down herewith its drab, dour,...
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Beautifully penned, Peter. Excellent write my friend. A diamond in the rough so to speak kinda vibe. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Marvelous…
Wonderful wordplay…
Perfect ending…
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Powerfully penned, Peter. Excellent write my friend, also thanks for the history. Nicely done. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thanks Damian.
I’m not American or a believer in God but the change in motto reflects the change in America.A country that once accepted the hungry,the tired,the persecuted now turns it’s back on them…..bet if they were billionaires they’d be welcomed with open arms.
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Completely agree with you my friend. It almost foreshadows the Christian Nationalist movement going on in this country right now. America has turned heel. To use pro wrestling lingo. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Read MoreLong married companions, bodies altered by the slow rivers of years,flesh softened, hair silvered, eyes deepened with unseen storms.He sits content in the quiet grass of doing little,she surges forever onward, busy with the world's endless motions,Going, doing, planning...
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Thanks for the kind comment.
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This is quietly heartbreaking and beautifully observed—love and life in parallel lines.
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Thank you Thomas and Tim for your thoughtful and kind remarks.
I share most of my writing with anyone other than my wife.I wonder how much great poets of the past shared works with their partners.🙏
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Powerfully penned, Peter. Excellent write my friend. This is amazing storytelling at its finest. Appreciate you.
Damian
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This is sad and the description of how things even though you are doing what you must day to day you forget that the partner must be taking care of just like everyone and everything else
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This is probably the way it is for most older couples. Yet always at least parallel, not veering away. Close enough for a hand to hold, to acknowledge the other. I envy that, to have someday. Just to know I am not ever really alone. As bittersweet as it can seem, it is also a reward unto itself. That commitment to stay so near, even if it seems a bit far at times. Hearts have a way…
Wonderful write. Poignant and pin-point.
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Beautifully dark.
I hear you.
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Powerfully penned, Peter. Incredible write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thanks James and Damian for the nice comments.
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Read MoreBah humbug it's that time of year,fill our fat bellies,guzzle some beer.Over do everything,shop till we drop,Christmas a circus,a giant big top.It's not about family, not anymore,it's more about getting and what you can score.It's stressful and lonely for...
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It seems that the more favorable holiday has shifted to thanks giving.
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Even Thanksgiving has been corrupted by overconsumption.
How many turkeys were thankful….lol
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Cleverly penned, Peter. Excellent write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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