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    Silent Night

    It’s Christmas Eve, and we’re at the house she grew up in, after driving hours from campus where we met. She was a bright eyed freshman, and I a clumsy teaching assistant.She knew I’d be alone for the holiday,...

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    the woman you knew

    delicate understanding, I have made you feel forgottendreaded truth, I've been adrift and all the world is a blurI'm losing myself forgetting what I once knewyour face haunts my dreamsI've let you down and I can't change thatmy heart...

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    • Powerfully penned, Brenda. A very introspective write my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. Appreciate you.

      Damian

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    Candy Cane Daydreams

    it isn't all tinsel tiny lights all twinklingcandles on the mantelscent of cookies in the airsometimes...it's different  daddy rolled his chair up to the windowgazing out into a snowy nightno cheery carolers on the porchno tree adorning the cornertwo little girls...

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    • This is a hard hitting one because I do relate to this piece.i enjoy your work

    • Oh! it makes me think back to simpler times when things weren’t all amuck.

    • Powerfully penned, Willow. Excellent lyrics my friend. Really dig the musical accompaniment. I heard gospel and r&b elements maybe a touch of Motown. Nicely done. Appreciate you.

      Damian

      • A lot of the bones for this was Southern Rock. I always enjoy how you feel out all the textures. It’s like a treasure hunt, finding all the pieces that make it a cohesive whole. I rolled into nostalgia and came out with this one, my friend

    • Not everything comes shiny and new for Christmas but its the effort that counts
      Unfortunately, when tragedy happens it doesn’t care what day it is.
      I hope you and your family had a great Christmas Day:). Always focus on the positive here and now chica:)
      They carry us through the hard times.

      Merry Christmas 🎄

      • I’m not chasing shadows. But I feel strongly about honoring the roots, where I came from and what molded me into who I am today. Those experiences taught me to pay it forward, appreciate what we have and keep the fire lit in the heart. Thank you, Adelphina

    • Dear W,

      Beautiful, heart felt, heartache, touchingly gorgeous I could go on. Every word so poignant and meaningful you’ve painted a word picture that has touched me beyond measure. Beautiful write. H🌷

      • I live a dual awareness, I think. Because I’m so familiar with the shadows, I’m aware that others might be struggling even while I’m thriving. I was there once. And could be again one day. I honor those memories and those souls as best I can. My experiences helped me raise a daughter more aware and giving than she might have been in other circumstances. We believe strongly in giving back and paying it forward. Thank you, Honoria…it’s good to see you roaming the halls

    • This poem honors the truth many people carry through the holidays—the quiet grief, the missing chairs, the love that survives scarcity. It’s honest without bitterness, and that makes it powerful.

      • Good times may dawn, but I never forget where I came from and where others might still be. It’s not about wallowing in the memories, it’s about honoring them and making space for them by the hearth. Thank you so much, Thomas

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    Merry C.

    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all on Stars Rite. I'll be back sometime next year.  🙂

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    queries

    darkening temper fragile of faithcontemplating the dour side of lifewhen in my solutide ponderthe cruelty befallen mepleasure attribed by troubling mewith a question for the Gods whythere is great compassion and love, I knowmy mind ponders the why of...

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