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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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Such good writing Peter. So often, couples won’t acknowledge the other until one day there’s one less partner to walk through life with. Death hits hard and the regret of not sharing openly the feelings that still linger underneath.
Your poem narrates characters in a story of their lives. They live through your words. This is so well done.
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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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Read More(1983) …I’m running scared, I’m running fast, I’m running for my lifeWhile soldiers fire from the left and rebels shoot from the rightThe sound of death is a deafening boom from all the bloody strifeBut as a nine-year-old boy, it...
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Powerfully penned, Wally. A very heartfelt write my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thank you Damian.
It’s an impressionable memory that still seems vivid in my mind from time to time. Either way, I’m glad to be here and share with others.
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This had my heart pounding for you. That is something I would never want for anyone to experience in their lives. It does happen though.
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Hi Fia,
It all happened so fast and yet the memory of it is still fresh in my mind after so many years. Now that I read books and stories I’m baffled at how bad (or worse) it was for others. There is a movie coming out later this year about one of these massacres. I wrote a piece about it while at DU but I know the movie will tell the heartbreaking story in detail.
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Sometimes I’m a little partial to war and the suffering because of it. The futility of the common soldier and civilians. it’s never glamorous and never without suffrage. You wrote it well.
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Thank you so much Styxian.
The damage it does to people as a society has long lasting consequences. As I was telling Fia in the previous comment, the movie coming out later this year will tell more of the stories. We must always learn our history to see where we’ve been so we see the signs ahead.
Hope you’re doing well.
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Powerfully penned, Amethyste. I haven’t always been a fan of mine either. Appreciate you.
Damian
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As time marches across mine I get that feeling off and on. Simple but powerful
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Yes on bad days you feel exceptionally ugly. Thank you for reading Fia.
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Read MoreI didn't ask to be a doctor of your writingnor of your lost personality,I didn't ask to be anythingand I don't want you, nor do I like you...nor do I care about you... I want to forget. I get lost...
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Powerfully penned, PAR. Excellent write my friend. I can feel the pain in your words, haunted by a memory, wishing time would make you forget. Nicely done as always. Appreciate you my brother.
Damian
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You are the best my brother!
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This is giving me sorrow and slight anger. Really good spill.
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Two of the most poetic emotions. Good! A big hug my dear.
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Awesome! This is the poem of the day to me. The frustration jerking the pen across the page, all helter skelter. The need to be stern and yet softened at the core.
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Thank you for being there and reading my things. Big hug, a very special 2026!
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Read MoreKilling Time I think it only fairto suggest,time needs usand dearly just to prove thatit exists ..But there is not enough of it left to enjoyand the dark days that still lie ahead of us bare the longestof shadowsand...
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Beautifully quiet and contemplative. You made me pause.
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Make my day why don’t you .. Neville
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Powerfully penned, Neville. Excellent write my friend. You’ve been missed around here. Nicely done as always. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Now that’s what I call heart-warming to read on a very cold day. Thank you kindly & true sir .. Neville
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This is really deep and that time needs us is very interesting thought.
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Cheers Fia .. I’ll keep that in mind for next time .. Wishing you all good things this New Year .. Neville 😎🌻👍
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This takes me to the thought…if it’s not noticed, is it real? Time is one of the most precious gifts, and it’s not an infinite sum allotted. Pay attention to it. It’s gone between one breath and the next. This is brilliant in its simple complexity. It’s good to see your words again
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I am more than delighted you came by this way and left a little bit of you behind .. Many sincere thanks Willow .. Neville 😎🌻👍
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What Willow said.
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Bless you kind sir .. Neville
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This is one outstanding write Peter. Well said and very well detailed.