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NaPoWriMo Day 11- Napoleon Ave

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Napoleon Ave Gargoyle perched above Sending his silent message Find your happy place ______________________________ For about 8 years I was actively under the care of a doctor. I went to his office on Napoleon Ave weekly, sometimes several times a week. After examination or the latest procedure I would wait in his office for him and the revised treatment plan. He had a gargoyle perched on top of a tall bookshelf and I would silently talk to it while I waited. He was a good listener. After the storm (Hurricane Katrina) the doc moved to an office further way (his … Continue reading NaPoWriMo Day 11- Napoleon Ave

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NaPoWriMo: Day 10 – Freely Let Them Fall

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  Freely Let Them Fall Our tears are the water of life, cleansing the debris left from suffering and grief, preparing the soil of our sensitivity, nourishing appreciation and forgiveness. __________________________________________________ The inspiration for this poem was the following passage: “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” ~~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Continue reading NaPoWriMo: Day 10 – Freely Let Them Fall

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NaPoWriMo: Day 5-Pray For The Innocent

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Pray for the Innocent We all know we will die one day off in the unforeseeable future. So far away we can keep it out of our mental line of vision while we are free to live our lives on our own terms. We are neither physically nor mentally confined to a cage, told when to eat, when to sleep, when we may feel the warmth of sunshine on our upturned faces. When we lie awake at night, unable to sleep, we think about our work or the little worries we have like someone who did us wrong that day … Continue reading NaPoWriMo: Day 5-Pray For The Innocent

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NaPoWriMo: Day 4 – You Go, Girl

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  You Go, Girl Laughter fills the booth in between urgent whispers, spilling into the street making passers-by turn around to look with knowing smiles. ________________________ Note: “You Go, Girl” is a well known graffiti artist in the city. This is one of her more sedate pieces. If you, like me, find street art fascinating you might like to see my Flickr set of New Orleans street art here. I dreamed the first four words of this poem a few days ago and went looking in my Flickr to find a photo that might go along with it. The rest … Continue reading NaPoWriMo: Day 4 – You Go, Girl

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NaPoWriMo: Day 2 – The Only Side That Counts

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The Only Side That Counts   This winter wind blows as cold as your indifference, tearing at my coat like your words tore at my heart that night when I cried out for help. You turned your back on me – deliberately – even though you’d been where I was, felt what I was feeling. Had admitted as much to me. We were never really friends. We didn’t know how to be. We never shared anything of significance except a bit of time now and then. Finally, even that was more than you wanted to give. Continue reading NaPoWriMo: Day 2 – The Only Side That Counts