Month: December 2011
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And So This is Christmas
And what have you done? Another year olderAnd a new one just begunA very Merry Christmas,And a Happy New YearLet’s hope it’s a good oneWithout any fearI couldn’t post until Christmas was over.I didn’t know what to expect. Truth is I dreaded Christmas Last year I shut the whole thing out- because I could. A…
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Movement
The cab drove me through the streets of DC, I watched the passing monuments; the Washington, World War II, the National Library. We stopped in the middle of the road while a police car blocked the intersection. “I could find another way Miss,” he said. A minivan pulled in behind us, “I think we might…
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Heart
My mom’s friend greeted me warmly at a recent fundraiser. She embraced me and said, “how is your heart?” I was taken aback a bit and didn’t answer. She answered for me, “It is still broken isn’t it? Of course it is.” “Well yes,” I finally said, ” it will always be. It should be…
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