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FAMILY AND PERSONAL
For my family and me -
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The bits and pieces of my heart
For all the world to see
This folder is for family tales
And tales - about me..
Portfolio -> FAMILY AND PERSONAL

HAUNTED  [ASR]   1.2 KB
I am haunted by memories -

AN ANGEL IN THE MAKING  [ASR]   2.1 KB
For my daughter Cheryl Anne - battling cancer

THE DIAGNOSIS - FIRST YOU CRY  [ASR]   2.0 KB
A phone call from a daughter - that you anticpated before the diagnosis -

BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR MONTY  [ASR]   68 Posts
Just to wish a dear friend a HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON JUNE 24, 2011

REMORSE  [ASR]   1.0 KB
Being sorry after doesn't heal the bruises (battered women)

THEN THE WELL WENT DRY  [ASR]   1.4 KB
God never gives us more than we can handle, but He keeps testing our faith!

A WORLD WITHOUT ME  [ASR]   0.7 KB
There comes a moment in time when it's time to go - or is it?

NO WAY OUT  [18+]   0.4 KB
Just a short verse on my life, depression hurts...

IF I'M STILL ALIVE AT SEVENTY-FIVE  [ASR]   1.0 KB
These silent thoughts creep into my head in the wee hours of the morning!

WE WILL REMEMBER  [ASR]   1.2 KB
In memory of friend and mentor, Kansaspoet -

A MOTHER'S LOVE  [ASR]   1.6 KB
Free Verse written for Sherris Coloring The World Contest

CAMPFIRE ENTRIES   [ASR]   6 Items
From time to time I join a campfire group for the fun of it!

COME THE MORNING  [ASR]   1.3 KB
Written for Kitty and Monty, with love for two special friends

THE LIGHT THAT STILL SHINES  [ASR]   2.5 KB
Dedicated to my 83-year old sister whose remaining life is spent in a nursing home

FOR HEATHER  [ASR]   1.8 KB
Written for a friend, whose wife is fighting cancer

I ASKED GOD "WHY??"  [13+]   1.4 KB
For nine months, she carried the baby. It died at birth.

THE GIFT OF LIFE  [ASR]   1.3 KB
Written for Lou, who has been an inspiration -

GOD SAVE THE CHILDREN!  [18+]   1.9 KB
Time to stop the slaughter of the innocents!

THE AUTHORS  [ASR]   2.1 KB
They write, but can they sell?

ONLINE FRIENDS  [E]   1.1 KB
Some people come into your life and make a real difference -

THE MEASURE OF A MAN  [ASR]   1.1 KB
Written for a friend -

RIVER OF TEARS  [ASR]   1.4 KB
A tribute to Slim Dusty - a country singer from Australia who died today

OLD FRIENDS  [ASR]   1.4 KB
..are the ones we sometimes forget to remember -

A LONELY ROAD  [ASR]   0.9 KB
..awaits you

BRUISED HEART  [13+]   0.9 KB
These are the bruises that don't show -

FLASHBACKS  [ASR]   3.0 KB
It seems like a different life -

BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR MY BEST FRIEND  [ASR]   2.0 KB
Better late than never???

ANOTHER DAY  [ASR]   1.2 KB
Listen to the sound of TAPS -

HAD A TALK WITH THE DEVIL  [ASR]   1.6 KB
Get outta my life!

THE RACE  [ASR]   1.1 KB
Written for my son -

TWO A.M.  [ASR]   1.6 KB
Addicted to Writing.com? Do you think so??

JUST ANOTHER SUNDAY  [ASR]   1.4 KB
How will you spend another Sunday?

REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE!  [ASR]   1.0 KB
There is no need to feel alone -

NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW  [ASR]   1.5 KB
..will keep me from writing -

GET UP AND GO!  [ASR]   1.0 KB
Sometimes you just have to...

DELIGHTING MY SENSES  [E]   0.9 KB
Written just for the fun of it!

THIS IS NOT A RHYME!  [ASR]   1.8 KB
An amazing coincidence!

HIGH ALERT  [13+]   1.8 KB
Our country has been put on high alert, terrorism may strike again!

TV DEBUT  [13+]   1.1 KB
It doesn't hurt to poke a little fun at yourself -

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND  [ASR]   1.4 KB
..that I am still capable of being ME..

A HAPPIER NEW YEAR!  [ASR]   1.0 KB
I've almost made it through December...

THE NURSING HOME (An Empty Bed)  [ASR]   3.4 KB
I turned to go into my sister's room -

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PASSION?  [13+]   0.9 KB
...that was there last night??

THE LITTLE ONE  [ASR]   1.7 KB
Oh, let's pick on the little one!

ANGEL ON HIS SHOULDER  [ASR]   1.3 KB
Somehow he made it through -

NOVEMBER 20TH - AGAIN  [ASR]   1.1 KB
The day she died -

WAITING FOR HIS CALL  [ASR]   1.1 KB
He's on his way back home -

MY FRIEND  [ASR]   0.7 KB
Taking the time to say thanks -

A LITTLE CHILLY  [ASR]   1.2 KB
Living in the North has its drawbacks -

WEARING OUT  [ASR]   2.5 KB
I must be getting older but -

THROUGH THE VALLEY OF DEATH  [13+]   1.4 KB
How do we face the threats?

DARKNESS  [ASR]   1.2 KB
It was a dark and stormy night...:-)

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME  [ASR]   1.1 KB
Setting the clocks - fall back, spring ahead!

ANGER  [13+]   0.9 KB
A quick look at anger -

IT'S WEARING OFF  [ASR]   0.9 KB
The little pill with the smiley face that fights depression -

TO FORGIVE AND FORGET  [ASR]   1.0 KB
..sometimes easier said than done -

FIRST FROST  [E]   0.7 KB
Really, really cold outside!

THE WORLD TODAY  [ASR]   1.0 KB
is terrifying if you believe it all -

WHISPERS  [ASR]   0.9 KB
Well-meaning, but still -

PANIC ATTACK  [13+]   1.1 KB
No control over feelings like this -

THE GIRL I USED TO BE  [ASR]   1.5 KB
Looking back on my life with a raised eyebrow -

OUTGROWING IT  [ASR]   1.9 KB
Facing the older me head-on!

FEELING LOW  [13+]   1.1 KB
...and trying to get over it!

PUZZLE PIECES  [ASR]   2.0 KB
Will I ever find all the pieces...?

MY SON  [ASR]   1.3 KB
Troubled life to better days -

TAKING THE TIME  [ASR]   1.3 KB
Sometimes I am just too busy...

THE PEN  [ASR]   1.1 KB
Someday the pen will drop, and there will be no more -

HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW  [ASR]   1.0 KB
Some things just don't last -

WHITE CANDLE  [ASR]   0.9 KB
Lighting the candle to purify my soul -

ONE MORE TIME  [ASR]   1.3 KB
He's going back to the hospital -

WHAT MATTERS  [ASR]   1.1 KB
What really matters these days?

LESSON FROM A DOG  [ASR]   2.3 KB
Sometimes a dog is smarter than we are -

LIVING  [ASR]   1.6 KB
It's all its cracked up to be!

ANOTHER ONE  [13+]   1.3 KB
For those who choose to die by their own hand -

CHARMING BILLY  [13+]   2.4 KB
Suicide of a 22 year old great nephew - dealing with the news in my own way

MEMORIES OF YOU  [ASR]   0.8 KB
Pieces of the past found one day -

THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING  [E]   1.1 KB
Happy Birthday, Stories.com!

PHONE CALL AT MIDNIGHT  [ASR]   1.9 KB
It's when you hate to hear the phone ring -

THE VISITOR  [ASR]   2.4 KB
She closed her eyes and welcomed sleep -

FIRST SNOW  [ASR]   0.9 KB
Looking forward to the first snow - again, this year -

THE FAWN  [ASR]   0.9 KB
Driving home at night, a small fawn jumped out in front of my car -

THE MORNING SUN  [ASR]   1.8 KB
..beats down upon us -

NIGHT LIGHTS  [E]   0.9 KB
Looking up past the treetops, I see the beauty of the night lights -

INSPIRATIONAL  [ASR]   1.5 KB
,,heartwarming to see the audience stand when they sang "America, The Beautiful" -

IT'S OKAY TO CRY  [ASR]   1.0 KB
,,when life hits you in the heart -

ONE MORE STEP  [ASR]   1.3 KB
It was hard for her to walk but her courage was showing -

PIECES OF MY HEART  [ASR]   0.8 KB
So many people fill the pieces of my heart -

ALMOST OVER  [ASR]   1.6 KB
Life is really much too short so why...

THE COLORS OF FALL  [E]   1.0 KB
...are beginning to show again -

TIDES  [ASR]   1.0 KB
Nature has a way of washing away the problems -

BRING ON TOMORROW  [ASR]   0.8 KB
..I can't handle today -

THE THINGS WE CANNOT CHANGE  [13+]   1.2 KB
For those who choose to die -

FAREWELL TO A FRIEND  [ASR]   1.0 KB
..My only chance to say goodbye -

THE BEGINNING OF FALL  [ASR]   0.7 KB
You can almost smell it in the air -

TO SEE THE OCEAN  [ASR]   0.9 KB
..once again, to feel at peace with the world -

THE ANGRY SEA  [ASR]   1.0 KB
Waves crashing against the rocks -

THE OCEAN BREEZE  [ASR]   0.9 KB
I need to feel the salty air -

EARLY MORNING HOURS  [ASR]   0.8 KB
...are the best that there can be -

ANGELS AT WORK  [ASR]   2.4 KB
They were there at a busy intersection -

SUNRISE  [ASR]   0.5 KB
..and a new day in the making

MY SISTER  [ASR]   1.8 KB
A verse I wrote a few years ago when my sister was found to have alzheimers, updated

FLYING FREE  [ASR]   0.5 KB
As the eagle soars above, flying free -

BANDAIDS FOR THE HEART  [ASR]   1.2 KB
There is no instant cure - but we need to stop the bleeding..

WOULD IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE?  [13+]   1.8 KB
In the blinking of an eye, there go I...

A TRUE VERMONTER  [ASR]   1.7 KB
Can look you in the eye and smile -

THE NURSING HOME  [ASR]   1.5 KB
The hours go by slowly when you are all alone -

THE HOUSEWIFE  [ASR]   1.1 KB
She cleans all day while life passes by -

AMBER AND THE ALLIGATOR  [ASR]   1.3 KB
My granddaughter's checking out 'gators!

THE FISHERMAN  [ASR]   0.9 KB
Invited to go fishing but I didn't take the bait!

POISON IVY  [ASR]   1.0 KB
It starts as just a little itch..

TO MONTY  [ASR]   1.3 KB
A little how-to advice on Getting Older

PREMONITION  [ASR]   0.7 KB
Call it a sixth sense -

HE IS GONE  [ASR]   1.2 KB
What roads we travel, what paths we follow -

PAUL  [ASR]   1.4 KB
I can't lose you now that I've found you!

IF THERE IS NO TOMORROW  [ASR]   0.9 KB
..remember I was here..

FOR ALYSSA  [ASR]   1.2 KB
Written for my granddaughter who is moving away.

A VAGUE DISCONTENT  [ASR]   1.2 KB
There is a vague discontent within me -

TONIGHT I WRITE OF DEATH  [13+]   1.3 KB
Remembering the sad times, a family gone -

THE JOURNEY  [ASR]   0.8 KB
Our journey through life leads to Heaven or Hell

ALWAYS TOMORROW  [ASR]   1.1 KB
Putting off living today, there's always tomorrow!

CHOOSE LIFE!  [ASR]   1.2 KB
A poem written for Bobby - to choose life!

THE MOUNTAIN  [E]   1.1 KB
There's something about a mountain that brings peace.

OLD FRIENDS  [ASR]   1.3 KB
Thank God for old friends who are there for you!

ROAD TO NOWHERE  [ASR]   0.9 KB
I'm on a road to nowhere and the music's playing loud -

THE BLIZZARD  [ASR]   1.5 KB
It started snowing and forgot to stop!

THE TIME CAPSULE  [ASR]   0.9 KB
My grandson started making a time capsule to be opened in 20 years!

THE DEVIL'S ON A TANGENT  [18+]   1.3 KB
The devil's on a tangent, and there is hell to pay! Dark Prose -

MORNING SUN  [ASR]   0.6 KB
You were my morning sun, but then things changed -

FINISHING THE VERSE  [ASR]   1.2 KB
My sister started this poem after our brother was killed in a quarry accident -

THE JUMPER  [13+]   1.0 KB
He took his own life by jumping and I think I understand -

WHERE ARE YOUR CHILDREN??  [ASR]   1.9 KB
Brief discussion on children today, and parenting.