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I'm just a Christian country boy from Swansea Mass.

  November 2023     1 hour ago

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The lonely man of 65.

A lonely man like me of 65. 

At 65, I learned the truth: the Friday night charades with you and the beauty queens with clear skin smiles only make me sit for a while. The knock on the door that never comes, and the girls with names I can't...

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The oak tree and little boy.

The oak tree and the little boy.

I sat down and spoke to the oak tree. We were young and green. We talked about growing things, the wind, water, and weather. As I grew older, the oak tree grew so high. Now it spoke of newer things: the clouds,...

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A stream of glass.

The stream of glass. 

I see dreams of you and your blue eyes too, and streams of glass. This cannot last. Then I see a ring of gold that can't be sold and daffodils on a lilac hill. I think to myself, I will give her a whirl! I see your golden...

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Chains of pain and sorrow.

Chains of pain and sorrow.

The love we have will never leave. I have no tricks up my sleeve. Love brings back old memories and pleasure, but I want you to be my wife forever. We will break the chains that hold all your pain and sorrows and create...

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We must choose a path.

We must choose our path.

This world is just a place to stop. It's only a resting place before we reach eternity. We must choose our journey, and every path we take is different along the way. We're all here to learn, but we're never meant to...

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This poem is true but I'm 66 and I still don't get any knocks on the door that leaves me kneeling on the floor and I do play solitaire.

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Okay this is one beautiful poem. I can't compete with you.

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Well done.

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Love it.

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Well done.

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Beautiful.

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Well done I like butterflies.

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Well done.

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Beautiful.

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Beautiful.

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Well done.

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Beautiful keep on writing.

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Beautiful.

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Okay your damn good and you know it. Keep on writing.

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You definitely have talent you should keep on writing.

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