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Why do I?
Mist the Oak Tree by wabberjocky For my old dog who loves his job herding deer from garden back to woodsFor the deer, silent shadows moving between trunks at dusk, feeding on acornsFor the acorns that grow into sturdy oaks with roots like armor around the chuck-wills burrowFor the the branches that provide a jungle gym for energetic squirrels to climb toward the skyFor the sky that sends the rains back to the canopy of leaves and the shelter of oakwoodFor the leaves that paint blue mountains in shades of gold and orange in the fall Because the veil was torn from my eyes in those years the loggers cameBecause…
Yesterday’s Child and Tomorrow’s Child
Flickr Photo Download: babyboy Yesterday’s child left at the end of February a year ago.The first snow in a decade marked his passing.He didn’t go quietly into the night.He clung to his frail body with tenacity.He savored each of his 90 yearsHe amazed the doctors again and again,Fighting back from death’s edgeFor another year, another month, another day–Each time they said he couldn’t.When they gave up predicting, he left. Tomorrow’s child came at the start of February this year.The worst snow in decades marked his arrival.He came quietly to life, smiled like he was greeting an old friend.He’s impatient to get about the business of living,Clinging to wakefulness for hours…