Category Archives: 1984

THE PATCHWORK QUILT

I stare down from the sky At the patchwork pattern Of flat and endless land below, Visible through occasional gaps In the soft, pillowy clouds Encompassing my being. There is nothing below to hold me Or restrict my movement As … Continue reading

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PARANOIA

Someone is there, just out of sight. I’m growing tired of this affair. I feel them coming from behind. I’m filled with such a deep despair. I hear a whisper in the night. A voice is lifted on the air. … Continue reading

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OKLAHOMA PRIDE

Five tribes of Indians, long ago, Came treaty-bound into this land With silent dreams and blinded hope. With faith they shook the white man’s hand. The years went by and soon things changed When progress and the white man came … Continue reading

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NEVER MEANT TO BE

As friends we met some time ago And through the years our friendship grew, But that was not enough for me. In time I fell in love with you. You never shared the love I felt. You tried to say … Continue reading

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YET ANOTHER NIGHT

Come to me in the darkness With your heart as a guide. The moon shall light your path As your passion propels you forward. Slip quietly into my room, Careful not to disturb my dreams. Have patience, for soon I … Continue reading

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THE DISTANCE OF TIME

The miles could never hope To separate us so surely As this hopeless void between us now. This vast, endless distance Which has come between us And the love we once shared. It is an immeasurable distance Which inches, feet, … Continue reading

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EACH TRUE ROMANCE

You shared my love, The love of dreams, And in your arms I felt secure. Those days went on For weeks it seems, For just how long, I can’t be sure. My hand in yours, And yours in mine, We … Continue reading

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WRITER’S BLOCK

Those eloquent words of love and longing Which I once expressed so freely Have now become lost to me, And in spite of all my best efforts, I can no longer find the rhythm I once possessed. At one time … Continue reading

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STAY WITH ME

Stay with me ’til morning’s light Shines brightly down upon us and The evening leaves our sight. Stay with me ’til night is day And day becomes the night again. Please, tell me that you’ll stay. Stay with me for … Continue reading

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FRIDAY NIGHT CRUISE

It’s Friday night, and the streets are hot. The evening is cold, but the women are not. You’re out cruising the streets, just looking around, But wherever you go, there’s nothing to be found. So you’re sitting alone, just enjoying … Continue reading

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