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Come Boldly
There is a place That’s filled with grace A Father’s love Poured from above It has no address.. Kneel at His feet. Your soul, ‘Twill be renewed and blessed There, At His mercy seat.
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Song of the Week 5
The Heavy End Of My Cross Verse 1:🎼The day my savior walked the road to Calvary, He bore the cross, the rugged cross so willingly; His feet were worn, His back was torn, His brow was pierced with crown of…
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Thought-stirring Quotes
⭐”Attend to what is small, and your world will become larger”. Here’s one to challenge you: ⭐”There’s almost too much grace to handle, once we start paying attention to it.” ~Martin Shaw ⭐”Don’t be a slave to your lesser talents.”
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Thousand Steps of Standing Stone
A thousand steps Mark the place Where workers scaled This mountain face. We, For a view Their steps retrace Then past the stairs Ones they built there We scramble higher What seek we? Yonder vistas rare We reach a cliff…
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Southern Colonial Town
Charleston, old and elegant Since the 1600sSouth Carolina, {Carolus, latin for Charles, after King Charles)Shrimp and grits, next to the marketThe waterfront The many quaint old houses Battery ParkMany, many alleys garneshed with vinesWhite Point Garden, and Marion SquareKing Street,…
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Golden Hour & Beyond
There is a Time ‘mid nature’s bow’rArrayed in beauty like the flowerA time when the light is a wonder to seeAnd luster is shining on every treeSo gold is the light! So awesome the scene!The sun shows anew it’s radiant…
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The Brave Blade
A blade of grassGrows bravely skywardShowing forth the color so symbolic of life -greenThis blade, knows not when, it will be cut or killed, it’s life will end But on it grows, and almost glows, In brightest green. ~S. W.…
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Headed to a Big Easy breakfast
As we head south down Gravier St, we walk by the usual establishments, Two Chicks Cafe, Bread & Butter Cafe. We cross Carondelet and St. Charles Ave, then hang a left on Camp. We are on our way to a…
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On ce moment
(at this moment) How I love to hear On a summer mornThe coo of the dove Upon my ear The softly tolling wind chimes Catch the passing breeze These The moments that I wish to capture On a summer day…
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Summer Afternoon Musing
There’s nothing like a run ‘Long the tasseled corn Midst a southern summer Gliding by those rowsWith the dog running ahead And that sweet aroma in your nose Beneath the spreading treesWe’re running free The cicadas hum is constant The…
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Bookstore Journey, Part 1
A Readerwise newsletter throwback The world of independent bookstores is rich and interesting. Such a topic is difficult to tackle in writing, but I will attempt it, taking from my own experiences. First, let us travel to southern California, to…
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Basin Creek MT
This mountain stream So clear it seemsLike crystal Refreshingly coolThe water fallThat continuous roarAs it tumbles downWhere it can be foundThe mist carried by the breezeThrough the Douglas fir treesCarved on a dead oneAre initials of those Who have trod…
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The World of Monometer Poems
One very unique form of poem is the monometer: only one foot per line. Enjoy the one-of-a-kind flavor that these works of poetry have to offer UPON HIS DEPARTURE HENCE.By Robert Merrick Thus I Pass by, And die: As one…
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