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OLDWARRIOR'S POETRY FOLDER
Want perfect poetry? THIS IS NOT THE PLACE. My simple poetry comes from my heart and soul.
A CRY FOR A CHILD
A story of a friend's resurfaced childhood memory.
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Veterans Day
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Poems in Celebration of Family and Poems in Memory of those no longer in this world.
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Messin' up art
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A lesson about art and life passed down for generations.
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Dec 4th, 2008
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Of Gods and Fathers
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Do you view your God like you view your father? Interesting question, isn't it?
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Oct 23rd, 2008
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Losing a child-process of grief (from prospective of outsider with child of her own)
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Jan 22nd, 2014
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Simplicity
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Musings of a Disorganized Parent (More of an essay than poem.
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Aug 19th, 2011
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A Woman of Contradiction
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spiritual exploration of a woman
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birds refused to halt
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Tribute to a funny and irreverent 90 year old just after her death on Valentine's day.
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May 14th, 2009
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POETRY
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April, When I Find You
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Ever felt a beautiful day after a death of a loved one was too much, too soon. Read on.
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Parts of me
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Travel changes the traveler, and illuminates the ignorance of friends untraveled.
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Feb 9th, 2009
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Moonlight Feedings
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Written for a friend of my step mother's who is about to have a daughter.
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Feb 6th, 2009
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Dec 30th, 2009
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Hello Sunshine
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Waking up to music and little visitors For the Acrostic contest - January 09
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POETRY
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Ode to an Aging Southern Lady
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The feisty and fair: Aging Women of the South PWW entry Sept/Oct 2008)
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Oct 15th, 2008
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The Bracelet (Revised)
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A MIA-POW bracelet passed down from mom to child. Find out what became of the soldier.
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Aug 19th, 2008
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LYRICS
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Don't Ask Why
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Lessons learned between mother and daughter
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Aug 3rd, 2008
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Music
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POETRY
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A Moment In Time
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Poem for June 08 Acrostics contest. About catching a moment of time with your child.
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Jun 18th, 2008
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POETRY
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The Father's Day Card
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Choosing a father's day card when the sentiments just don't fit
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Jun 16th, 2008
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Missed
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Reconciling feelings after a birth (or adoption) following a past miscarriage.
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Jun 2nd, 2008
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May 3rd, 2009
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A Wish For You, My Son
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A mother's wish for her tender hearted son.
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Apr 19th, 2008
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Aug 2nd, 2008
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How you came to be
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How an angel and a miscarriage brought me a baby boy.
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Apr 6th, 2008
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They sang you home when you died
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True story of how a revered woman was celebrated and sent home with love
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I saw you in a dream
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A dream I had before a miscarriage
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Apr 5th, 2008
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The men in your family
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Dedicated to my grandmother-with understanding and forgiveness
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Apr 5th, 2008
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Apr 6th, 2008
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Waiting for you to hear my words
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a father unable to take a hint
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Apr 5th, 2008
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Jan 24th, 2010
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POETRY
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To my third child
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A mother's muse, the third child she cannot ignore
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Apr 5th, 2008
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Jul 5th, 2008
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Your Own Little Self
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Learning about life from my two year old "baby of the family"
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Feb 28th, 2008
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Jul 5th, 2008
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More Than Okay
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In appreciation of my little guys.
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Oct 13th, 2007
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Jul 5th, 2008
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