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 Jul 2015 DAVID
betterdays
coldsnap
 Jul 2015 DAVID
betterdays
outside the wind howls
and gnaws at the corners
of the old wooden house

inside the fire roars
and eats the trees memories
in hot flickering bites

we sit at the kitchen  table
with mugs of steaming goodness
and chatter about the news

unthinking of those
who cower in windswept corners
cold to the bone,
remembering a forgotten warmth
of heart, soul and body....

the wind  howls,
my heart aches
at my own government's  
stupidity....

and the cold reamain cold
and the homeless numbers grow....
and compassion becomes a useless word
like the mewling of a kitten
was horrified to read that the city of Perth (Australia)had installed a sprinkler system in the courtyard of an art gallery .... to deter the homeless from sleeping there....
 Jul 2015 DAVID
Darlene Chavez
I don't complain very often
But I hate being lonely
 Jul 2015 DAVID
Bailey Lewis
Our lives are just like books
Filled with numerous chapters
We may not like what’s inside
But turning the page and
Continuing the story
Is the only way to move on
 Jul 2015 DAVID
James Joyce
The twilight turns from amethyst
To deep and deeper blue,
The lamp fills with a pale green glow
The trees of the avenue.

The old piano plays an air,
Sedate and slow and gay;
She bends upon the yellow keys,
Her head inclines this way.

Shy thought and grave wide eyes and hands
That wander as they list -- -
The twilight turns to darker blue
With lights of amethyst.
 Jul 2015 DAVID
Silence Screamz
We linger through life
What is the plot?
Some are leaders
Some are not

No more sins
The stories are sad
Some are good
Some are bad

Walk by society
Trinkets of joy
Forget the memories
We want more

Words on the page
Call it a poem
Reading the lines
Sitting at home

Minutes are moments
Dried up in years
Tapping the pen
The laughter the fears

Gather your friends
Tell by your time
Linger through life
This one is mine
Time flies by, be it good or bad, take the moment that you have and cherish it with everyone that's in your heart
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