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Tonight as many of us celebrate the Christmas magic
May we remember all that (can’t) celebrate
As they are.....
        Alone
          Sick
             Homeless
                   Dying
                       In Heaven
                            Fighting Overseas

As we all enjoy our time together with family and friends
      Let us bow our heads
          Take a moment of silence
               Pray for all those who won’t be celebrating this Christmas Day...
Let’s rememeber all those who can’t and won’t celebrate the Christmas time this year.
 Dec 2017 Dave Cortel
EMD
All quiet
 Dec 2017 Dave Cortel
EMD
I have not prayed in a very long time
It’s not that I don’t try
Or that I don’t believe
I just can’t push it all out of my soul in words
“Words, words, words,
They do not reach me”
I do not know how
I want to
But I do not feel God
I pray in emotions
Because that’s all that I know
I can only hope that He understands.
“I stand dumb. As before a judge.
Dejected
Words, words, words. They do not reach me.
Nevermore.”      -Eric Maria Remarque, All quiet on the western front
She was their World,
Her presence made their hearts run wild,
Her smile melted the iron bars,
Holding power to manipulate time.

But she slept,
For eternal rest.
Leaving behind all her memories,
Eloping to a World,
That cannot be approached, without pain.

The red rose in her garden,
Shed tears every dawn,
Wanting the touch of a hand,
That caressed its petals,
With deep love.
Every dusk it cried,
'Come back! Come back, dear.'

The old tree that stood for aeons,
Withered its leaves,
As if eager,
To reach a destination.
That would make it,
Meet her.
Acknowledging that actions were
Futile,
It said, weeping,
'Come back! Come back dear.'

The dresses in her almirah,
Stood still,
As if lifeless.
They didn't move,
Not even when winds,
Blowed,
Still shocked,
That she left them,
Not even a tear dropped down,
But they quitely prayed,
For her to come back.

The house was dull,
As if blood was,
Withdrawn from its body.
No voices,
Only eeire silence of longing.
The incessant darkness,
Inside it,
Only wanted her light.
And it wished,
For her to come back.

Then were they,
In the niche,
Crying for what they lost.
She was their blood,
Their soul,
Her smile made them smile,
Her pain made them frown,
Her worries made them worried,
Her satisfaction made them satisfied.

But she had left,
Taking all their emotions,
With her.
Only leaving them with,
Unending tears.
In their hearts of hearts,
They wished for her,
To COME BACK.
The most painful thing is the memories we have of those who leave us behind.
 Dec 2017 Dave Cortel
Lex
"Do you still love me?"
                                                            ­       "I never stopped."
Yep, abother poem about you...
~LJ
No one knows me
like the girl with the paint covered hands back home
Yeah, you would show me I had something some people call a soul
The only person I'd choose to grow old
I'm lucky it only took me till I was twenty four years old
Whispered delicate loving affirmations and my mind was sold
You took a hold of me and never let me go
Never letting me forget just go with the flow
I can honestly say in the center of my chest
She's the absolute love and knows what's best
I look forward to the tomorrows
And returning to home
To the girl with the paint covered hands
Cause no one knows me like her
She's got my heart and my soul
I'll always come home Annie, to wherever you are.
Twinkling lights
    
   Upon the tree
            
                 Make a wish
                    
                       And
              
            Just
                      
      ­              BELIEVE
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