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When I was younger a man by age only
I lived two houses from my grandmother's.84 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 22 2:38 AM 2008 -
Virgil searched for the tracks when a cow was missing
and followed blood trails into winter snow.40 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 23 6:56 AM 2008 -
When I was a boy Jeffords cornfield
invited me into labyrinths of tall33 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 23 7:08 AM 2008. In Life -
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It is boarded up now as I walk past the cracked sidewalk
at the corner of the building.77 lines, 7 comments, on Dec 5 10:39 PM 2008 -
It took us four hours to climb five miles.
We skirted through rock and ash and one35 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 5 10:57 PM 2008 -
Full of piss and vinegar full of myself
A racy young stud looking in the mirror60 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 6 9:18 PM 2008 -
I learned very fast as a young boy
that stomping mud puddles65 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 24 12:29 PM 2008. In Life -
His old face contorts a little with a flash of pain
when he hugs his youngest daughter goodbye.40 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 25 11:26 PM 2008 -
The neighbor boy reminds me of me.
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I remember when I was young
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My grandmother rented two old cabins on her back lot
mainly to harvest workers or down and outers.72 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 30 9:42 PM 2008. In Life -
Under the bridge on Cowiche creek
it was always a lovely cool37 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 31 7:56 PM 2008. In Life -
I think of Beth the pastor's daughter
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The day you died I listened to my mother cry
what a wonderful son that you were56 lines, on Feb 1 10:53 PM. In Life -
My grandmother slices the king salmon on the cutting board
The meat divides a rich pink75 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 1 11:05 PM -
I watch three horses standing under snow
On top one lonely back there was a bird.49 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 1 11:10 PM. In Life -
I did not see what Anna had done
but her mother was mad as hell78 lines, on Feb 6 2:27 PM. In Life -
I am twenty seven years old
and this is my first job73 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 9 10:39 PM. In Life -
It was dark and lurked
like some dark troll74 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 9 11:00 PM. In Life -
I caught a dragonfly once when I was a boy.
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I was younger then he was
and knew I could not win.119 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 1 11:09 AM. In Life -
94 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 13 12:04 AM. In Adult
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We were on a fire on a hot south facing slope
and had been digging fire line all day -
We did not know any better when I was a boy
but thought it would be like the Westerns24 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 2 12:58 AM. In Life -
I have lived in placed that I felt safer when I had a loeaded gun
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I was on a plane in the middle of the night
traveling through turbulences and on my way home.52 lines, 19 comments, on Apr 25 12:04 AM. In Life -
For the longest time she felt a touch of vertigo as she crossed the road
A tinge of agrophobia because her daughter had been killed43 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 1 9:42 PM. In Life -
48 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 1 10:02 PM. In Adult
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I remember the days of crossing streams
On the top of logs that fell across39 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 9 12:31 AM. In Life -
I can remember the days that I sat in front of a bird house
waiting for a bird to come out, but it never did.30 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 13 6:52 PM -
I used to walk on the river shore
when my two boys were young.40 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 13 10:07 PM. In Life -
Did I turn from her because I was a afraid?
She was so dam beautiful with those brown eyes -
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There are many things from yesterday
that are here today.39 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 8 10:39 PM. In Life -
I remember the first time I wanted to sing
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It is hard to fathom it but your death was a bridge
and I learned to walk across the arches of your life.65 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 5 9:07 PM. In Life -
My clothes were three days unwashed and I could smell myself
I had been drunk up till an hour ago then the whiskey ran out.26 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 5 9:52 PM. In Life -
It had been three weeks since we had been home
and Enterprise Oregon is in the middle of no where.38 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 5 10:06 PM -
I remember the pain I felt the first time I was stung by a honey bee
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She carried that German accent
until the day she died53 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 3 12:38 PM. In Life -
It was cold and I was angry.
There were holes in both shoes -
She lay there in her bedroom after ninety years of life.
The woman that I thought was made of steel was dying. -
Milo Clayton used to sit down at Newland's
Drugstore and cafe sharing fish stories54 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 17 6:40 PM. In Life -
I recall when I was young
that I was too full of fire62 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 17 8:03 PM. In Life -
Slowly he came out from under the rocks
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We are sitting at the owls nest
because the bikers there67 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 7 5:15 AM. In Life -
I remember Rena Acres mostly because we fought in first grade
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My mother whipped me across my bare
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The wind blows cold on the rattlesnake hills but the grasses remain tall
even in the Winter. That is how the Yakima's crept up on the cal15 lines, on Nov 21 9:36 AM. In Life -
When I was a boy
there were always38 lines, on Nov 25 1:08 PM. In Life -
When I go into the mountain
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We loved to spend Friday nights at your uncles house
watching Johnny Carson and Nightmare theater44 lines, 2 comments, 2 days ago. In Personal -
As I looked through the scope of my rifle
A yellow bird had perched43 lines, 3 comments, 1 day ago. In Life -
It was cold when I left the hospital still in crutches.
I had started to walk again but in the cold I felt weak
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