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Lost mooring
Blindly reaching out for purchase, the shock of the moment shatters her. Expected but still not prepared she wilts, sorrow clouding her eyes. The illness had been a long time building, but slowly he’d slipped through her fingers, a few memories at a time until he lay mutely, not responding to those he’d loved so…
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Tenacious
The drive to work is full of the symbols of life. Spring has come, strong in its will to oust the winter Pussywillows stretching from branches, Questing for the sun. The geese have returned, honking their pleasure at newly open expanses of water, A sugar crust of ice remaining Sleep is a struggle for many…
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Heal
To cut is to cure, the Surgeons motto surgeon means person who heals by hand Doctor means teacher physician means practitioner of the natural sciences, of medicine. These words are ubiquitous today, and everyone knows what they mean. But what does it mean to heal? Is it merely a conversion from a dis-ease, or is…
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Outlier
I’ve spent my life an observer, a visitor from beyond. Perhaps this isn’t my first go around this green planet, and maybe it’s not my last I’ve been an outlier, and outsider Different As a child others didn’t understand my meanings, not catching the sense of humour that was sometimes bizarre Even now, I teach…
