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One Must Get Up When One Has Fell: Stephen W. Sigurdson

10/12/2019 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Here I sit, absent of wit. Full of stress, shaking my house of cards. I just need a sign, an energy, a smile, something positive to aid an ailing soul. Too much strain on my kindred heart. My life’s puzzle missing pieces To finally to become a part. Do you know the answer? Do know … Continue reading One Must Get Up When One Has Fell: Stephen W. Sigurdson

Something in the Night: Robert St. Germain

10/12/2019 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Something in the night, it has me hypnotized. And something in the air takes me for a ride. Up into the sky, I fly just like a bird. The darkness speaks to me, and I hang on every word. No longer am I a man but a raven way up high. And it feels so … Continue reading Something in the Night: Robert St. Germain

The Love of a Couple: Richard Edwards

10/12/2019 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

The dream of being with one who loves you, if your heart is true it will be. Set your heart free to look upon the sea of humanity it is thee. Your genuine heart calls for another to see who you be, there is an art that comes from thy heart it sets the love … Continue reading The Love of a Couple: Richard Edwards

Moonwise Rockinghorsefly: Randy James Hoffman

10/12/2019 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Under the Moon The Rockinghorsefly On Sap and Sawdust It flies between the glittering stars Moonwise where the Wise Man in the Moon Beckons it with dreams of Fairies and Fireflies The Twinkle of a Midsummer Nights’ Dream Is in its very carriage and eyes The Rockinghorsefly flies Moonwise Towards the Sabbat filled Days of … Continue reading Moonwise Rockinghorsefly: Randy James Hoffman

The Flower: Pamela Wain

10/12/2019 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

A little girl is like a flower When she is little she has no power She is a seed that wants to grow A gentle wind, a caressing flow. The seed sprouts out of the dirt Until somebody wants to flirt The little seed halts her growth She wants to grow but she can’t have … Continue reading The Flower: Pamela Wain

Mom: Kelvin Iris

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Joyful A delightful dawn Chorus of sparrows You were filling with fine food Your children’s eager hunger You gave me music lessons You made me practice an hour every day My teacher taught me well The music I played Honoured you My teacher And honest humble neighbours Who talked to you You inspired in me … Continue reading Mom: Kelvin Iris

Ambiguous Light: James Adamson

10/12/2019 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

To the Glory of God To Gwyneth with Love We set a date me and her It was winter but it was full of light like fuzzy soap bubbles hanging in the air There was excitement and the pleasure of her company as I Returned to my residence There was a bite in the air … Continue reading Ambiguous Light: James Adamson

Brick by Brick: Elton Plett

10/12/2019 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Brick by brick I’m full of doubt Trapped in this tower Looking out. Must be a better way I heard someone say Lose the battle now Fight another day. I wouldn’t wish this hand On anyone, the cards That I’ve been dealt. Life was made for living Bull by the horns I guess that metaphor … Continue reading Brick by Brick: Elton Plett

Alternatives: Cassandra Kulay

10/12/2019 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

A slight bite of cold hides the moment Of recognition – do the far trees cry For what was done in a state of pain And panic, which cannot be undone? For some years, you were to sparkle Like champagne bubbles, effervescent And haloed with the variables of dreaming Latent love, your sapphire eyes and … Continue reading Alternatives: Cassandra Kulay

The Price of a Smile: Betty Carmichael

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A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. No one is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and no one else is so poor but that he … Continue reading The Price of a Smile: Betty Carmichael

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