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“Whiskey Kisses”
It really wasn’t all that far from the barstool to the floor. Still, it took him longer to get there than he thought it might. On the way down he had given up on all the chances of climbing back on...
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“Rocky Mountain High”
My writers group spent a few minutes with a prompt last night. One of the participants explained (and had pictures) that she had recently been hiking in the mountains and came upon a startlingly clean...
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“Glory’s Promise”
Roy stood on the hillside and looked out over the gold-green field of waving blue stem and buffalo grass dotted with the rusty backs of his small herd of Herefords. The spring calves had been few, but...
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“Unforgiven”
He was surprised to see me sitting in his recliner in the living room when he got home from work, especially since his wife, my daughter, wasn’t there. She is supposed to be here to greet him and have...
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“Weathering Stone”
Once I walked beside a mountain stream and stopped to gather up a rock that caught my eye as it flashed in the cold edge of melting snow. Its blackness seemed to hold the void of space and time. As...
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“Happy New Year”
The uniformed officer had made his first round of the building. The back door was locked. The front entrance doors were closed, but he could still faintly hear the sacred music of the festivities...
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“PDA”
I only know one way to love—unconditionally. I just don’t understand any other way. What is love if there are conditions? “Like”? “Fair weather friendship”? Can’t do it. I can’t help myself from...
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“Circle of Gold”
On December 30, 1972, I married my best friend, Nancy Fender. She put a gold ring on my finger as we pledged to love and honor one another as long as we both lived. January 17, 2013—forty years,...
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The answer….
The answer to the question, “Why am I here?”: Live, love, learn, help others, try to make the world a better place in your little piece of it…. DrDan 10-28-2014
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“Gratitude”
“Gratitude” If you have, Give, and be thankful for your abundance. If you need, Receive with a thankful heart until you may Give in your turn. All we need is Love. Daniel J. Cox 11-19-2014
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“Never Enough”
When I hold you in my arms, I want us to become one. Sometimes I fear I’ll break you, And I’ll be undone. But it’s never enough Just to hold you No matter how I might enfold you It’s never enough for...
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“When I’m Sixty-Four”
Today I am sixty-four years old. This sixty-fourth year has been one of great contrast to the previous one, and itself has had some ups and downs, but mostly it has been a wonderful twelve months. Last...
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“A Knock on the Door”
I was surprised by the knock on the door. I wasn’t expecting anyone. Everything was perfect in my life. My children were living good lives, and my grandchildren were guarantees of tomorrow…....
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Star Shine
I want to rearrange the stars to write your name there and I Love You with the light from millennia ago to shine another several thousand years much shorter time than I have loved you …will love you...
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“The Pine Box” —for SMP
Nicks and cuts Dings and dents Nail holes Blood Sweat Tears Decades of growth rings in 100 year-old boards You and I are there In the wood itself and The hope that remains of Memory and Friendship...
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“Injustice”
Whata ya gonna do? Sit around and cry in your beer? Go ahead. Drink yourself numb. Eventually, for a little while, you’ll sober up. It is what it is. OK. It’s cliché. But truth usually becomes cliché....
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“On Happiness”
The happiness of little children is amazing to watch. They find joy in the simplest things. Watching them grow can be painful. Part of that process is learning to deal with adversity and “the thousand...
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“A Cup of Tears”
It’s been a while since I’ve done any writing. I’ve been busy with all sorts of things the last few months–big remodel of the house (inside and out), traveled to the UK for two weeks, back and forth...
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I’ll Stand Up for You
I’ll stand up for you In the pouring rain Shower you with hope Take away your pain I’ll stand up for you In the darkest hour Take your fear away Help you see your power Hold your head up Never give...
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