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THE UNFORGIVEN We are the Unforgiven Some sin, some flaw, some fault And then Eternal expiation Pleasures that turn into pain Hope shattered by despair Onetime dreams no longer there Puppets on a string Marionnettes Ladies and Gentlemen: Place your bets Are we or are we not Someone’s “pets” Sign in to see full entry.

ONLY THE LONELY What does it take For a heart to break And stop beating. How many times does it need to hear Those words that shatter dreams. Only the lonely understand It seems The meaning Sign in to see full entry.

MY "POETRY" I don’t know why I write these Things they call “verses” By any other name. I realize Nothing that will win a prize Nothing new Nothing different to say. Yet Pieces of me fall into this “poetry” A Will A Testament A Journal of each event Of yesterday And today A way to forget A way to... Sign in to see full entry.

NIGHT DIMENSIONS Starlight and moon beams Riding the night sky Cobalt blue Strange shadows fleeting by Not seen by the human eye A nighttime dimension Beyond reality That awakens only in dreams With Starlight and moon beams Sign in to see full entry.

Nugae Random thoughts I. Survival of the species? There may soon be none To survive If prices continue to rise Besides The air is getting thicker And We’re all becoming sicker II. I wonder. We talk about the spirit and the soul “Going home” “The other side.” But what is the energy That keeps us... Sign in to see full entry.

JUST LIKE KING ARTHUR I wish I were alone Floating peacefully Down a river Shades of trees. I wouldn’t want to row Just let the river take me Where it wants to go And Like King Arthur on the Lake I’d hope to reawake In some magic place Then I’d give my soul For the river To hold Sign in to see full entry.

AN ITALIAN MOMENT L’AL-DI-LA Se soltanto credessi Che ci esistesse Un al-di-là. Tanto felice sarei Di sapere Che ti potrei rivedere Cogli altri E Ripassare con tutti I tempi di goia I tempi di guai Insieme. TRANSLATION [loose] IF only I believed There were a here after How happy I would be To know I... Sign in to see full entry.

IMAGINATION It’s not just my imagination No recollection No memory That makes me see What I know to be A shadow of you Next to me No sorcery No secret incantation No lying hope that deceives No wish conceived From a lonely heart You are And always will be Another part Of me Sign in to see full entry.

FALLING STARS No need for alarm It’s only a falling star No portent of harm No curse Just a sun from another universe Seeking its own end All that begins Finishes Eternity is just a word We hold in our mind Safer that way Gets us through Time One second can be for some An eternity But Two seconds... Sign in to see full entry.

UNCLE JOE 1939 Creaking on the upper floor Quiet footsteps by the cellar door Sudden overturn Of a chair No one’s there It’s must uncle Joe He died just three nights ago A spirit lost and confused The helping prayers of those he knew One priestly plea for the dead Special incantations read All went... Sign in to see full entry.