Ties and Rings

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Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Norn's Measure

One day there is to live a single day, A measure given to us at first ray And taken from the hearth at hiding time As we are sure sun ne'er forgets her way. The dance is raged in quadrilles of blue light, The chanticleer has scratched the eyes of night So, we may tread the stairs without our cares;... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 11, 2004

Tarawa

Rat-tat-tat-tat, A children's game, Behind the ash cans and over stoop - Zoom!........ On bicycle Fokker D's They swoop on the peak-a-boo enemies. A ten year old is Johnny now And as I rove in my silent haunt, I see him hide from paper-mache guns And revel in the glory of the fight- Rat-tat-tat-tat!... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

Ties and Rings is a Poetry cycle written by Edward C. Patterson, and are poems from written in many cases in response tothe many friends who had secumbed to AIDS. Edward C. Patterson is the author of several Novels and Novellas, now available at www.dancaster.com/jotrans.htm. Ties and Rings has been a web favorite on the site since 1997, having first been published in 1997 at vagranthollow, in the Best Part of Me Collection.

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