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My Yappy Dog (My Ego)
My yappy dog (my ego)kept me up last nightbarking at imagined invaders."Hush!" I'd say.It made no difference;he was certain intruders had breached our defensesand we were doomed. I even got upto lead him through the houseand show him that all was… Continue reading
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Moving
There is the making of the decision.There is the hiring of the realtor.There is the filling of the forms and the signing of the forms.There is the talking with the lender and the filling of more forms, … Continue reading
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The Empty Glass
"This is me," he said,picking up the glass and holding it,bottom side up,in the air between them;"Completely empty." Post-divorce,released from his job,out of his foreclosed home,zero-balanced in all accounts:"Emp-tee."He righted the glass and set it back on the table. "My… Continue reading
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When I Was a Child
When I was a childI spoke like a child and had to eat my peas.But now that I've grownI want it be known I eat just what I please. Don't be alarmedI mean no harm; I just… Continue reading
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Rest, My Love
Rest, my love.The clouds that now confound your spiritwill drift on by midnight,and the moon's cool light shall soothe you. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading