Tag Archives: love

How Hard He Fell

Posted on July 11, 2018 by labeak52

Readers;  Here is another snippet from the book.  This one tells how Jacob Eaton fell in love with Rachel Thompson, the book’s protagonist.  It happened, years before the story in the book begins, when the two of them were about … Continue reading →

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Night Post, February 15, 2018

Posted on February 15, 2018 by labeak52

      Don’t go out into that night. My gosh, Susan, only down the street.  Light everywhere.  You know every house here.  What is wrong? Just don’t go.  Not now.  Not tonight. I won’t, of course.  But why?  Why … Continue reading →

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morning poem, May 9, 2017

Posted on May 9, 2017 by labeak52

  . Long ago In this very place Two weeks of June came in April All the half-measures of early spring The raw mornings and frigid rains Were replaced by a fortnight of summer Straight up Clear, warm days and … Continue reading →

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Mid day Poem, June 18, 2016

Posted on June 18, 2016 by labeak52

‘ These are the days we were waiting for When we sat long nights, hemmed in By darkness, by mud and snow Staring at screens Thinking, will it ever come again? ‘ Now the sun is warm and the breeze … Continue reading →

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mid-day poem, June 9, 2016

Posted on June 9, 2016 by labeak52

This morning I walked out to see Where in this bright day All that starlight that fell last night was hiding. Standing, waiting, looking here and there Looking longer, about to concede And there it was, unmistakably Tiny points, bluer … Continue reading →

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Before the Solstice

Posted on June 8, 2016 by labeak52

The long days before the solstice bring freedom After a day’s work light lingers on for supper on the porch And after that a walk on the road unhurried and young At final twilight the last breath of spring Is … Continue reading →

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afternoon poem, june 8, 2016

Posted on June 8, 2016 by labeak52

. Flat on the flat desktop White sheets, bearing print Turned this way and that Yellow pads with pen scribbles Cursive cursing Doodling A thick manual Manila folders, stuffed and empty Some are artifacts Of one war or another Records … Continue reading →

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Early Morning Poem, June 5, 2016

Posted on June 5, 2016 by labeak52

. I walked out early this morning Before six It’s Sunday, so there was no traffic And the fine mist that fell Or lingered in the air Made it seem that even the rain itself Was not yet awake. . … Continue reading →

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Morning Poem, May 27, 2017

Posted on May 27, 2016 by labeak52

. In May the lots of the big stores Are decked with bags Of mulch, soil, sand and gravel Staked four feet high on rows of pallets Surrounded by a makeshift fence Of cinderblocks and wooden poles. And there are … Continue reading →

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Walkers.

Posted on May 11, 2016 by labeak52

Originally posted on Joseph E Bird:
Our house is a little backwards from most houses, where living rooms face the street and kitchens face the backyard. Ours is just the opposite. When I sit at the kitchen table eating, or…

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