Category Archives: Poetry

God Bless the Lesser Lights: The Undistinguished, Unextinguished.

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Gene

God bless the lesser lights: Those lives lived on a small scale; Those names that never lit a neon sign, Nor graced a magazine cover, But are forever etched in stone— In mostly-neglected, weed-strewn tombstone; Whose memory is faded, even … Continue reading →

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Irony (or Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire)

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Gene

I don’t miss you when we’re apart. I am just as well without you. I don’t need your approval. Your opinion doesn’t matter to me. You’re just another pretty face. There are plenty of fish in the sea. You aren’t … Continue reading →

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9/11: One Moment, Please

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Gene

One silent moment A thing so small To offer those Whose loss was all.   One wordless prayer One teary eye One more bowed knee One last goodbye   One vow that we Whose hearts beat still Have not forgot … Continue reading →

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Come See About Me

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Gene

I’m a fatherless child ‘Cause my Daddy’s gone; I’m a widowed woman, Now on my own; I’m a disabled child, Watching other kids play; I’m a man on the street, Who’s lost his way; I’m an overwhelmed Dad With bills … Continue reading →

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