The Loved Birds- BC Doan
by Duane ~ January 21st, 2010 They sit next to each other
In the wheelchairs by the window
Days after days, nights follow nights
Together to the end of life.
They are husband and wife
They are aunt and uncle
They are dear old people
Together…in a mercy living home.
They sit side by side
Chins tuck under, rest on their chests
Sleeping, drifting, in their wheelchairs
Days and nights, side by side.
A man, a woman, a lifetime love
A little touch on each other’s arm
And they smile at their sweethearts
“It feels mighty nice, my love.”
Another day, another night Continue reading »
I Love My Woman- Malcolm Jamal -Warner
by Duane ~ January 20th, 2010Ready for Love
by Duane ~ January 19th, 2010It came to me suddenly
Yet gradually over these past months
The culmination of the loneliness
and self searching that…
I am ready for love
I am ready to love
Ready to give up bitterness for happiness
My untrusting heart for an open more vulnerable one
I am ready for love
I am ready to love Continue reading »
