Between The Wars

an idea

unravelled

we – to – me

until

the next fire

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Interpretations

personal truths

are not

universal truths

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Book Club

we connected

through words

literature

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sharing knowledge

our interpretations

merged

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flashing neurons

building understanding

nourishing our souls

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a true privilege

reading

learning with you

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The Great Depression

born in uncertainty

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a phenomenon

giving rise to fascism

destruction

a second world war

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the despair felt

by many

never left

throughout their life

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those years

left a mark

taking generations

to live down

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I’m listening dad

I’m starting to understand

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Finding Peace

when his wife died

my grandpa was fifty three

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she left twelve children

ages five to twenty two

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sorrow, sadness

engulfed their hearts

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their love

shouldered long years

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restless anxiety

transitioned

to calm peace

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grandpa told my mom

I have an appointment

with jesus

at six o’clock in the morning

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he told his daughter

I’m with the lord

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two months later

he died peacefully

at eighty nine

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Blind Faith

alphabets, words

such dangerous beauty

in chemical, binary

structure

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often

radiating light

unable

to discern

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intentions

appropriate habitats

social, emotive

context

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often

my instincts

my biggest ally

and enemy

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Ring Rang Rung

swirls and circles

girls and miracles

mud pie

the children cry

tomorrow is anew

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ding dong

we might be wrong

garbled junk

refined gunk

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sing

one-a-penny

two-a-penny

indulging our sins

it ends where it begins

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My Favourite Books

I dream

creation myths

of letterforms

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I draw words

eyes closed

tracing rich emptiness

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my top five books

I’ve read / re-read

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1. Slaughterhouse-Five / Kurt Vonnegut

2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time / Mark Haddon

3. Coming Through Slaughter / Michael Ondaatje

4. Fifth Business / Robertson Davies

5. Monkey Beach / Eden Robinson

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