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Rainy Day

Posted on June 1, 2014 by cdsmiller17

Rainy Day   The sleepy sky has not yet wak’ed: The street is darkly melancholic; A drizzle paints a misty haze, And dampens any frolic. The silence of the gloomy street, By feet splashing a steady beat Is broken…   … Continue reading →

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Winkin’, Blinkin’ and Nod

Posted on May 14, 2014 by cdsmiller17

In the history of mankind, there is only one thing that is the same for everyone: the need to sleep. When we were young, our mothers sang us lullabies to help us get there. Here’s a poem I wrote for … Continue reading →

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My Mother

Posted on April 28, 2014 by cdsmiller17

Now here is a woman that gave me the very foundation of my life. (Don’t they all?) I’ve spent the better part of seven years researching her family tree, and my father’s family tree, on ancestry.ca. She didn’t know her … Continue reading →

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Childhood

Posted on April 26, 2014 by cdsmiller17

I’m sure we all have had one: that period of uncertainty that accompanies our earliest memories. Mine was filled with a lot of doubt, as the following sonnet attests.   Thunderclap Listening in the dark for thunderclaps Incites my mind … Continue reading →

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