Tag Archives: marriage

Stranger (to myself)

Posted on June 20, 2019 by cdsmiller17

  I moved away from Canada in nineteen-eighty-five: I wanted to see how the other half survived; The Brits were somewhat welcoming to me, There were so many places I wanted to be.   But I didn’t realize how much … Continue reading →

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His Story Through Her Eyes

Posted on October 21, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Jamestown I caught the first episode of this British series on PBS last night. It seems to be a reasonable facsimile of what life in the 1700’s would have been like in Virginia. (Interestingly, it was almost totally filmed in … Continue reading →

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Royal Wedding 2018

Posted on May 19, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Kiss Well, here we go again. With all the nasty news happening around us, it was a relief to have a ‘happy ending’ for a change. Fairy tale weddings are always welcome, but this one seemed to be a … Continue reading →

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Marriage

Posted on December 13, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Let’s face it, I’m scared; Although I know I could have fared Better the first time if I’d been With someone as loving as you: But the trepidation, that’s unseen By your eyes, is all that I can view. … Continue reading →

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Breaking Point

Posted on November 28, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Sometimes the worst can, in time, be the best, Until it begins to shake down the joint… Zodiac signs are a good case in point: Are we not, then, like the East and the West? Nothing, or no one … Continue reading →

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Together

Posted on November 23, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Maybe I hadn’t made it clear enough, And painted the picture a bit too bright: Reality can give an awful fright, Reducing strong resolve when it gets rough. I know that in our hearts we both are tough As … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Letter to her Son

Posted on May 30, 2015 by cdsmiller17

In October 1974, my mother wrote me a letter to explain my history. In doing so, she told me a little of her life’s story. Here is what I have discovered about my mother from her birth in 1923 to … Continue reading →

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My Satanic Struggle

Posted on May 29, 2015 by cdsmiller17

In 1978, I wrote a screenplay based upon a poem I had written in the mid-70’s. The story was set in the future, but the roots were definitely in the past. Here is the epic poem in its entirety. You … Continue reading →

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My Wife

Posted on May 16, 2014 by cdsmiller17

In May 2010, Susan and I married. As we’d both been through marriages and other relationships before, most people would say that this act was one of ‘hope overcoming experience’. That would be true if we’d met in our later … Continue reading →

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