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“I'd keep your beauty timeless.
like a flower pressed in a book, yes
I wouldn't let it fade
Folded in the chapters of my mind”
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like a flower pressed in a book, yes
I wouldn't let it fade
Folded in the chapters of my mind”
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“Fathers and daughters have a special bond.
She is always daddy's little girl.”
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She is always daddy's little girl.”
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“But you are still you I'm still me
And we are still we”
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And we are still we”
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“Life is the night sky
All the dots of stars are happiness”
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All the dots of stars are happiness”
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“She is a smile in the dark”
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“You have been the pillow
I lay my weary soul upon”
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I lay my weary soul upon”
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“Daffodils are yellow trumpets of spring”
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“Snow
While falling it hides your passage
When finished it documents your path”
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While falling it hides your passage
When finished it documents your path”
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“Do your thoughts continue and repeat a cycle
Seed, growth, bloom, and seed again”
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Seed, growth, bloom, and seed again”
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“As the sun sinks
It casts that silver bridge
Across the lake”
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It casts that silver bridge
Across the lake”
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“The journey has its own lyrics
A duet of balanced motion
The rails and wheels in tune”
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A duet of balanced motion
The rails and wheels in tune”
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“Shade is a two faced friend
In the heat of summer
It provides a welcome respite
Yet in winter's chill
It hides the warming sun”
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In the heat of summer
It provides a welcome respite
Yet in winter's chill
It hides the warming sun”
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“May is green and pink and red”
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“We are philosophers of our time
Floating in the moon's evening glow”
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Floating in the moon's evening glow”
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“I'm not envious of your talent
Nor jealous of your beauty
But admire them both”
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Nor jealous of your beauty
But admire them both”
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“Sky looks like cottage cheese
Spilled on a blue table cloth”
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Spilled on a blue table cloth”
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“A trim and tan bikini clad Aphrodite”
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“Time is passing : not leaden stepping
But sprinting on winged feet,
Quick silver slipping by.”
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But sprinting on winged feet,
Quick silver slipping by.”
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“Snow is both sides of the same page
It covers the grave and the tulip”
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It covers the grave and the tulip”
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“I've sent you roses many times.
I've held your hand in mine”
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I've held your hand in mine”
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“I tend the flowers of my mind
Watering our memories as they bloom”
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Watering our memories as they bloom”
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“Your words on the screen are my color palette
I dip my brush into your words and paint you
On the sky, on the ceiling, on the snow; on the tablet
Of things eternal : love truth beauty happiness”
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I dip my brush into your words and paint you
On the sky, on the ceiling, on the snow; on the tablet
Of things eternal : love truth beauty happiness”
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“I am daily learning
To be the reluctant guardian of your memories
There was light in those eyes; I miss that”
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To be the reluctant guardian of your memories
There was light in those eyes; I miss that”
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“Each day is always breaking out anew
Aspirations swirling round what you do”
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Aspirations swirling round what you do”
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“I guess she was a life line
Sewing our family fabric together
From me to dad to her
Gave me a sense of continuity
Especially when my daughter was born
As she was slipping away”
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Sewing our family fabric together
From me to dad to her
Gave me a sense of continuity
Especially when my daughter was born
As she was slipping away”
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“The moon blows kisses to the evening primrose”
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“I will love you tomorrow
If you love me today”
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If you love me today”
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“Through the dark night chasing the morning light
That headlight streaming white through the night”
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That headlight streaming white through the night”
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“In the wind that ruffles through the trees
I can find thoughts of you whispering to me”
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I can find thoughts of you whispering to me”
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