Author: T._Clifford
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African Odyssey
I have been blessed beyond most men, in that I found my soulmate early in life. I have now been married to my darling bride for over four decades. As in all relationships there have been ups and downs, good times and bad, but after 41 years together, she has chosen to not murder me…
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Cabbie
Once more around the square I cried The cabbie said okay You’re the one who pays the fare I’ll drive to where you say This city is unknown to me I wish to see it all I find myself as oft before In a brand new port of call New sights present themselves to me…
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A rose among the thorns
If there is one thing that all we humans have in common, it is the lack of commonality. We all have had a multitude of experiences during our tenure on this mortal coil, and they are different for us all. Some are pleasant, even joyous, while others are what I like to refer to as…
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The Eldar
On tall Olympus’ shoulders When Selene shows not her face In sheltered glades unknown to men Still dwell the Eldar race These spirits of the past endure But rarely do appear Their quiet voices whisper Where mortal ears can’t hear They do not wish their presence known To humans such as we They only venture…
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Fun in uniform
In the dim past, in 1970 to be exact, I was serving in the U.S. Army in Viet Nam. I was a 20 year old Warrant Officer, flying UH-1 helicopters in an Assault Helicopter company. You may be familiar with the UH-1, commonly called the “Huey “, from photographs or vintage newsreels. It was a…
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Of dignity and despair
We are, we fragile mortals, a sum total of our life’s experience. We are shaped by what we have seen, what we have done, and decisions we have made, as well as actions we have taken, and events that were thrust upon us, during our all too brief sojourn on this planet Earth. This is…
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Unicorn Dream
I met a unicorn last night As I wandered in my sleep She spoke to me of wondrous things That were hers to share or keep She came to me on silent hooves My dreams to not dispel And bade me jouney with her To places she knew well She bore me with her on…
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Strive
They dare who will He does who can Such is the lot Of mortal man To attempt a deed To vie and strain With much to lose Yet more to gain To endeavor and fall To contend and win With lack of trying The only sin There is no shame To try and fail To…
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For Beverly
Beyond the next horizon Across another sea There is a world of wonder Waiting there to see As a wild dove must take to wing So it is with we Again we roam afar from home To find what there may be We take delight to see new sights And so we now must say…
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He and I
Oh, how capricious God must be To have made a creature such as me Did he blunder, did he err? Or did he shape this man with care? Could I have been brought forth in jest? Or did he really do his best? I am imperfect this I know But who was it that made…