Claude H Oliver II Poems

Each day life and death go out to play
Both play to win - not to lose
Yet both need each other to infuse
This game with continuity
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You've been to see the doctor
For a much needed check
The pain you've been having
Has disrupted your life
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We are our parents
We are children
We grow up
Live our lives
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Who are these fellows?
Religion - Magic
Are they siblings who seem remarkably similar?
Are they identical twins - fantastically alike in all things?
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There was no perfect human being
No one who did it all ever lived
No one free from transgression
No one free from blemish or stain
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Shaking, rumbling earthquake
Thunderous volcano
Overwhelming tsunami
Roaring tornado
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Impatience with what is
Moves one to create
What could be
What might be
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The common denominator of humanity
To which we all subscribe
That state we call illness
Whether first or last
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I cannot live in my past
For it no longer is
Yet it must have been
For my present to be
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You are wonderful, so sweet
Sweeter than honey
Softer than a gentle breeze
When you put your arms around me
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