Dan McGonagle

When faced with the powers of Darkness
When evil consumes the weak
Its time to prepare for battle
But there are weapons you must first seek
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Tenement buildings falling to bits

Victims of precision hits
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Don't listen to those who say you can't
You can be what you want to be
Don't listen to the voices of discontent
I won't let that happen to me
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Why is it that the majority of people who read my writes cannot take a minute or so to comment on what they have read?
Is my writing of such a poor standard that it deserves no comment at all?
To those of you who have already commented on my writes...
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Love rises like a phoenix from the ashes of loneliness

Powering the world with eternal emotions
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The sun is shining bright today
No clouds are in my sky
The birds are warbling sweetly
Saying hello as they pass by
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I watched you sleeping just last night
The way I did in years gone by
You were my infant son back then
Now you are an adult...six feet high
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What could be a more natural sight
A child feeding from his mother in broad daylight
Why is it viewed as a scene of disgust
What harm can ensue from that bond of trust
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Bless this house and all therein

May Love invade our home
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A tall dark stranger rode into town
Left his horse at the livery stable
Booked a room for the night at the drovers inn
Ate a meal at a dim corner table
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I remember Granny telling me about my Uncle Phil
He was a paratrooper known as 'The screaming skull'
Definitely the kind of man I looked up to with pride
I wanted to be just like him with strength and guts inside
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No one can see his pain or its scope
There's none can sense his pride
He once was young and full of hope
Now he's tired...and just wants to hide
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When your Mother placed you in my arms
My heart swelled up with pride
I cradled you close to my chest
Held you snugly by my side
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Parking the car at the end of the road
I check the store fronts on my beat
Walking along with a spring in my step
Doc Martens hugging my feet
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Deep in the heart of a cavern
By the side of a fiery lake
A dragon kept watch on its precious egg
Waiting as long as its hatching might take
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Twin beams of Light penetrate the night air
Reminding us all of the towers that stood there
Recalling an icon...a glimpse of the past
The grief of a nation...the shadow it cast
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There amidst the virgin forest
To an island in the lake
Sailed the warrior Standing Bear
Rippling Waters his bride to take
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In the stillness of the night
When everyone's asleep
I sit here at my monitor
Thinking long and deep
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Here lies a fallen angel
With wings all bloodied and torn
Caught in the violent aftermath
Of an ancient war reborn
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Today is a very special day
As both of you start a new life
It begins with both of you single
And ends with a Husband and Wife
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