Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Like one does as you did.
You might have felt,
A doing of anything...
Without me around to witness it,
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If you knew me,
You'd be here to share with me life.
And it you knew me,
You wouldn't have one sleepless night.
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I had come to love,
A freedom of creative expression.
A freedom that allowed,
My interest and ability to write.
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Sufferings done can end,
With beginnings of forgiveness.
A forgiveness one can feel,
With love that heals and mends.
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Best wishes to those
Whose hearts dropp in sorrow!
Best wishes and joy...
For a brighter Sun kissed tomorrow!
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The storm swept away
Straying camouflaged reminders
Of coverups and rusting grins.
A full cleansing has taken place
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Take serious those gifts.
And talents you are blessed with.
So many are on a mission to seek payment.
To believe fortune and fame,
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Every inch of the fabric has been soiled.
The stars do not appear as bright.
The stripes are frayed and not as tight!
The color blue is not as crisp.
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The purple and orange in the sunsetting sky.
The smell of wood burning...
Delivering whists of kissed smoked drifts,
From chimneys of homes nearby!
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We watched each rung he took to climb,
And he chose the smaller one...
From which to take his dive!
And he won with a look of surprise!
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