Sandi Alford

They come from every walk of life
especially when we're filled with strife.
A smile, a hug, a listening ear-
then all at once we hold them dear.
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In this book of life we’re given at birth
Its pages blank, awaits verses of worth
Experiences drip upon every page displayed
Love, is but a word conveyed
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You’ll find me here by weathered stone,
all by myself with grief, alone-
Another year has come and went
with season’s change and heart’s lament.
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Oh radiant beams from ancient orb above,
come cleanse my soul of bitter cold drawn nigh.
Cast wretched gray away this day I cry-
send rays of light to steal this winter's glove.
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It’s piled here
then flying there-
there’s gold and copper
everywhere!
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In each glimpse
of every passing shadow
he's there-
lurking on the eve,
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Although she
wilts and falls to dust, next
spring she'll bloom in hearty lust, here
in the garden of my dreams aloft and comely.
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She’s likened to a crystal sphere
once blown an iridescent glaze,
t’was placed upon an evergreen
in honor of more joyous days.
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I’ve wandered winter’s streets of emptiness
within a shattered heart and mind.
Not once prepared for footsteps
cold- damp-
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Mem’ries like a recorded song
play silently to heart and mind,
they come at will and cloud all thought
in performance of pantomime.
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