We took a feral cat
we'd been feeding to the vet
when it stopped eating.
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He doesn’t cry about it
anymore. No tears
in years. On occasion, though,
those who know him
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Emily went to the library
to sign up for a library card
so she could take out books
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Matthew 19: 16-22
Blind lady in the choir shouts
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It was her birthday.
She was only five
the dawn we went out
to look at roses
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In America, people flock to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on February 2 every year and wait for Punxsutawney Phil, a legendary groundhog, to emerge from his temporary home on Gobbler’s Knob and tell us whether winter will linger or spring is near. This is Groundhog Day in America and Canada, and it has been celebrated since 1887.
If Phil sees his shadow and goes back in his hole, legend has it there will be six more weeks of winter. If he sees no shadow, spring is on its way. Whatever happens, the story is reported on television and in newspapers for all to enjoy.
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Luke 23: 6-43
Nailed to a Cross
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We send diplomats
to talk with diplomats
of other nations
and hope a deal
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Her lips?
As I recall,
even when she talked
her lips were slung
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A rainy Sunday
and Pastor Smith is
in his pulpit bellowing
to the congregation,
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