Joseph T. Renaldi Poems

The bells of heaven are calling us
To join a final pilgrimage this day
From across the ocean and desert waste
With incentives and encouragement to stay.
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Out on the gridiron one Autumn day,
The local football team was leading all the way,
Considered as underdogs at the onset of the game,
Forced their opponent's hope for victory to wane,
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They said, 'He is only an impractical visionary, '
And passed him by with a sneer or sneaky smile,
But his non violence rhetoric fashioned a dream
That made his life prominent and more worth while.
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I wonder why at class reunions
We bring to mind anew,
The lively and cheerful days
And recall and pass them in review.
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Work coupled with a little play
to keep us progressing through each day,
A feeling of warmth, as a sparkle of light
Of love conveying through each night.
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All is quiet along the devastative land,
As the exhausted combatants rest.
The dark war clouds dissipate in the sky,
While a lasting peace is the primary quest.
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Some day, a notice for jury duty will come.
Accept the notice graciously and with trust.
If selected, you may be condemned for your vote,
Fear not-as long as your vote is fair and just.
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The heart leads back to Graduation Day,
to speakers addressing the graduates below,
to tales, excitement and joy shared.
and the face of proud parents set aglow.
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The gazebo is a place of solitude, I know,
a screened place where one's thoughts grow,
and rhododendron with showy flowers stand high
upon the surrounding ground pointed to the sky.
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Valentine's Day 1929 began like most winter days
in Chicago, Illinois with gray skies and stinging cold.
A light covering of snow powdered the city streets.
Shops opened for Holiday customers, anxious and bold.
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