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I Watched Her I watched her as she slowly opened her little gold box the scent of incense filled the room and in her mind she heard George Harrison playing the sitar it was another magical and mystical moment released from the always poetic mind of Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet ~The Tennessee Poet~©Walt Page...

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Dreams & Hopes when we are young we start developing hopes these hopes are based on dreams we fall in love and our hopes and dreams are doubled our dreams and hopes are influenced by what we see by what we hear and by what we think we want they give us a goal to...

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Lost In A Sea Of Poetry I am a writer a poet to be specific I write poetry many different forms and genres of poetry rhyme free verse prose poetry the only rules I follow are my own whatever works for me is all that matters most of the poems I write are romantic I...

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True Believer I am a True Believer I believe in love I believe in kindness tenderness, mercy and forgiveness I believe in faeries and elves and fairy tales do come true I believe in truth and honesty everything happens for a reason the sun will some up tomorrow aliens do exist there is life on...

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Now Is The Time time to remember time to forget time to hold on time to let go time to stay time to leave time to love time to be loved time to speed up time to slow down time to laugh time to cry time to live time to... ~The Tennessee Poet~©Walt Page 2022...

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Until Forever And Beyond she and I will be together forever but there is also a land beyond forever a land where lovers find each other and spend eternity together it is a land of nothing but love no more pain, no more stress just a land of memorable love songs each couple has their...

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The Time Is Now I've heard it said “the time has come... the time is now...” but what time? what has come? why is it now? why does it matter? why should it matter? how do I know it matters? the only thing that matters is that it matters if it doesn't matter then it...

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Swept Away In Wonder one look was all it took one smile in her sexy style I was captured with no denial and I was swept away in wonder by that single solitary look it was a time of wandering days spent meandering years had gone by while looking for herbut when I saw her...

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I Can't Sit Still I can't sit still I have to move with restless legs I have to cruise the doctor gives me pills to take to help me out but they keep me awake I wish my legs would settle down but they spasm and twitch unless I move around I tell my legs...

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Lost lost wandering alone in a crowd silent noises voices in my head searching for a way out no way in no way out stuck in the middle poems forming in my head so many words thoughts and ideas I will not descend into darkness I'll keep on trying and keep moving ahead ~The Tennessee...

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Patiently Waiting once again he waits for them the waking hoursno sleep no dreams only his thoughts waiting for the thunder that will medicate his mind but he will never feel free until he learns to let go ~The Tennessee Poet~©Walt Page 2022 All Rights Reserved

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Keeping It Safe who we are is what we are we have become what we have done it doesn't matter where you're from you will become what you have done if you're like me you'll say a prayer to end this poem before it's done for I have become what I have done and what...

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Make The Most Of It make the most of your time herewe're not here for a long time and there's nothing wrong in living fully every day we all need to help each otherso love all night and work all day there is nothing wrong with living day to day ~The Tennessee Poet~©Walt Page 2022...

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President's Day, 2022 When I saw this photo that was taken and posted by my good friend and photographer Augustine Hart, I immediately knew that I had to use it with a poem I'd write to celebrate President's Day. I am happy and proud to live in the greatest country in the world, the United...

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Where I Come From I come from preachers and choir directors I come from musicians and singers small towns, mountains and rivers I come from New England relatives in New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts I come from churches and hymnals I come from parents who showed me how to live and then let me ~The...

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Open To All I am open to all all beliefs all points of view all races and religions I don't condemnI don't belittle others I don't call names I may disagree but I will never disavow ~The Tennessee Poet~©Walt Page 2022 All Rights Reserved

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The Mirror I looked in the mirror and what did I see?The image of my father smiling back at me “Hello old man,” I smiled “it's good to see you once again I've missed you so much since you've been gone I hope you're taking good care of Mom” I've always been told that I...

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Saturday Morning Memories Saturday mornings were always special growing up I always watched the cartoons Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, Casper and others there was no school on Saturdays so Saturday became baseball day in the fall it was football day Mom was making breakfast Dad was working on his sermon for Sunday after the cartoons...

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Voices In My Mind when I'm trying to decide what to write about I hear voices in my mind I hear bits and pieces of words and I try to put some together sometimes they form quickly other times it is a slow process I try to keep my poetry simple there is great beauty...

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Moonshiner you all know me as the Tennessee Poet but because I'm from Tennessee you also think I'm a moonshiner is it because of my jeans and suspenders? wearing my baseball cap backwards? My silly country boy smile? or because I'm standing by a still? I am the Tennessee Poet whatever else I do is...

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No Words Were Needed Our eyes locked from across the room and the music seduced us I took her hand pulling her close and our dance began she laid her head on my shoulder as our bodies swayed to the music moving as one our years together helped us dance as one and I heard...

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Poetry Is... Poetry is a way of seeing through other people's eyes we see a perspective that is not our own and when we do we grow our brains read it anywhere under a tree on a beach in your favorite chair on the bank of a river on a bus or on a plane...

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Sunset On The River Once again my inspiration for this poem is from another one of my friend Augustine Hart's beautiful photos from the Adirondacks. The air is cold I can see my breath and hear the snow crunchingbeneath my feet as I walk along the banks of the Ausable River in New York State's...

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Nothing Divine Dies “The Spirit of the Earth” is published in Vita Brevis' new anthology I am proud to announce that my poem “The Spirit of the Earth” has been published in the anthology “Nothing Divine Dies”, a poetry anthology about Nature, produced by Vita Brevis Press. My sincere thanks to Brian Geiger for including...

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Here For You My inspiration for this poem is from another one of my friend Augustine Hart's beautiful photos from the Adirondacks. Heavenly shades of night are falling and here I stand in all my cold, naked splendor the setting sun warms my bare branches warming me to prepare for the long cold night the...

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My Wonderful Life I have lived a wonderful life and look forward to more wonderful years of life even though I have known great sadness in my 77 years the happiness has by far exceeded the sadness my years of wonder have outweighed my short times of sadness I have loved and been loved by...

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My Prayers I believe in the power of prayer I pray frequently I pray for my family I pray for my friends I pray for myself for relief from my pain for relief from my anxieties but lately I pray more for our country I worry about the direction our country is heading I ask...

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The Answers I've Been Seeking I've been searching for answers for most of my life I've been working at changing for my whole life and now I think I know I'm walking to the edge of where the river meets the sky all my life I've been searching for answers to what I don't know...

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Today Today is yesterday's tomorrow or is it tomorrow's yesterday? Enough of this nonsense today is today's day how will I use the gift of today? Shall I sit in my recliner cursing my condition? Wasting today by feeling sorry for myself? I think not! “This is the day the Lord has made. We will...

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Why I Write Poetry I write poetry to express my feelings it cleanses my heart and empties my soul I write poetry to relax it releases my demons it helps me cope with my reality writing poetry keeps me sane it takes my mind off my anxiety I write for the enjoyment of writing writing...

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Christmas at Highland Acres, 12-25-21 It's Christmas at Highland Acres our sons are miles away. Kevin is in Orlando, Fl Jarrod, his wife Melanie and our grandsons, Harrison and Holden are in St. Augustine, FL our son Nathan, his wife Alyssa and our grandson Cayden are in Spokane, WA so here we are, just Susan...

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Christmas Eve In The Forest, 12-24-21 Every Christmas Eve the forest animals gather together to wish Santa Claus a safe trip they sing and dance and offer prayers hey exchange gifts with each other while they wish each other a Merry Christmas when it's time for Santa to start his Christmas Eve journey they gather...

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That Time Of Year It's that time of year Christmas is in the air Every place you go there's people everywhere lots of stress at Christmas spending money we don't have you can't hear it, but you feel it if you want to conquer the anxiety of Christmas live in the moment, live in each...

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Time For A Break I love writing poetry. Since my poetic journey started 4 years ago, I have written and posted 1705 poems on my blog. I have been published in 2 Vita Brevis Anthologies and one of my poems will be published in their upcoming 3rd anthology. Unfortunately, after all that creativity, I have...

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I Am Me I stand before you just a 77 year old poet nothing phony or pretend what you see is what you get I am plain and ordinary doing the best I can day by day I've done things in my life that I'm ashamed of but I've also done things that I am...

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Your Love For Me You are the one that I can't live without with you here with me I'm in ecstasy with you in my life I am complete the flowers bloom and my mornings shine your love is like the sun that lights up my whole world your love is like a river that...

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Our Love When my first love passed away friends brought us together neither of us wanted a new relationship but it happened our love has lasted for over 18 years now and it is very clear that our love is here to stayour love is all we need to make our lives complete ~The Tennessee...

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My Love Is For You every day my love for you grows you know I adore you nothing is more precious than being with you to me you are amazing I can't stop thinking about you the love I feel for you is priceless it's you and me forever, never apart maybe in distance, but...

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Thanksgiving, 2021 On this Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2021I am especially thankful for my wife SusanOur sons, Kevin, Jarrod and NathanOur daughters in law, Melanie and AlyssaOur grandsons, Cayden, Harrison and HoldenAnd our 10 rescue dogs and our new AmericanMustang, Lyric When I first started Walt’s Writings 4 years agoI had no idea that I...

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Thanksgiving Eve Thanksgiving was always a very special time when I was growing up. Mom and Dad would load my brother Paul and I in Dad's Oldsmobile 98 and off we'd go. We would travel either to Connecticut to Dad's parents or New Hampshire to Mom's parents. Those were exciting days to a child. Our...

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When I Met Her on the day I first met her I could hear the music returning I knew this was something special that she would be the one that I was waiting for she took my breath away and gave me feelings that I had lost when I looked in her eyes I knew...

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Somewhere Beyond The Moon somewhere beyond the moon there is a place between the starsa place where lovers go a place for them when their time on earth is done a place where they can be together forever a place where old friends can gather to reminisce about old times beyond the moon and between...

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Midnight Feelings every night around midnight I get what I call midnight feelings I start thinking about how her beauty intoxicates me I think of her and smile when I close my eyes I can see her in my mind in the back paddock working her mustang she loves horses and I love her it's...

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As The Years Go Passing By I keep falling in love with her all over again sometimes I feel slightly hung over from loving her every year I love her more we are still living, laughing and still in love as the years go passing by ~The Tennessee Poet~©Walt Page 2021 All Rights Reserved

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World Of Wonders there's a world of wonders outside waiting to be explored just let yourself go trees have lost their leaves it's nature's way of showing us how beautiful letting go can be Henry David Thoreau said it well “it's not what you look at that matters it's what you see” spend more time...

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Until The River Takes Us Home This photo was taken by my friendand excellent photographer,Augustine Hart.My poem was inspired by this wonderful photoand dedicated to Augustine. Many of us were born and raised in the country and grew up close to a river We learned to swim in the river and trapped muskrats and beaver...

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Just Sit Here And Love Me sometimes I feel like the walls are closing in when the darkness hangs above me I just need you to sit here and love me I'm not asking you to solve any of my problems I just need you to sit here and love me when I feel like...

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Still In Love With You sometimes I feel like I would fall to pieces if I ever lost your love my sadness would never end they say time has a way of healing that it will dry the tears that I would be crying but how would I cope with the empty feeling of losing...

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My Forever you are my sunmy moon and stars my gravity you are my forever my reality my always you are my sunshine my best times my one and only I said “I Do” for the rest of my life you are my forever ~The Tennessee Poet~©Walt Page 2021 All Rights Reserved

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I Will Stay I will stay by your sidenow and forever I will always be in love with you even when we are together I am thinking of you there's always something more to say something more to do but nothing can tear us apart and I will always stay with you ~The Tennessee Poet~©Walt...