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Subtle Slips

Administrator on 21 Jan 2010

I feel him pulling
Moving away
Gently he slips
In directions
Opposite me
Testing his wings
Determined and courageous
The look in his eyes
Reveals fear of
Full flight
No longer
My little boy
Always my baby
No matter how
Far from me
The universe
Takes him
Of typical concern
My own human flaws
Hoping my guidance
Has properly prepared him

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Picture perfect

Administrator on 13 Dec 2008

I don’t know what it was; perhaps the fact that it was my first card of the season; excitement filling me before I even opened it; a plain white envelope with a Cincinnati postmark; a holiday greeting from home.
I opened the envelope, slowly removed the card, and realized immediately that it was so much more [...]

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