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Tag: wonder

Cold Nights

A drop of the rain outside Another, and then a shower It is very cold here; lonely And my thoughts wander about And I wonder what goes on your beautiful mind I missed it all The cold touches my bones Shivering from all of the touch Clutching my feathery pillows It’s a perfect monster weather… Continue reading Cold Nights

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Published October 17, 2014
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged beautiful minds, cold nights, pillows, poem, rain, shivering, wander, wonder

Anne Frank

See how the blue skies smile Watch the sun fall beneath the cliff Greet Le Chambon when you pass by Thank all for their humanity, corn and beef I wonder why the Vegetations are green And all beautiful beans are green And should our hearts be black then? There’s no whit of sense in it… Continue reading Anne Frank

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Published September 9, 2014
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged anne frank, holocaust, Jews, Juden, Le Chambon, wonder
Oke’s Musings: Poetry, People and Places
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