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On Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 7:30:30 AM UTC-4, Edward Rochester Esq. wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 2:03:48 AM UTC-4, michaelmalef...@gmail.com wrote: 
> > Start posting:
> One Night Alone 
> 
> I just wanted to get away 
> from it all, breathe alone 
> keep the TV dark, think about 
> my old Chevy 
> and times when nothing 
> disturbed and I checked in 
> grabbed a complimentary donut 
> and headed to 222, seems 
> I’ve always seen 222, on clocks, 
> microwave, cell, not sure why 
> it wasn’t a surprise 
> when I was handed the key, 
> but it seemed the best to 
> not to question but accept 
> for my one-night getaway. 
> 
> Rain was a companion, some drip 
> from something needing repair 
> diving onto the sill with an accurate 
> cadence, 
> but all were told of my night away, 
> keeping worry at a minimum 
> and thought a hot shower 
> could be an appetizer to good sleep 
> but the postage size soap and thimble size 
> mouth wash 
> told me to go home. 
> 
> I didn’t belong where I was 
> but can say I tried. 
> 
> Edward Rochester Esq.

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Castle of Pine


There was no moat
no drawbridge, no armies
to protect a simple castle of pine
but sunshine prevailed,
drifting through adolescent Maple,
dotting the earth where green
would soon overtake dirt and stone,
a rough raked suburban pasture
where young Azalea became
a spring bouquet and welcome mat
invited new neighbors.

Inside, varnished floors and new smells
prevailed and the first look of a room
where a closet would be filled, and drapes hung
and dreams of what will be dominated
the thoughts of youth.

It remains, that castle of pine, the Azalea
now overwhelms the stoop, the Maple seems too large
to stand but stand it does filtering the sunlight
onto memories that cannot be erased, a home
once filled with laughter and tears standing as a monument
to all that was as the years drift by.

Edward Rochester Esq.