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UOn Tuesday, 9 August 2022 at 07:35:20 UTC-4, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> 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.