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Ann Bernstine Poem
Two boys lived by the glistening waters of the bay
They were best friends, running through the grassy marshes
Up and down the way
Chasing pelicans as they played
I would watch the two boys from the bay having fun everyday
Until the untimely day when the war came and took them away.
Two boys---soldiers now they had become
Carrying guns and ammunition, heavy as a ton
Fighting a war that must be won
A war caused be nothing they had done
Two boys were killed today
In a land so far away from their beloved bay
One boy died trying to save the other boy
The other boy is the one, I called
My son
Copyright © Ann Bernstine | Year Posted 2016
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Ann Bernstine Poem
Bought at a thrift store
The color was bright
And the price was right
By a mother ,a widow
What did it matter
If it had a patch
Or the buttons did not match
The lining was thick
And tightly attached
Laughter flowed free
At the sight of her coat
She felt disconnected
From those who had more
And families of three
When winter wind blew wide
It chilled them to the marrow
In their coveted fancy coats
But hers , kept her warm
She walked by with a new pride
That she tried not to hide
She knew , her wealth came from
her Mothers love and the
Warmth of a coat
Copyright © Ann Bernstine | Year Posted 2016
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Ann Bernstine Poem
Whisper , when the morning's loneliness
Wraps me in a blanket of despair
When memories are fading fast
And I'm caught between the
Present and the past,
Whisper, as balmy breezes cause
Gentle ripples on still waters of the bay
The same bay that held reflections
Of us at play , before the angles took you away.
Whisper in the evening's darkness
When the moon illuminates my room
And I lay awake watching shadows of
Treetops dance eerily on the walls
Until sleep trips me to fall.
Whisper , to me as sleep images take me to
A labyrinth of dreams , filled with
Kaleidoscope scenes, pushing me
Through the long lonely night into
The morning light.
Whisper , whisper ,whisper , until it occurs
To me your aura will remain.
Copyright © Ann Bernstine | Year Posted 2016
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