Tag Archives: Death

Where Two Once Stood

Posted on September 8, 2020 by oldmainer

Where two once stood, now one aloneLeft to journey on their ownGone the love they chose to shareDashed in the ashes of despairA heart now turned to stone How for this loss will I atoneSurvive without the love I’ve knownOne … Continue reading →

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Lethal Injection

Posted on July 17, 2020 by oldmainer

The following is a piece from 2013 and contains strong language and profanity   I sit on my cot, listening to the sounds that tumble about in the hall outside my cell.  I look up startled,  as the cell door … Continue reading →

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Cemetery Street

Posted on April 29, 2020 by oldmainer

The pavement laid with cobbled stone Smoothed by the years, beneath my feet Greets me as I walk alone On Cemetery Street Behind the walls where death is sown Where souls of yesterday retreat And remnants of the past have … Continue reading →

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The Window

Posted on September 3, 2019 by oldmainer

The coughing spasm came again, causing a fire in his chest and compromising his already ragged breath.  When at last it passed, he laid there, physically drained.  It would be a while before his breathing returned to normal and he … Continue reading →

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1861

Posted on July 26, 2019 by oldmainer

Dust rises from the rutted road. Cannon laden caissons rumble slowly forward. A red sun competes with the campfires glow. Weary troops break camp, joining the ranks of colleagues on the move. An enemy, unseen, lays before them, waiting to … Continue reading →

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Stones

Posted on June 12, 2019 by oldmainer

Granite blocks of stone Stand vigil all alone Lean as if in prayer Forever Where seldom footsteps tread Here among the dead Memories interred Forgotten Faithful through the years Where long bereft of tears Remnants of a past Lay silent … Continue reading →

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The Other Side Of The Bed

Posted on March 24, 2019 by oldmainer

It has always been, as well it should Since the day that we were wed That as my wife and love you’d share The other side of the bed A little thing not oft thought of Of which nothing was … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on March 13, 2019 by oldmainer

Visions of a faceless being Emotions stirred without seeing Stricken children lost at birth Like wickless candles, without worth Haunting eyes and bodies frail The tendrils of my heart assail  

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Walking Alone

Posted on January 23, 2019 by oldmainer

Maybe it’s because I am well into my years that I pay more attention to those that are aging around me.  Like trying on a suit and deciding how it fits and if you are comfortable in it. I see … Continue reading →

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The Funeral

Posted on January 12, 2019 by oldmainer

I have to go to a funeral next week.  I don’t want to go, but then, who, if they had a choice, would want to attend one.  It is not that it is sad, per se, which it is.  It … Continue reading →

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