Category Archives: Poetry

Vivere dum mori

Posted on July 20, 2015 by dgermann

Live while you die. Vivere dum mori. :- Doug.

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In this present illness

Posted on July 20, 2015 by dgermann

In this present illness when we each try to be strong for both of us strength may be more in sharing our weaknesses :- Doug.

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Life a stream appearing

Posted on July 19, 2015 by dgermann

Life a stream appearing appearing constant :- Doug.

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The work of living

Posted on July 18, 2015 by dgermann

This moment is the work of living. :- Doug.

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opposite might also be true

Posted on July 17, 2015 by dgermann

The opposite might also be true. Living is the work of dying. :- Doug.

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We all pour out our life

Posted on July 17, 2015 by dgermann

We all pour out our life In the living of our ordinary days Memento vivere :- Doug.

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elder caring gathering

Posted on July 17, 2015 by dgermann

Let us call the elder caring gathering with people who are respectful, good, kind, creative, profound, adult, effective, collaborative, and amazing! :- Doug.

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Young ears cannot

Posted on July 16, 2015 by dgermann

Young ears cannot hear Old ears catch subtle frequencies: Dying, deepening, sacred :- Doug.

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Fresh green all around me

Posted on July 16, 2015 by dgermann

Fresh green all around me Lush spring greens Hue after hue Dancing with breezes Calling me out to play :- Doug.

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You’ll probably know before your doctors

Posted on July 14, 2015 by dgermann

You’ll probably know before your doctors Before your family will say anything Now, before you cannot Things to do Last and best gifts Lessons to share Hugs to give Provide for family Make sense of it all Forgivenesses, good-byes Thank … Continue reading →

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our last loving

Posted on July 14, 2015 by dgermann

Death for most of us No big ta-da! Expect only a sigh How prepare to give our last loving? What blessings give? What whole-making words and hugs? What messages? What send-ons for our family? :- Doug.

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stories matter most

Posted on July 14, 2015 by dgermann

In end of life, stories matter and matter most. In stories, what matters is the ending. Here in life we never know ending. More importantly we can make choices of how our chapter ends, how it prefigures the next. :- … Continue reading →

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I’m not sure I believe in hope

Posted on July 13, 2015 by dgermann

I’m not sure I believe in hope. I believe in working hard. I believe in helping others. I believe in whatever presents. :- Doug.

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Are you seeing

Posted on July 12, 2015 by dgermann

Are you seeing Something you would not have Twenty years ago? :- Doug.

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Rage?

Posted on July 12, 2015 by dgermann

Rage? Dying of the light? Fading? As the planet turns To face the thousand stars Blocked by the closer bit of light? :- Doug.

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Party

Posted on July 11, 2015 by dgermann

Party. Old Friends. Moving away. Saying good bye. Saying. Talking. Bob’s heart attack. Reading Old Testament. Bloody battles. Slaughtering tribes. Joyce’s broken wrist. Drive her to church. Less grey hair all around. More white. Bruce has cancer in his good … Continue reading →

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Such is the time

Posted on July 11, 2015 by dgermann

Such is the time this time where we find ourselves do we find ourselves? at any time? Such is the time that it allows us to find more than one person whom we are among such is the laughing time … Continue reading →

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