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Jan 22Liked by Paul Wittenberger

there is wisdom

Precaution

life experience

Worries

there is risk

and also fear

Yes fear

and I have already DIED and been paralyzed with fear many times in these last few months

but do you know what else there is?

muito amor ❣️

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Wonderful how this poem is elevated in the end! Great stuff!

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Thank you, Marinarena-You never know how kids are going to turn out

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Jan 22Liked by Paul Wittenberger

We all seek sources for what we create. A piece of a house, even an unfinished thought..

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I hesitate to discard unfinished thoughts. There’s always this hope that I might find a way of doing something with them...

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Jan 22Liked by Paul Wittenberger

A deep and profound journey, together

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Estou feliz que você escolheu se inscrever, Berkana!

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I LOVE THIS! It touched my heart thank you Paul

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Thanks, Pamela-Glad you could relate to it.

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Jan 22Liked by Paul Wittenberger

I’ve had dreams of houses breaking in storms

when it’s multiple stories high it can be scary to imagine the walls cracking and breaking

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Jan 22Liked by Paul Wittenberger

wow the writing about the weather today is synchronized

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Jan 22Liked by Paul Wittenberger

Nicely done. Reminds me of:

“We wail and kiss a fragment of wall,

Dream of rebuilding again.

No suffering is in vain.”

- Rachel Kann, “Prayer”

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Jan 22Liked by Paul Wittenberger

'Aln't a-gonna need this house no longer, ain't a-gonna need this house no more' This Ole House by Rosemary Clooney and Buddy Cole & His Orchestra with Bass Vocals By Thurl Ravenscroft in 1954. I was 5 years old, Paul. Thanx for the Nostalgia!

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Shook the rafters loose with that one, did ya?

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Shakin'Stevens did a cover as did Willie Nelson and also the Statler Brothers. The Writer, Stuart Hamblen had the original recording.

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Jan 22Liked by Paul Wittenberger

Beautiful! Love the image of a chicken Lloyd Wright.

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Thanks for the restack, @Stirling S Newberry-much appreciated!

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