Terry Pace
New feet within my garden go-
New feet within my garden go- New fingers stir the sod- A Troubadour upon the Elm Betrays the solitude. New children play upon the green-...
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Terry Pace
Feb 4, 20202 min read
One Evening
On a frozen pond a mile north of Liberal almost sixty years ago I skated wild circles while a strange pale sun went down. A scattering...
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Terry Pace
Feb 4, 20201 min read
Destinations
Every day we meet these bodies on the road, The torn-up porcupines like tanks exploded, The battered cats, dogs, raccoons, dead. Every...
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Terry Pace
Jan 19, 20201 min read
To a Tree in the Yard Where We Lived (for Elaine)
The faces you have worn With wonder and with blithe The greens and golds The purples and browns Have marked the days Of my changing life...
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Terry Pace
Jan 18, 20201 min read
Dancing on Air (for Erin)
She is a buzzing bee Always busy, looking For sweets in every flower Brightly colored Dancing on air But ready to sting If anyone dare To...
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Terry Pace
Jan 18, 20201 min read
Wind Chimes (for Leah)
Winter darkness Silence and stars Hands together Coats and hats One is small And hears the call Of chimes on the wind Of mystery and...
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Terry Pace
Jan 18, 20201 min read
Jackrabbits
Home for Christmastime To the folks and the farm Sitting in old places Speaking of days past Moving to these plains The winter of 1924...
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Terry Pace
Jan 18, 20202 min read
Yearnings for Home
Oh let me go I’m weary here And fevers scorch my brain, I long to feel my native air Breathe o’er each burning vein. I long once more to...
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