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Poems for My Wife

Family Feast

January 18, 2004 By Thomas Ortega II

"Feeds six or seven" is what the sign said. "You will need more food" is what my mind read. Yes, there was only four of us to feed, but I decided we would not take heed. It would have been …

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Focus

January 17, 2004 By Thomas Ortega II

Retaining focus is quite hard to do, especially when you don't know how to. With concentration, you can stay on track, but get lazy once, you might not come back. Humans tend to …

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Baby Preparation

January 16, 2004 By Thomas Ortega II

We're prepping our home slowly but surely, as we eagerly await our baby. It's an odd feeling preparing a home, akin to writing our very own tome. We get to decide what stays and what …

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Miss Writing

January 15, 2004 By Thomas Ortega II

She isn't noisy, loud or obnoxious. She's very quiet in your subconscious. She will come on by when you make the time to tell a story or make up a rhyme. She doesn't stay long so you must …

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I Miss Writing

January 14, 2004 By Thomas Ortega II

It has been so long, since I wrote fiction. It's hard to believe it's my addiction. Nothing can compare to writing stories, no other past times possess less worries. Someday soon I hope I …

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Not Enough Time

January 13, 2004 By Thomas Ortega II

There's never enough time to make a perfect rhyme. There's too much hustle, not too mention bustle. We need to slow down so that we don't drown from all worldly cares and from people's …

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