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"The Flame of Life by Kelly Varner Johnson A match lights a candle, a baby is born, A flame flickers, a soul is torn. We are but fire in the wind, a struggling game, A weak, unsteady, faltering flame..."

"The Rundersuk (Suk as in "Took") The bridges of the bungledock lay rickety upon the waves, Casting its occupants to and fro with eternal bogglefaves. Shaking his beard, heavy with salt, the runder..."

"To my Children I am simply delighted, children, at the warmth your presence brings, And I know life holds its best for you; so many wonderful things. But, remember, little ones, there will be tou..."

"The Wedding Poem Today you will walk another path, a walk of unity. It may lead to climbing mountains high, but at the top, to tranquility. Along this journey, you'll share your hopes, your dream..."

"The Seaside Journey by Kelly Varner Johnson In my youth, I knew laughter, friends and frequent sunfilled days. I knew sand and seashells, surf and wind while tanning near docks and bays. The Fishe..."

"The cycle of life . . . To feel, to love, To love, to yearn, To yearn, to seek, To seek, to search, To search, to find, To find, to wonder, To wonder, to discover, To discover, to learn, To ..."

"Mystical Dance by Kelly Varner Johnson In the shadows I moved my hand, my belly, my feet, my hips, In rhthym to the sad, sad song, its words bleeding from my lips. Alone, caged like a captured..."

"Spit "Spit" was what they called him; Cleetus Jones was his name.  And in seventy years, he'd gained no fame. He weren't no Wyatt Earp; he weren't no Jesse James.  Least those boys had decent name..."

"The Wolf's Song His eyes, they glow wicked and wild in the darkness of the land, Gazing over the earth's plush skin, made by God's own hand. Easing through the brush; past pine, around blue sage; No..."

"When the Little Hand Left Mine At first I held your tiny hand, wrapped around my finger, And though you drifted off to sleep, the breath of you would linger. When you gazed into my eyes, a bond emb..."

"Julia's Castle To build your castle you took a man, his given name was Fred, And gave to him a brighter life, and a place to lay his head. Then love lights danced about in his eyes and in your soul,..."

"Parting of the Ways Friends, relatives, and others come to gather for the day. Sorrow deep within the heart as tears on faces play. Death has come and taken one so precious to us all. The Lord has l..."

"Caleb's Flight Oh little one, where are you now?  Where have you come to be? I long for your innocense and for your smile to see. I miss your laughter in the days when hope was somehow gone, You bro..."

"Every Door that Opens You believe your presence here might seem as if concealed, And your value as a human being has yet to be revealed. You've traveled a rocky road, with mountains left unscaled..."

"Boundaries Boundaries?  They're like the beaches of a vast ocean. The break, the stop, the places of many footprints. A pause, to stop?  Breathe?  Cease to move forth? Others might say "You can't," ..."

"Flight I chanced upon a pair of wings, They came not from a bird. T'was not a sparrow gifted me; There was no song I heard. A plane flew by me overhead Into the space of air. T'was not a plane that ..."

"Teller of the Tale by Kelly Varner Johnson Her creative blood did flow through the arteries of her mind; The hero must be a valiant sort; the villain, most unkind. The computer screen beckoned;..."

"Balls to the Wall! The X-1 engine beneath concealed In the mother plane as through sky she peeled! Imaginations all congealed, Wondering what this attempt might yield. Ground crew kept the eagle's e..."