We stood here, side by side,
Moon's light lacing shadows
On my white gown
And his black tux.
We pledged our troth
Til death do us part.

And then Iraq -

Now his light shines down on me,
As I wander in my memories.

Gazebo at Sayen Gardens, Hamilton, NJ, USA.

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Homeless, they stand disclosed;
Hungry, they stand so skeletal;
Shivering, they pocket their hands;
Depressed, they wait through endless days.
Who will give them hope?

"Depression Bread Line" by George Segal
at The Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ, GA, USA.

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The financial axe hovers
Threatening to descend,
On once bright hopes
And release despair.

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