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an old man's dreams
by Steve Patterson → (All Poetry by Steve Patterson)
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an old man's dreams
his memories
as he waits to die
he remembers his lies

the scenery
his history

old hotels
old motels

old cafes
old ways

the way that things were
and when he swore

nothing would change
strange

he never thought
i never thought

we never sought
what we bought

he & i
we both try

to just by
with a goodbye

old loves or new
what do we do?

a ? 4 u

as time passes us by

do you remember this
do you remember that
do you remember
where you are at?

a question he can't see
an answer he can't be

an old man's dreams
an old man's memories
they be
what an old man sees
histories

death
lies
a last breath
waitin' to dies


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 Reviews of "an old man's dreams"
Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on January 12, 2005
Well, no matter how it is written, as I have been reading you for so long old friend, I can feel your pain...it might be best if...? Ed & Rufuz

Reviewed by Sandy Knauer
Reviewed on January 12, 2005
Great message. As I watched my father die, I realized that in death the only thing that does matter is what we carried in our hearts. No amount of money can buy dignity when cancer does its number, no education can teach us how to skirt disease. I think you did an excellent job of showing what really matters. My only criticism is the use of the a ? 4 u.. I would like this better if you wrote the words out correctly, but that's just my preference, not a reflection on the depth of your words.

Reviewed by Judy Lloyd (Reader)
Reviewed on January 12, 2005
death lies a last breath waitin to dies. Powerful what more can I say.


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