Thomas R. Ruffin Biography

ancient tree
sit there beneath winter heartbreak
and be burdened by the contravention of man
tree of immeasurable wisdom
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as frozen ground is warmed
by a punctual sun
as earth mist hazily rises
skyward
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would you smile for my life
if that was all I wanted?
if that was all I needed?
would you live a while longer
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what is a the end of this path?
I've been told it was an old road
... an old road I'm told
what winds have blown 'cross this road?
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little blessed sister looked right into me
so I looked back at her … right into her
and I saw a curiosity
right there on her face
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