sweet success

 

 

redux

 

It’s okay to do it again,

we finally start to learn

   that “again” is a potent word,

an invitation, a command,

a goal, a triumph,

a reminder

   that we don’t always get it right,

 

and the do-over

   can be salvation

      and sweet success

         and atonement,

another chance to share a smile,

another round of thank-yous,

the best “I love you”

   ever whispered.

 

March 1, 2025

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Book review: An Empire on the Edge

by Nick Bunker

The British wanted to win

       the Revolutionary War,

    but they had good reasons

        for not trying too hard…

click here

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My first name was rain: A dreamery of poems with 53 free verse and haiku poems,

and the rest of my poetry books are for sale on Amazon (paperback and Kindle)

and free in Kindle Unlimited, search Amazon for “Richard Carl Subber”

 

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