Cathleen Hodgkinson Poems

I didn't ask for that pristine wedding gown,
that carefree honeymoon.
For my fairy tale was just a gold ring.
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As if it were yesterday, I recall the first time we were alone.
A few moments together, you were just two hours old.
I was stunned by your beauty, overwhelmed with love...
As I held you, I kissed you, I knew I had a promise to uphold.
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She sleeps as the moonlight illuminates her bed,
Her dog asleep at her side.
And in her dream,
He is walking hand in hand with her, both blonde as mistaken siblings,
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You gave me your touch, you held me so close.
So soft, so gentle, and I hardly know who you are.

You gave me your touch, you held me so close.
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Seeking revelation...she lost all clarity to see.
Perfection is not what she looked for.
Who is he? Where can he be?
So she set out to find a man's most shining quality.
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In memory of James R. Hodgkinson 1921-2006

Forever a strong and consistent demeanor,
with sea blue eyes and desheveled appearance,
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To give of my soul,
It needs to be about my self love, self worth.
The color of my eyes and what they've seen in my world.
Where I've been and where I want to be.
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May I still miss you....even now...once in a while?
I promise that you'd never know.
I vowed my silence to you...forced to let you go.
My efforts of intentions sent.
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We've all lived beyond our means...
'They' are relentless and made it impossible to ignore...
When all we're asked over and over these days...
Do you know your credit score?
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For E.D. who will never understand the gift he gave me.

I wear a silver bracelet on my wrist with its native american facade and I am reminded of a commended freedom and of peaceful spirituality.
Things that are not easy for me to acquire in my world, but easily in a world of others.
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