george fillingham Biography

This was my dad’s big date.
Some lessons are understood too late.

He felt lonelier than the sea
When mother died. Now he was left to me.
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All soldiers know the one thing never said
Regarding wars and courage under fire:
Bullets are nameless; you're already dead.
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Vacant Lot, Paducah, Ky

The stairs that lead to the house no more,
That lead to the porch for a knock at the door
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“..., though small
As measured against the All, ....”
Robert Frost
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Everyday I watch the traffic pass,
The same traffic always, all day long,
Rushing this way and that, multi-colored,
Multi-sized, going to work, to the store,
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