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In days long past, when dreams took flight, In Alaska's heart, a land of might, A tale was etched, a fevered rush, For gold that gleamed in Dead Horse's hush. The promise whispered in every breeze, Fortunes vast among ancient trees, Prospectors came, their hearts ablaze, Seeking riches in myriad ways. Through rugged trails and icy streams, They chased the sun's elusive beams, Pick and shovel, hope in hand, They carved their fate in this wild land. Dead Horse Gulch, a treacherous gorge, Where dreams met fate, a fatal forge, A bridge of faith, a span so frail, Collapsed beneath ambitions' sail. Into the abyss, dreams were lost, Fortunes vanished, an icy cost, The bridge gave way, a heart's lament, As prospectors' dreams downward went. Yet, beyond the gulch, the world moved on, Echoes of loss through time were drawn, Fortunes scattered, hopes adrift, In the shadows of dreams, souls sift. For not all gold is metal's gleam, It's in the journey, the hopeful dream, In tales we tell of lessons learned, In hearts that blaze, undeterred. Alaskan gold rush, a chapter bold, With stories of riches and bridges old, Though Dead Horse Gulch holds secrets deep, In its memory, life's treasures keep. So let us remember those who fell, In pursuit of dreams, a daring spell, And honor the spirits who still roam, In search of fortune, a heart's true home.  Steel Cantilever Bridge, White Pass, Alaska
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By Robert Stanhope
I am the lost one, On a journey to find me, Footprints are my past. 
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Location: Hardee Lakes County Park, Bowling Green, Florida By Robert Stanhope nickels and dimes have no rhyme when they jingle in my pocket it's the quarter that brings the beat to the tune it's the dollar that muffles the spoons a song is better than empty pockets a bad poem never launched a rocket  By Robert Stanhope Cities never sleep, they nap, one ear and one eye open to sounds of an alley cat squabble, of a city bus's brakes squeal, of a loudmouth shouting out his window on a hot summer night, as steam rises from the urban underbelly, a pressure cooker.  By Robert Stanhope I mourn today with a single tear in my eye, a memory of the only moment you ever said, I love you.  By Robert Stanhope
"Dear John", it was on the table, a small white envelope with her handwriting, I placed it in my desk, unopened, I know what it reads, I expected it, Gone forever, a mutual love, broken by mutual lies. By Robert Stanhope The depth beneath my skin, not more than a few inches to my fleshy heart, is far more shallow than my mind can see into the abyss of my aching thoughts, where the beating stops before love is found, and sacrifice is no more.  By Robert Stanhope Black magic permeates the mind leaving behind a fog rolling in heavy on a desperate soul lost in a dark cove of sunken ships, only the sound of a horn will break the curse, guide the spirit to a clear sea free to sail away on tranquil waters.  By Robert Stanhope I live between the whispers where the silence shouts from the deep darkness of the hollows of my heart, still, on the pale surface of my earthly body, my scream faint like a mouse's breath as the prowler nears it's soul, I'm torn, heaven or hell.  Image by Jeroným Pelikovský I planted seeds last week, I’m no gardener, I watered the seeds, I’m no irrigation expert, I weeded around the seeds, I’m no farmer, I saw a sprout today, I’m a visionary, I spoke to the sprout, I’m an encourager, I saw a seedling today, I’m a believer. I listened to the seedling, I heard God. He said, “Grow.”  |
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