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River’s Rest
Bill Stark Bill Stark

River’s Rest

Worn out? Want some rest? Check this out….

The current runs consistently

That's all it knows to do and be

But on the land I can be still

Release my cares and start to heal


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Why the birds don’t sing
Bill Stark Bill Stark

Why the birds don’t sing

We morph to suit the time of day

And grasp for things that shift and sway

Then lose our essence and our song

And wonder how it went so wrong

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What kind of love?
Bill Stark Bill Stark

What kind of love?

And now is a good time to think of the sacrificial love that the 405,399 men and women gave who died in WWII.

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A Misty Veil

A misty veil hung over me

My shrouded soul, now less I see

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Shadow Man
Bill Stark Bill Stark

Shadow Man

Shadow man stalks near the gate

Just beyond my soul

I know he’s dead but there he waits

To thwart my sacred role

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