ARCHWAY, Poems From Recovery
 

The wind blows so hot
Drops of water do not cool
The mountains so dry! 
Richard T.


Mom
Mother
Forever
Resentful
Undying Love
Life
William F.


The Bachman's Sparrow
up early to catch the worm,
watchful is the bird! 
Harlan

The
Deep Blue 
Oceans And
Seas, Today I’ll 
Be
Sante


Seed
Plant  Grow
Reap and Sow
Lessons We Learn
Life
Jeremiah


Mountains

Tall
Sheer and
Majestic
Withstanding time
God

John S


Sight Sound Smell
Senses I
Enjoy Very
Much
Harlan


Some
Think Too
Much About
It, I Don’t At
All
Robert

Love 
Is What 
Makes The World
A Better Place
Amen
Mike S.


Peaceful and serene
my higher power draws near,
here my soul can rest 
Harlan


Hate
Don’t Wait
It Comes In
Uses You Like
Bait
Sante


Meth
Equals
Pain And Death
So I Chose To
Quit
Harlan


Sis
Spoiled Brat
Sensitive
Manipulative
Witch
Bitch
William F.


What 
Does It
Take For boys
To Become Real
Men?
Mike S.


God
Hear Me
I Love You
God Pardon The Question
God
Hear Me
I Need You
Jesus, Pardon The Question
God
Hear Me
I Love You
Don’t Let Me Question
God
Richard


I Start Straight
To Hate To
Go Straight, Must Go
Back
Robert

That's the life for me
soaring, noble and serene
the eagle flies free! 
Jeremiah
Candy
Hard, Soft
Chocolate
In All Forms I
Bet
Sante


Clouds

Move 
Weightless
Grey, Black, Soft
Scattered, Abroad
Dark

Terral B.
Mask Shield Truth
Act The Part
For All To See
Be
William F.

Any
Anytime
Anywhere There
Anytime Anywhere
Time
William F.


 


Eagle

Pride
strong and
tall light and
dangerous but
free!

  Robert

Drugs
Brain Dead
Hospital
Methamphetamine
Stop
Byron


Life
Like Iron
Is Stressful
Be Patient, Calm
Oomph
Dion


Grass
Nature
Birds Flying
Breathe In The Air
Ahhh!
Harlan


Water
So pure
And so clean
Water … Oh! What A
Stream
Sante


Iron
Strong Cold
Bending, Broke
Melt Down, Reformed
New
Dion 


Prancing with power
he tramples fearlessly
in the jungle wild 
Terral


Change
One Thing
Everything
Recovery
Live
Harlan

Life
Is But
A Dream, Life
Is Not What It
Seems
Sante


On oceans raw edge
white gulls flourish, feed and mate,
swooping screaming gulls 
Mike



Byron
Resentful
FORNEVERMORE
Done
Byron


In rivers, lakes, streams
the majestic king fisher
death comes swift below! 
Sante

Death
Old Life
learn New Tools
Recovery
Live
Harlan


What
Where Then
Who Then How
When Should We Then
Why?
William F.

Why 
Can’t We
All Just Get
Along In This
World?
Mike S.


Leaves

Dry
Moist Rough
Colorful
Free

Terral B

I
Believe
You Are My
Shining Starlight
Shine
Richard


I
Like Blue
Cars Or Bikes
So Please Make It
Blue
Robert

Get More
Done By Nine
Than Most Do All
Day
Mike S


I
Can Be
Clean, Drug Free
And Productive
Now
Harlan

Where
In This
World Is A
Place We Can Call
Home?
Mike S.

When 
Every Little
Rain Drop Falls
Dreams Come True For
All
Sante


 
 
 

 

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