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A Meeting Poem from "A Part"
In a dream I meet my dead friend. He has, I know, gone long and far...   Link to Full Poem
Cunniff-Dixon Letter: Andy Baxter
  This letter is part of the Healthcare Proxy/Living Will package.  To My Health Care Proxy(ies), Anne, Cookie,...
Cunniff-Dixon Letter: Carley Cunniff
  Near the end of her life, Carley Cunniff wrote this letter with the assistance of Dr. Peter Dixon and her health care...
Epilogue: A written piece by the late Lydia Prescott Thayer
  Epilogue   by Lydia Prescott Thayer    What is it in us, especially when we are young, that makes most...
Excerpt from "In Blackwater Woods"; a poem by Mary Oliver Newspaper
 Mary Oliver is a poet from Province Town, MA and writes mostly about nature.  Oliver was awarded the Pulitzer...
Geripal Blog: "Thoughts on Preventative Medicine"
Tuesday December 1, 2009:  You can prevent Heart Attacks You can prevent Strokes You can prevent Colon Cancer You can...
Memory of My Father Poem from "Collected Poems"
Every old man I see Reminds me of my father When he had fallen in love with death One time when sheaves were gathered......
Two Songs For Hedli Anderson Selected poems by W.H Auden
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone...   Link to Full Poem