Nature's Brood
Posted on Jan 23, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 3, 2011
A poem on the reality of nature's cold truth.
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Music Ceased
Posted on Feb 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poem on lost inspiration, passion and motivation.
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Smile on a Mask
Posted on Jun 5, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Poem to say goodbye to a love fallen apart.
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My Phantom Greed
Posted on Feb 27, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poem on selfishness disguised as faith and charity.
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Who is she
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem about a father who abandoned his daughter almost 30 years ago.
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The other end of life
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
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The ephemeral soldier
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem about veterans. Dedicated to my grandfather Clarence Himes.
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Scenic Paintings
Posted on Jan 12, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 16, 2012
Oil paintings of rural or wilderness scenes by Donald Olson.
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Steps beyond me
Posted on Feb 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poetic advice from father to son to be brave, good, kind; to make something out of life.
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