Andrew C McDonald

Joined October 2021

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Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.

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White Vs Black. Top Story - October 2023.
White ... So demure, so pure Tis actually an absence of color to be sure We dress blushing brides in white to symbolize purity
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Poets
Blue
Ah my dear sweet blue Always a misunderstood hue Blue is the color of vastness Associated with sadness But also calmness, relaxation
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Poets
Yearning
Angst, worry, loneliness, longing, fears Each time you ignore me I shed invisible tears I strive to do all you desire Whilst you pour cooling water on my fire
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Poets
Not for Sainthood
If I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then Perhaps would be a happier when If I did know then what I do know now I’d have still screwed it up .. somehow
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Poets
Light in the Dark
Light refracts Dark attacks Splitting, weaving Laughing, grieving Into light Night doth go As in the dark We all know
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Poets
Digitalis Culturitis
Within this, our current cultural season There truly exist neither rhyme nor reason Economy goes bust, laws are not just Politicians wreak havoc, laws covered in dust
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Poets
Sheila
Yawning, I gazed from window pane As dawn sun began it’s daily reign. Cat stumbled out yon barn Whence perhaps chased a ball of yarn.
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Poets
War Weary
Home ... So far away... So wonderfully close I see it in the photo I carry in my wallet In the bottom of my rucksack
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Poets
Urinary Track
Dozed for five minutes Awoke with a horrible grimace Bladder yelling Mind flipping Out from covers On blanket tripping
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Poets
The Hobbit
Bilbo Baggins, gentle hobbit of the peaceful Shire, finds his life upended when asked to accompany a group of dwarves on quest to regain their home from the dragon Smaug. Beset by orcs, giant spiders, and other dangers, Bilbo and company persevere and triumph. Also, Bilbo finds a magic ring.
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Critique
Stranger In A Strange Land
Valentine Michael Smith, child, sole survivor of an expedition to Mars, raised by martians. With vast psychic powers, Smith returns to earth where he faces many tribulations trying to understand these strange people. The parallels to the Bible are apparent and deep as Smith founds a new religion. I grok.
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Critique
Infinite Dreamer
Infinite Dreamer drowses amongst vistas of stars, galaxies, myriad lights and infinite velvet dark… All the while dreaming visions of sunny days, horses, rain, kids in the park
By Andrew C McDonald2 years ago in Poets

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White Vs Black. Top Story - October 2023.

Blue

Yearning

Not for Sainthood

Light in the Dark

Digitalis Culturitis

Sheila

War Weary

Urinary Track

The Hobbit

Stranger In A Strange Land

Infinite Dreamer

Achievements (2)