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Best Poems Written by Ld King

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Waiting For the Dawn


You never know you'll miss the sun, until it is the night
Until the darkness comes, you never know you'll miss the light

You never miss the warmth until you've felt the bitter cold
You never know to miss your youth, until the time you're old

You never know of hunger, or thirst, until you lack
You never know you'll miss a place, until you don't go back

You never know how much love means, until you are alone
You never see an empty tree until a bird has flown

You never know of silence, until you've heard a shout
You never know you need a thing, until you do without

You don't know how you'll miss someone, until at last they're gone
But you cannot miss the darkness, you must wait until the dawn

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Haiku, Question Mark

Why do so many
overlook the syllables
is that not haiku?

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Rain

The rain falling down
On the roof above my bed
Brings 'sound' sleep indeed

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Haiku Rant

It's five, seven, five
You MUST count the syllables
Or it's not Haiku

Having said this thing
I must now apologize
Haiku should be kind

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Coexist

I’d rather build bridges and tear down a wall
Why do people hate what they don’t know
Life’s too short not to coexist with all

In a ‘Religious War’ the good only fall
An oxymoron of thought so low
I’d rather build bridges and tear down a wall

The three main faiths answer Abraham’s call
Christians and Muslims and Jews should show
Life’s too short not to coexist with all

We’re really all the same after the fall
Than different, we’re more alike than we know
I’d rather build bridges and tear down a wall

Shel Silverstein showed us the best way of all
“Hug ‘O War” is the only good way to go
Life’s too short not to coexist with all

If only we would heed the Apostle Paul
Faith is the substance of things we don’t know
I’d rather build bridges and tear down a wall
Life’s to short not to coexist with all

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The Stoned Again Blues

The Stoned Again Blues


[Let me begin by apologizing for the ‘Political Incorrectness’ of this little song… You 
see, I was a teenager in the 70’s, a drug addict in the 80’s, and this was written 
when Reagan was in the White House, and, well…it seemed like a good idea at the 
time!  I wrote it on my 12-string guitar, and if I can remember them, I’ll post a 
version with the chords filled in…it really is a bouncy little tune!]


I smoked a joint for breakfast, had Bacardi and juice for brunch
I treated myself to some LSD for an early afternoon lunch
Supper consisted of lots of marijuana and a little bit of Chivas on ice
My diet may not be nutritional but it sure makes me feel nice

So come on sing along the stoned again blues
It’s the easiest thing that you’ll ever do
You just smoke what I smoke, drink what I drink yeah and take what I take too
Yes and pretty soon you’ll be stoned again too

A couple of my old friends happened by my way
They walked right in and they sat right down and said what’ll we do today
Well I grabbed my bottle, my trusty bag and a handful of my pills
I said, “ I don’t care what we do I’m just in it for the thrills”

So come on sing along the stoned again blues
It’s the easiest thing that you’ll ever do
You just smoke what I smoke, drink what I drink yeah and take what I take too
Yes and pretty soon you’ll be stoned again too

Well I went to Washington the other day, to talk to Mr. R
I said, “Ronnie what we really need to do is take the whole world to a bar
After a couple of drinks, a little bit of smoke, we’ll all be feeling fine
And I think you’ll find the whole damn world’s in a better state of mind!”

So come on sing along the stoned again blues
It’s the easiest thing that you’ll ever do
You just smoke what I smoke, drink what I drink yeah and take what I take too
Yes and pretty soon you’ll be stoned again too

Yeah come on sing along the stoned again blues
It’s the easiest thing that you’ll ever do
You just smoke what I smoke, drink what I drink yeah and take what I take too
Yes and pretty soon you’ll be singing “The Stoned Again Blues”

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Ld King

LD

Husband, Father, Writer, Friend

Brother of none, sisters: none
  Mother and Father have child, only one

Lover of milk, and dogs, and the dawn

Who feels Love, Hope and Faith
  though not necessarily in that order

Who fears very little, or nothing at all,
  but would rather build bridges, and tear down a wall.  Loves 
  coexistence, but cannot stand hate, so I guess I fear prejudice, in 
  my red state.

Who would like to see Hawaii and a sports car in the drive, and I'd 
  like to see Pink Floyd again, while they're all still alive.

Resident of Palestine, in the state of Texas, which is a state of 
  mind, and often a state of confusion, but sadly not a blue state.

King