Old Abc Poems

I met you amid the branches
of an old, evergreen tree –
we were wary at first,
dangling like flushed and obscure fruits
from twisted limbs;
exchanging precious gifts
of blue-black...

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This year has had a lot of ups and downs,
Which in some cases I’ve had to stand my grounds,
I’ve unfortunately also had a lot of...

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Ugly Sue or Smelly Sue as the kids used to call her,
Lived in a cardboard box under the bridge at Fairfield.
Some said she was 100...

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Dear Mom,
Hey Mom, I hope you are well. Not feeling much pain. 
I guess, when  you get this letter I’ll be long gone.
It’s my...

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You have no boundaries, she always said.
It’s true. The time for that has long gone.
Me, I keep coming back to the same
old questions that petals...

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My dear, my angel, do not worry, we are not lost,
We will follow the well-worn sacred path at all cost,
And be guided by the star...

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Glowing days that were once red-cheeked and ripe with promise,
Are narrowing like tall candles in a church window,
Tapering from the golden stand and the sturdy...

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A nice couple. The Tale of Jean and William. Part 1

Jean Fallen was born in 1999 and had a lonely childhood. 
She grew up in...

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Poem: My Other Half
By: Ashley Eureeka Jones- Holmes

With out you my soul is dead 
My heart wouldn’t beat
My eyes will be closed 
My lips will...

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Andrea Lopez was 12 years old and pregnant. 
She lived in Caracas Venezuela.
She had to stay with her friend Daniela. No-one  took any notice.
She...

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Easy don't come easy.


When I think back to what we had,
It breaks my heart and makes me sad, 
Not because we said goodbye, 
Just because...

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Family bond is strong like glue
Holding the links together from me to you

Family bond is saying "I Love You", and I"ll be here for you
Inspite...

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LET’S TRY HELL
By Edward Egbelo

I was just about to pick my bag from the dusty floor she threw it when she screamed “Eddie where are...

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Abrim lived in a dark cave somewhere in the Lore Hills.
It was quite warm mostly but sometimes he got the chills.
So he dug a fire...

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Mom:  Baby Jon has fallen down the stairs. She’s unconscious.
Dad : Don’t panic. Let me look at her.
Baby Boy: She stole my pineapple and...

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Andrea Lopez was 12 years old and pregnant. 
She lived in Caracas Venezuela.
She had to stay with her friend Daniela. No-one  took any notice.
She...

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The sun woke up strong
Strong I was as I woke up
That was a peaceful great day

No wind has blown since the morning
The morning was lovely...

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ALL I WANT
ALL I NEED
MY ONLY WISH IS TO BE NEEDED BY YOU
IF YOU NEED ME NOW
IF YOU NEED ME LATER
I'LL BE THERE TO MAKE...

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…Before:      DIZZY INDEED

Afflicted… ailing due to drug addiction  
Bum he had become
Chained to conceit’s cage
Dysfunctional driven by delusion-dizziness…

-----Now: ...

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you and I, under an old covered bridge,
why did they build it so, as though we might
feel unafraid passing through it.
And the tract winds and...

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