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The Bumblebee 

He grew up in a poor household, thought
sofa-beds were the norm, but his mother
an eager reader had many books that were
given and sometimes...

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Fields of Grace
David J Walker 

A gift of God
The shadows shroud
And cloud
The arrant thoughts 
Aloud

And not allowed 
Alone on shore
Abandoned in 
A metaphor 

Abandoned in...

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My partner called out cars she sent
as we stood at opposite ends
of the work zone, and when
hers had passed, I called out mine
sending them along...

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Subject: Temper Tantrums

Give someone having a temper tantrum
an inch and they will take a mile's worth
of attention. You cannot kill the same 
dead horse twice...

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My fellow pilgrims on life’s path,
I greet you here today
To share a tale of gratitude
For help along our way.

Our best route is the straightest path,
And...

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Gilgamesh O’Malley left his home in Fermanagh
With dreams of steaming plates of Irish stew.
He ate his last potato last time Sheamus paid the rent.
Since then,...

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when poems did disable
even though they were stable
closed each and would table

when we would call Paul
he slipped while in shower stall
poorly landed on ping pong...

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when being a wild editor
would constantly fight with a creditor
who was a pretty puny predator

with mouth open wide
lied about what was inside
their tongue had been...

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I was born in the odds, 
I lived through it,
dotted the lines on my path
I was born among hyenas, 
these scrambling to stiffen the last...

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From roses to peonies, from peonies to lovers
im swinging on the bench during the deepest Halloween night like a crazy cicada enamorada wrapped around the...

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when she tied the knot
must marry an astronaut
became overwrought

when he (she) was a slave
he had lived in home of the brave
freedom always crave

(caught moving through...

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My midsummer night’s fantasy?
Lysander’s lady, Hermia. Now there’s a rare bird.
I picture her barefoot in the mist-veiled night
Wearing just a fairy garland and a gauzy...

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In a home inside a farm,
There's a man who lives alone,
Shunned by everyone 
For trying to stand for his own color once. 

Thunders and lightnings,...

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Like water

I was the river
You were the sea
I dissolved into you
And thought I was free.
Out of the cage I flew
But landed on my knees 
As...

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had heard a story
became an allegory 
about Alimony

more poems are writing
you to read am inviting
both lips have been biting

Have exceeded my space 
againso had to...

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