Lyric Allegory Poems

I eased our kayak into the river of lies.
There was me, Dave and Jim, experienced guys.
The current grew stronger, Jim said he would quit,
He said...

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What Else? (A song-lyric for my late wife, Lorenda)

You found all my hiding places,
charted all my shifting phases
peeling layers like an onion:
soaring visionary woman.

Flying all...

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Follow down the garden path 
That leads to inner peace.
Plant the seeds of gratitude.
Indulge your best caprice.

Simplify each ritual.
Improve the whole routine.
Stay flexible and balanced.
Fold...

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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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He chose to play the cheater’s hand.
The stakes were worth his manhood.
He perished in his paddock boots
Like Wild Bill did in Deadwood.

The edge of the...

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When you’re dying of terminal sadness,
It’s easy to fall for false cures,
Distracted by tempting amusements
Whose needs seem more pressing than yours.
When you’re two moves adjacent...

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    New Year Old Canvas

    New brushes are clean
    New Pallettes arrive
    New...

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They moved hastily on a narrow desolate road
As the sun continued to glide behind horizon.
Their weary little hands, legs and their bowed
Shoulders were vivid relics...

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In the dark sublime
You're the shooting star
Healing grim moments
Like receding glacier 

Oh shooting star
You're hope to the stoic 
Joy to the despondent 
Lighting darkest nights...

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Too many times,
I’ve felt left behind.
We let the blind,
Lead the blind, now empty minds
Have no idea what can be,
Stevie Wonder piano keys
Sound even better when...

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I want more than I can see
 I need vitamin c
He's juz what I need
Christ Jesus He is my vitamin c
Christ Jesus He is my...

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You were my song, I sung it with my heart,
Each note a beat that echoed true,
The melody, a perfect work of art,
A symphony that only...

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A NEW DAY WAS YESTERDAY

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What lies within these walls
I hear the siren calls…
I hear them in the midst of affliction
I hear them in the shadows of lies
Listen and you...

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Naked in the Palaestra, 
Wrestler Leontiskos, of Messene,
Was awarded laurels with the required three falls,
Having broken two of his opponent’s fingers.
He was applauded as a...

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