Altar Boy Poems - Poems about Altar Boy

...More than a hindered of them in colorful suits gathers in a room Contemplating the replacement of an icon that has left us too soon the body did not get enough time to cool and there they are cast......

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...I was an altar boy, In my good old days, I wanted to be a father, A priest to be precise, Now I'm a father, Father of one daughter, I no longer go to church, Please don't be quick to jud......

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... On his watch no attacks on Israel or Ukraine Yet they say he has no ‘smarts’ or brains The border was quieter, illegal immigration down Though my Congressman called it ‘fas......

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...A Sacred Trust An old cleric sits in his rocking chair He is on the porch of a lakeside cabin He is remembering with tears in his eyes A boy many years ago making his confession * After pushing......

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...Lie to men, but not to God, I'm sorry for those I'll hurt, For this is what I must write, I'm not writing because I'm holier than thou, Neither am I better than thou. I know I'm better than noth......

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...Blue velvet circles spinning in my mind Archaic fabled days of sadness and desperation Feeling so blue Like the drifting sea anemone in ocean blue While spirits swirl about me Feelin......

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...The great change I have a mask made of plestic glass covers the whole face to avoid touching my face, of the type dogs, were not to scratch their ears. Surgical gloves are must when going to the ......

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...The language and images of Mario Vitale's poetry are so closely bound to the natural cycles of seasons, of generations, of the body's functioning, that is surprising to realize how many of his poems ......

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...The language and images of Mario Vitale's poetry are so closely bound to the natural cycles of seasons, of generations, of the body's functioning, that is surprising to realize how many of his poems ......

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...Baby Boy Altar Boy Golden Boy Lazy Boy Fat Boy Doughboy Star Boy Car Boy Hardy-har-har-Boy Bell Boy Bus Boy Bar Boy Cigar Boy Noodle Boy Poodle Boy Strudel Boy Skinny Boy Bony Boy Phony Boy ......

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...Kenneth Standish 1912-1919 We lived on Newlin Street in a gray house, Across from the Catholic church, St. Mary’s. I loved going to the Mass every morning, Which I did daily with my shirt tuck......

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...he came to us on a woven beaded hamoc as a flower bedded excursion taunt to the sun there was a man among men who would deliver a specific message to the masses with lashes planted as a tiny seed i......

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...God touch the flame God is a consuming fire let me explain a radiant night couples run to the pier for a chance to splash but then frozen from deep within there is a resistance to pull back from......

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...Forgive me Father, I don't go to church anymore perhaps if I'd been a altar boy but we moved before I knew the Latin lines and mom says for the best, yet secretly, I envy those by your attention b......

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...Roaming the village with black beautiful girl tucked in arms was Johnny the village god Adored by older boys with the world under his sure feet As he stepped on his darling round village girl......

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