Wedding April Poems

April 4—Personal grooming…

Ending Daily Shaving in Retirement

When Sam Adams
retired from
 the U.S. Department of State,

he made five vows
which he kept for years.

first, he would quit...

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April 9th, 2024 would be ninety fifth birthday poem for dearly departed papa

The following words crafted soon after the soul of me daddy set adrift...

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Pastels of flowers
oh to beginnings once more
light snow wedding day
lavender tulips rising
spring bride crowned in baby's breath...

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You could be my wedding
You could be my call
A vow I make to heaven
Which only by my death shall fall

You could be my sunrise
My moon...

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      Clover superlative lovers, sprung via same stem
      Umbrella immunity protects sprites supple
  ...

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April 9th, 2023 birthday poem for dearly departed papa

Borne aloft into the netherland
the body bearing thee soul   
of Boyce Brandon Harris
birth name given...

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vi. etching, detailing (ala fresco),
vii. plus trimming living room ceiling,
viii. shingling (while fiddling) on the roof,
ix. tiling the kitchen floor,
x. building a cistern for brethren,
xi....

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April 9th, 2021 birthday poem for dearly departed papa

Elysian fields embraced dada's soul
which rocketed into aerospace
(courtesy General Electric satellite)
just a tad more'n six months ago,
nevertheless...

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April
awesome arrival
await always avidly
as augurs amour

 
Betrothed
besotted belle beau
both blossom beautifully
beget baby boy

 
Cherish
crickets chirp constant
cockerel clarion call
can calm crying child

Written 27/07/2020
2nd placement
Let the pens...

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You've called the Preacher and set the date,
and someone's baking a wedding cake. 
Together you went shopping for the ring,
     ...

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Still Daylight
In the Dark

The days are gathering…
dust, 
and so am I. 
Not intentionally, 
but metaphorically. 

I longed to have more time. 
I dreamed I could...

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Thoughts of yesterday...

Light blue of sky boasts 
solitary clouds as bright 
as the sun, bursting 

with immaculate 
hues. They brush the noon's heaven;
hover over peaks.

The...

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Rain

As I set here quiet, 
I gather my thoughts. 
I pray without the pomp...
of a beginning or an end. 
As He is always with me....

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Empty Glass 
Stained

The house is empty. 
The dogs...
are barking again. 
This happens, 
and.

It is left hanging there, 
for a reason. 
The word...
Says little and less,...

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Away

Friends in the distance, 
we laugh from afar. 
You are on the other side, 
of the world. 

I am humbled by the miles, 
knowing we...

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