Brother Ballad Poems

Silent, dawn crept low and solemn
Over the Virginia valley
The misty orange haze of a pale sunrise
Cloaking the farmer's field

Blue and Gray, mixed with red
Life fleeing...

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His parents' worst nightmare that left them disheartened
is the sad tragic tale of Dennis Lloyd Martin

On a family outing at Cades Cove park
Dennis, his brother...

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The Knight

There once was a man, bravery beyond all compare
Bound to a king and kingdom, to the people in despair 
Past battles to honour his...

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Sorry sweet cat,
just too little.

You were found in a cardboard box,
twined with your sister and brother;
taken too soon from your mother,
you tried to get out...

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a hundred and three days the man was there.
until a woman in a mans robe spoke to him,
she deepened her voice so she couldn't be...

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Now hear this an almighty, all powerful, all knowing God is sitting in heaven waiting to hear from you. David says he has his hand...

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The Soul Errand
To Sir Walter Raleigh Tomb.

Since my soul shall though go
Upon a thankless arrent too
I fear not to touch the best so
The truth shall...

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“How is it so hard to find true love, my dear mother?
It seems so easy for others, but not for me.”
“You will find your love...

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which is concerned
might convey
 the necessity 
and in it's 
urgency of it's need
to coney these
 thoughts
as concerns to
vocalize the
 need of proper
means of having
 words...

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they stood there
                      ...

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In a small country town, summer of 1863
Two armies fought the good fight.
A cemetery remains there in honor of the gallantry.
Though many years have passed,...

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As I place these
 Pictures on this board
 Sue is this really you
 You ?
 You was first born from 
 Mom and dad
 While...

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Charley

In Carolina a young man’s journey began.
Today in Mississippi was it’s end.
Dressed in the best he had, 
they returned an old man to the ground;
in...

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Peabody and Little Miss, checkin' out the kitchen
Knockin' over the trash can to get the treats inside
When caught, he runs out the back door to...

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There is war on my door
The law is no more
You not my neighbour
So war on my door
Just pack and go
I am not a resident
Decides so...

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When Villonia Beebe was a baby of three,
She got it in her head to trim the Christmas tree.
She lit all the pretty candles,
Tossed the lighter...

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The fault lies within ourselves”
The tearing down of a person
A breaking of the Spirit
The ruining of self
Infliction by other person’s words
Growing up among the abandoned...

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  The helmsman sings a merry song:
Haec est vera fraternas,
and downs a cup of something strong,
Hick, vera, hick, hick, fraternas.

The sailors dance a lusty...

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I do not fear one that bleeds like me
My death is certain, we are born and raised to leave
It is my name that shall live...

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MASQUERADE

Masquerade to get ones way
Masquerade is your parade 
Paper faces and lies to portray 
Masquerade is on its way 
Hide your face in the night...

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