Places Ballad Poems

I went to unpleasant places
where there was no mention, 
or even a clear defination
of the Holy of the Holies!

Those unholy places were dens
of fornicators who...

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We tramp along the fire-trail to see a water view;
The sand is damp from morning rain, and imprints of our shoes
Are stamping in beside the...

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Tomorrow’s going to find me in another place
I never had the urge to settle down
There’s so much of this world that I’ve never seen
Another mountain,...

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A word of expression comes from the heart
A word of the deceit comes from a territory of foolishness
A word of hope comes from a cradle...

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The first time I saw you - there -
Sophisticated, warm-blooded,
And for a kiss, you blubbered - 
Barbary lipped, presenting the bill.

If I'd snuggle up, you'd...

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The groom will keep his name
whilst she will change hers
to his. We talked over these things
as we constructed a home
that would become home to the...

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Author Dana Redricks
October 31, 2023

Verse 1:
In the depths of loneliness, I reside,
A broken heart seeking solace, I confide.
Searching for ways to mend and heal,
Feeling lost,...

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We were small, innocence written all over..
Pulling plaits, dreaming of a new rover.
Crossed paths..when I picked my nose,
While you processed your identity of rose.
She lodged...

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he'd remember my name 
he'd say it over and over again 
following me to uncharted places 
he'd face my haunting demons 
my triumph's my victories...

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(Oscar Wilde wrote that long poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" in 1897, quoted here. In it, a man met his death; for some decades...

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So the night wakes
 Our Father places you asleep

Sleep heavenly "beloved"
I'll see you in the new day dawning


As you're sleeping this very moment 
May our...

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Clean .... Places!
    Friendly Faces!

  Up With Aces, .... Victory!

However Long, However Long,
        ...

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Shall I turn to my audience and sing
To ah world who wishes to hear me
Sing
From intros to prechorus
They will excite or bore us
Does this world...

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So Janet tried just like before,
She persevered and even more,
She brought him gifts and more and more,
She played him tunes and wrote him songs. ...

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Were I to swim to the edge of the sea,
what splendid scene should await for me?
Would there be a castle turned upside down,
with moat and...

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