Best Adrienne Poems

A Table of Four



The convention room was filled to capacity

There were four to each table

Not one, with just three

The atmosphere was charged with smiles and...

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Dragon Anguish

Adam clenched his fists attempting to block his senses
from the growing growls that hammered against his rib cage.
The thousands of millenniums he had lived...

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No matter who he would marry, his heart belonged to Carrie
Her romance with Aiden could'nt keep them apart
Big already had her heart
It was almost like...

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Yo, strength flows from lethal fists, these
Coz, am I not, the dark-sided Casanova?
Anger, fear, and pain to they
Who respect me not one iota.

Yet for my...

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Terry, as I called him, was ten years old when I bought him
No power steering, that, I could handle
No air conditioning, now that was a...

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excerpted from "For an album";
Adrienne Rich (1987)
...
Our story is of moments
when even slow motion moved too fast
for the shutter of the camera:
words that blew our...

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A man in the park, playing ball with his son
Unaware that he's being watched, they go on and on
In his sons' eyes there is just...

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The Love of My Dad



When I was a child, you combed my hair for school

I never played hooky, because that was your rule

You helped with...

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There is no need to look and stare
Take a picture, if you dare
Life is what you make of it
It gives back what you put out
It’s...

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Babies Need……




Babies need shoes, clothes and loving care
Combs, brushes and oil for their hair
Lotion for their skin and baby oil too
Socks, booties and to play...

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We laughed so long and so loud
Our only witnesses were the clouds
You jumped up and shouted, Yes!
That was you, at your best

We thought you had...

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Wow! drinking, smoking and partying all night
Mini skirts, low cut blouses and pumps too
Look at what turning twenty-one can do
Coming home later and it's my...

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My First Date


Adrienne
Strong, intelligent, witty and fun
Sister of Tina and Sandy
Lover of chocolate, writing and singing 
Who feels excitement, joy and prosperous
Who fears spiders, loss...

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I make haste to run to you
After twenty years, I know it's true
Love so fierce, it makes me sweat
Daydreaming of you only makes me wet
Dimples...

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Taken aback by a moment in time
His full lips pressed against mine
Over and over, drenched in ecstacy
My way was his way
and that made it easy
Say...

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