Best Anders Poems


The Man That He Once Was, Part I
...In better times, Anders Throne once was
a good husband and loving father,
married to his sweetheart, Rosie Smith,
who’d grown on the Chesapeake waters.

He worked as a lawyer, was well renowned,......

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Categories: anders, anger, character, faith, hurt,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Ich Haett' Dich Kuessen Sollen - I Should Have Kissed You
...The English is followed by the German original
 
I should have kissed when I had the chance
Taken you with both hands, held you closely while we danced
I should told you that I miss your smile
Y......

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Categories: anders, love,
Form: Lyric
Wiedersehen
...Heidenrod 8 (Zorn) Germany 
1984
 Nach vielen, langen Jahren,
sah ich die Heimat wieder.
Es scheint noch immer
wie ein wunderschöner Traum.
Die Erinnerung wird weiter leben,
in Zeit und Welten......

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Categories: anders, peace,
Form: Free verse

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The Man That He Once Was, Part Iii
......With that he kicked his horse in the flanks
and charged towards Thompson and the men,
not expecting it, two of them went down
before they realized he was no longer Friend.

Now it was just Th......

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Categories: anders, anger, character, faith, hurt,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Geskeide Kleuter
...Geskeide Kleuter  

Pappa, my pappa – Het jy my mamma lief?
Hoekom bly jy hierso nou?
Vertel my asseblief?

Hoekom het my mamma nou 
‘n ander man gekry? Is hy iets van my?
Sal hy haar nou vas......

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Categories: anders, divorce,
Form: Lyric
The Man That He Once Was, Part Ii
......For four years he wandered, a human scourge,
throwing in with the worst type of dregs.
He robbed from so many without a thought,
and when he slept, he saw only red.

He soon was wanted in cou......

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Categories: anders, anger, character, faith, hurt,
Form: Cowboy Poetry


Jou Boompie Groei
...Jou boompie groei 

‘n Saadjie was geplant voorheen
Ek het dit amper verdrink met my trane
Dit het wel ontkiem, maar
Donderweer, Hael en woeste wind -
Onkruid, Ryp en droogtes 
het dit geknou.......

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Categories: anders, growth,
Form:
Reilly Rellic Anders
...I think it's time for a proper introduction,
Many have heard of Rellic,
But few know of Reilly Anders,
I'm a treasure hunter of sorts,
An adept at exploration,
Now I know what you're thinkin,
"......

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Categories: anders, history,
Form: Rhyme
Mine Slovenly Unkempt Appearance Spelled Embarrassment
...Mine slovenly unkempt appearance spelled embarrassment

spurred by most recent therapy session 
with Renee Cardone
whereby thematic thread
stitched how yours truly sewed
coping modus operandi,
......

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Categories: anders, 12th grade, anger, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
Winters Grasp
...The armor slides as I undo the clasp
Cold and pained from Winters Grasp.
Dragons yell and fly above,
Falling dead from the strike of love.
A sword in hand and mage in the other,
He casts a sp......

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Categories: anders, death, fantasy, loss, lost
Form: Elegy
The Memory of Glenore, Part I
...When the Anders Gang came to Pitkin’s place,
Bent on murder, theft, and rape,
Amongst them rode a wanted man,
Known to the world as Chicago Sam.

He rode behind, guarding the rear
While the oth......

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Categories: anders, betrayal, dark, death, missing,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Absence of Hate
...Absence of Hate 

This man Anders a mass murderer sits in his cell like a gigantic 
spider spinning a web of curiosity we get entangled in. 
We ask questions he cannot answer, and if he could we ......

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Categories: anders, family, health, history, peace,
Form: Blank verse
Earth Rise
...Dad is in the garden tending to his turnips,
He’s almost hidden by a tall crop of Sunflowers; 
I imagine the large yellow heliotropes
turning toward an invisible moon like satellite dishes.

I w......

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Categories: anders, poetry,
Form: Blank verse
The Memory of Glenore, Part Ii
......The next day’s sun a posse brought.
By noon all the Anders Gang was shot,
Except for one, no longer there,
The path to their place, Sam had lain bare.

In exchange for this they let him go,
......

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Categories: anders, betrayal, dark, death, missing,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Premium Member Clerihew Zorn
...Artist Anders Zorn
typically of Swedish born
He loved lovely ladies undressed
as many a  paintings*does suggest

*Girls having a bath......

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Categories: anders, art, people,
Form: Clerihew
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