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The Dragline
THE DRAGLINE  for Pete Brett 

One hundred foot boom 
 7-½-yard bucket 
The tracks are like 
 Ones on the tracks of a tank
They...

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Categories: brett, family, dance, me, old,
Form: Free verse



Wrangler Favre
Brett Favre looks hot in his Wrangler blue jeans

You know that cool dude ate his spinach greens

     Has the perfect TV...

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Categories: brett, funny, sports
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Dunblane
Dunblane
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Categories: brett, dark, death, emotions, grief,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Blue Dress
"Blue Dress"



Temptation 
Green as an 
Apple

Blue 
into the arms 
of Hell

Red 
"LIFE"
Read

the bite of an Apple
Stopped me short
and 

YOU,
despite
all 

Yellow Brick Road
Tornadoes

Stood by me
Silent, still,...

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Categories: brett, books, home, love,
Form: Romanticism
Oxygen Rushes In To Me
Oxygen Rushes In To Me
Written By Brett Somers
12-19-16

The audible plunge,
On a Somers night.
Cleansing site.
My hands free of this fight.

I leaned back to throw.
In my hand...

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Categories: brett, beach, break up, courage,
Form: Free verse



Moonbeam Mari Anne
  The Moonbeam Mari Anne
A poem by Brett Somers 

The moonbeam graced the Austin sky,
The Mari Anne spirit whisking by.  Spreading her love,
Her...

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Categories: brett, creation, friend, magic, new
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Electricity Car-Show Me the Funny Part Two
I bought a used electric car, and not coz I’ve gone green
For there were better reasons for obtaining that machine.

I figured weekday mornings I could...

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Categories: brett, humorous, car, green, cousin,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Our Baby Girl Turns 21
OUR BABY GIRL TURNS 21

ON 1ST JULY 1990~ THE ANGELS DID SOMETHING ALMIGHTY
FROM HEAVEN THEY SENT US OUR LIFE-LONG DESIRE-A PRECIOUS DAUGHTER TO LOVE AND...

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Categories: brett, daughter, daughter, school, baby,
Form: Rhyme
A Promise Kept
I can't promise that the sun will rise,
Or that I'll still be here tomorrow
I can't promise who I'll be tonight
Be it glee, or deepest sorrow.
I...

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© Dana Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: brett, lost love, love, sun,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Grit and Guts On the Gridiron - 2
Pittsburgh, hammertown, Chuck Knoll and his boys
established the best Superbowl Era dynasty
with the "Steel Curtain" defense and the "Blonde Bomber" Bradshaw,
a defense disciplined on shrapnel...

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Categories: brett, america, sports, war,
Form: Epic
Give Your Life To Christ
I never get tired of being on fire for Christ.
Let hell turn to ice. 
The second coming is close. 
Your an eternity away from being...

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Categories: brett, inspirational, jesus, rap, religion,
Form: Rhyme Royal
Premium Member - Judging Or Not Judging - I Need Expert Assistance -
I sent my poem to Supreme Court judge in the US, Neil Gorsuch
He was clear about his personal opinions
"WooW, a first class poem ~ a...

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Categories: brett, humorous, poetry, wisdom,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member 3 Perspectives
I.
The red winged blackbird  knows how hard it is for me to connect with humans.
But I can still share my joy over this bird...

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Categories: brett, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Balloons, Cats, Drinks Except the Curry
better to be back in black
said Brett Boe
Coca-Cola for coy cat
replied Carla Coe
draw the duck down in dew
whispered Donna Doe
fries feed feisty firebugs
claims Frankie Foe
good...

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Categories: brett, surreal, word play,
Form: Alliteration
Ticks of Laughter
 Ticks of Laughter  
 By Brett Somers
Written 3-12-16
What is this peacefulness you seek?
This love that has you smiling cheek to cheek
A second hand...

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Categories: brett, joy, love, spiritual,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things