Best Buchanan Poems

Who will weep for my noble prince? Who will cry
With belly swollen with sorrow, and tears long
As the Black River? Who will hear the clouds...

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 ~ I - I Arrive in Glasgow ~

When I arrived in Glasgow town
I knew nary a soul
So tired I's nearly fallin' down
Yet I'd no...

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Clans, Ilks and Tartans

Woven into threads of red and black,
Girded by grids of white,
Distant plaintive bagpipe memories
Of sunset over Kilmaurs –
A crest that bears a...

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The weather was fine today so I decide to go outside and play
I didn't have a plan but I was consistent with the weather man
I...

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Schools are closed, there is no mail
And stores hold special sales.
To honor our first president,
That’s what this day entails.

Though technically, our 16th prez
Is celebrated, too.
To...

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President's Day is approaching so I thought I would further your education,
By revealing useless trivia about some of the dudes who've served our nation.

President Washington...

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Water  Witch

Alcazar’s crystal  pools
Rim their ancient holes
Of time and place where the minx
Links her Pagan spells.
She watches them perform 
On me, 
Her dry,...

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COPYWRITE 2014
MaryAnn Buchanan


OCTOBER SUNSET

We love the dying light;
The sudden nature of the golden day.
Then watch the weightless clouds 
Cover covens of moody hills,
Startup burning colors...

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Miranda
Witty, wife, sister, mother
Sister of Cindy
Lover of freedom, grace, and hugs.
Who feels close to God, much love from my husband and the need to help
Who...

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Greek George Allen

1828-1913

Seegh no mee.

Ah, I see we have not been introduced.

Please, if you will, call me George, George Allen.

In life, I was a greek...

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Mary Ann Buchanan, copy write 2014

THE FATE OF ATROPOS

I like to tell myself 
 “I am a dreamer “.

But, it’s not always true.
I’m afraid of...

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There’s a teacher out in Morro Bay
Who won’t celebrate Presidents Day
Washington—Lincoln
Sure—Now you’re thinkin’
But Pierce and Buchanan?  No way!

2/18/22...

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I SAVED THESE WORDS FOR YOU
By M.A. Buchanan, copyright 2014
 
When crying for us makes you sad
I saved these words for you.
Don’t fear the tears...

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The impressive buildings on the Glasgow sky
Compliment life on the River Clyde
With its many secrets it cannot hide
But that is life in Glasgow.

From the understated...

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M.A. Buchanan
COPYRIGHT 2014

LOST LOVERS

THE RAIN IS THE MATTER.
IT’S WATER TEEMING ABUNDANT

WITH WILD ABANDON
THE LOVERS SURRENDERED

WITH COMING AND
GOING SUCKLING THRILLS

UPON STOLEN PASSION
THE PASSION’S THE MATTER

FLOODING AND...

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