Best Devonshire Poems

We never met, although we planned
to make our dream come true;
the will was strong, the body weak…
and then you bid adieu
when angels came and took your hand
(I called your name in vain).
You left this vale for pastures new
where peace replaced your pain.


Carolyn passed away, but...

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There lives a grand lady near the sea
In Ormand where she delights to be.
She is a Poetess, words she shares
In lovely poems, her heart she bares.

With humble poem good wishes I send.
I feel honored to call her my friend.
A kindred spirit shined from the start.
Carolyn...

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clad in rags, he wanders on Wall Street
   he is invisible to hustling stock brokers
       he is a man with no money, no property
          a hapless struggler of...

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Myself 
All that I am

I could dye my hair to please you
  Yet I won't

A little mascara might
Make me attractive

Although the value of my gift
Cannot be measured in wrappings


I will not sing For you
But create a harmony and hope for consonance

And I will dance...

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Aging with Flare
by Carolyn Devonshire

Retirement for some means a rocking chair
But I’m blasting forth on a contrail’s flare
      My 40-year career
     Swirls behind in Earth’s sphere
And I’m ready to take on any dare

Francine invited me to...

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Winter's Rose

white frost streaks her hair
smooth ice-sculpture skin of youth
     stroked by cracks
            wrinkles that have weathered life
            ...

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I almost thought she was the one that made
Neil Diamond sings like a confetti parade
You know that sweet Carolyn thing, why not
She has the warmest soul, this sweet griot
This investigator of mysteries, and writer 
Of myth and pale anthropological history
This lady, this encourager, this fresh...

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oh what it must be like 
to have a name like Devonshire
a name so Royal
belonging to empires

chisslied in stone
in swanky neighborhoods
streets with large gates
or statues stood

the name of the restaurant
or the name on the deed
so high up in the building
somewhere having tea

a heavily Britished accent
with...

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Will  You

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Will You?

Will you walk with me?
I’m not looking for marriage
Past loves left me so lonely
This pain – I come with baggage

Will you talk to me?
For you erase my sadness
Your counsel helps so much, you see
Without you, I fall to madness

Will you accept me?
Trust...

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Carolyn Devonshire    U.S.A.   Poetess and Contest Sponsor. I Think She Does Both Well.
And here is one of the Great Voices in The History of American Popular Music to Amplify
that Thought...

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Mr. Nat King Cole.

LOVE   ( Sung to...

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Caring and 
Amable too,
Rich Spice in
Our Poetry Soup
Lady of Wisdom
Yummy great poet
Number one,You!

Dedicated and loving,
Encouraging to friends,
Violin playing in verses
Orchestra in her magic pens.
Nice and Kind to all,
Sweet as Candy,even more.
Historian,a great teacher too,
Intelligent,bright person,
Rain of  Silver Glitters
Enchanting Eyes in blue.


(To  dearest ...

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Well here‘s another birthday
My how time does fly!
It almost seems impossible
Another years gone by!

Several moons have come and gone
Since the Doc first pulled you out!
You’ve had many joys and sorrows
So you know what life’s about.

But it really makes no difference
How many years have passed
It’s how...

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Live your life such a way
that when you pass away
you leave your footprints on the way
inspire others in every way
to lead life in better way.
They should want to emulate your ways!

You should be fondly remembered each day
for small acts, thoughtfully done every day

Carolyn Devonshire left...

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Let everyone be aware
of this prominent truth :
There is no eternal death,
no one dies forever!
If the body deteriorates,
the flesh of the spirit
it doesn't even putrefy in ground dust,
neither with time!...

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Caffeine High
He works like a well-oiled machine
But only when filled with caffeine
No power within

The caffeine is just a smoke screen
He won’t even stop for cuisine
So he’s string-bean thin



Phenomenal  woman, Carolyn Devonshire illustrates her uniqueness as poetess in this clever and witty poem “Caffeine High.”...

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