Best Full Time Poems

She calls on me, intermittently
In fickle favor, in spotty dictionaries
My demure, distracted destiny

She is the unrequited lover, the absent mother
She is Santa, granting wishes
Upon orphan...

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My son has lost his eyesight
	And lacks mobility.
	His doctors are confounded,
	But I seek no pity.
	
There is much love in caring
Full time for those in need;
Hard...

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Sitting alone with my thoughts and this drink at night 
So many thoughts but I'm scared to pick up the pen and use this Ink...

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A lifetime of security you will find in him,
But a good man is hard to find.
He's always there even though the light is dim,
But a...

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When Dad passed I moved home with Mom,
       We were roommates at first;
Shopping, lunching, gardening, it was fun,
There were...

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I AM ALL YOURS

My Dear Father God,
My silent lover. My faithful friend. 
My forever redeemer. My all in all.

Dear Father God,
How I want to see-
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The Grim Reaper


Scythe-wielding right hand
His demand is always met
Your death a touch of hand
Black-cloaked no face to see
Full time job guaranteed 
Mythical strange creature 
The...

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I didn't even see you coming but yet u want me to watch you leave 
A room filled with silence, and the sound of broken...

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There it was gazing up – radiant – 
radiating kaleidoscope silver green;
sharp with life, ready and expectant.

Spreading its claim, pressing out the grass,
was a thistle...

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Oh the woe, for woe is me,
I said, "I do" to a teacher-to-be!
I tried to marry my best friend,
Now strapped to him, I stand condemned.

I...

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Just trying to stand out instead
Of fitting in. I despise
Dishonesty. I'm a part-time dreamer.
I'm a full-time legend (well, full-time mother).
Everything I do, is in consideration...

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A part-time poet.

Sounds like an oxymoron-

Poets work full time.

Capturing life in their minds-

Freeing it with chosen words.


July 1, 2019

Contest: Part-Time Poet
Sponsor: Michelle Faulkner
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Path To Dehumanization

Indifference being the height of inhumanity
Brings us to the loathsome solo sounds of children
In tears with fear and fleeing foreign lands to nowhere
People...

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Rah! Rah! Rah! and a Sis Boom Bah!
Everyone stand up and cheer
A more upbeat poem you'll never find
Pay attention and listen here!

Funny how moods go...

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She looked at him concerned
"Oh my God, we forgot the buns!"
A barbeque happening
Guests arriving
Coals flaming
Food prepared
But nothing to put burgers on
For their housewarming

Hasty instructions and...

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