Best Go In Poems

We buried our dog, Ding
With her favorite things,
Like our couch, plus our bed
And pillows for our head.

Our carpet she muddled
With dirt and pee puddles,
The window she stared through
To bark at who knows who.

The hedge she sniffed and chewed,
All of our leather shoes,
My truck’s passenger seat,
But...

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Ensure that when you walk away 
You don't rush into someone new 
Just because you are fearful 
Of your own company
If you are not at the point 
Of loving yourself or 
Of being comfortable on your own 

How do you expect to be receptive
To new...

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just. that

tired
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yes, bury me now
shut those eyes,
hit head on each side
to turn back time
and do the things 
I should've done,
throw
cushion
to that
wind ~           o 
           and...

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My mom was a strong woman, and stubborn too,
Yet she had a soft side, between me and you.
That side she would show, when you least expected,
But let me tell you, she was well respected.

Mom was quite unique, and was one of a kind,
She was set...

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(continued from Where do the Flowers go in Winter  Part One)

We buried her today
                             In early...

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Called, 'Woman of Shame'
Living life as she knew how
Men secretly desired her,
Women - gossiped; jeered
No one offered true friendship
Not one cared to ask her why.

Stones gathered in hands
The good 'Rabbi' intervened...
He who has no sin, he said,
Please, cast the first stone.
As each one stole away,...

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This is the story of Gideon as found in the book of Judges. Not a great warrior, not a great 
leader, not someone with means. God picked someone no one else would have, and Gideon 
responded. One of my favorite stories, 1) because of the...

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I once saw a bear on the prowl
Who, one night encountered an owl
The owl said  "Who"
The Bear answered "Pooh"
I knew something smelled a bit fowl...

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moon’s tears do not pour
They trail out on top of the water
why do they not go in? asks grandchild
Gram loves it that he thinks she knows everything...

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Got in my car
went to the market
couldn't go in
no where to park it!



 Copyright McCuen 2009...

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Religious ritual’s call
requires it’s rules we recall,
thereby addressing our mind,
praying in a patterned grind.

Affirmations as belief
offers our soul no relief,
as yet barren without love,
head and heart not hand in glove.

We’re divided in God’s name,
although His message’s the same,
visible as love and light,
shining within all hearts...

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(continued from Where do the Flowers go in Winter Part Two)


All your father wanted was a son
And I gave him a son
Big strong boy-he was
But he died
And we had you to replace him
            ...

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She is Dead
                 numbness
                         ...

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It's not the heat
  It's the humidity
that makes me sweat
  and want to scree 
m-at any fool who
  approaches me

It clings to my shirt
  and my underpants
Colossal red fire ants 
  (Pause)
  inciting me to 
rap and rant
 ...

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we think of your goodness
your sweet kindness
we think of all the things
you have provide us
you bring peace on this earth
lord we continue to ask 
for forgiveness and redemption too
we walk through 
the path of faithfulness
if the heart go in that direction 
that we are so...

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