Best Hondo Poems

Hondo Died Yesterday

By Rick Rucker
“Hondo died yesterday,”
I heard the news, I said “No way!”

He seemed so big, and strong,
I was sure he would enjoy a...

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Beneath the fuschia painted sky of the setting sun,
war torn houses still burning,
razed into rubbles along the river banks of rio hondo,
with walls devastated by...

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Durex was popular in  a NY condo
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How deep
The Rio Hondo?
Mopan, Sarstoon
They flow... deep as gratitude
Deep as our forefather's breath
Fighting on to victory
September Tenth, of
Seventeen Ninety-Eight,
Please remember.

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Deep in the feathered woods, my ancestors wait
 Ghostly haunting quite solace
 Lighted forest of there paths connect
 Soft light enters to sooth there souls


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Oh, I'm Rithee Rithwando
And I live in a condo
On a beach called Redondo
With a girl who's bleach blondo.

And we practice Tae Kwon Do
As we're singing...

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The King of Rondo       bought a crystal ball
The Queen of Hondo    was young and small
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Tirzah
Wife, Friend, Ally, Huron;
Daughter of Frank and Deann;
Lover of Horses, Family, and Steven;
Who Feels Desire, Love, and Passion;
Who Fears Loss, Rejection, and Disdain;
Who would like...

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Millions and millions of bricks
Tons and tons of concrete
Lord only knows how many panes of glass
Granite, Marble, and cobblestone too
Build a city strong, steeped in...

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John Wayne rode across the screen 
And was able to beat the bad guys no matter how mean
Look at Red River as a movie about...

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Wonderworks
by Michael R. Burch

History’s
mysteries
abound
& astound,
found
(profound)
the whole earth ’round,
even if mostly
underground.


The Procrastinator’s Creed
by Michael R. Burch

It’s always, “Tomorrow, I’ll do it.”
Work? I eschew it.
I never collect...

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