Best Lifters Poems

I heard the Lords’ concern today
over many who’ve walked away.
I watched a tall young preacher say
to pursue those who’ve gone astray.

I remember a phrase He...

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Sky Father is angry this spring
Across the street, back and forth
Brother squirrel races
To fallen friends, unfortunate
In their travels
My tomato friends patiently
Wait, shelf-bound, at home depot

June...

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Beauty shop smells insult my nose.
The bleach, the lifters, the perm solution.
They all smell bad.
I could not work here for two seconds.
A child behind me...

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This is dedicated to my new friend, Hope.  Thanks for keeping my spirits lifted!

A spirit lifter
Lifts up your spirit
To a higher level
Than you can...

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with small teeth
                      ...

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I am no fashion model and that’s for sure
I need to do a lot of work to be a Size 4
Feeling pretty and petite is...

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I read many poems and in them recognize depth and pain
The deep compassion and feelings for one’s fellow man
I read and my heart deeply joins...

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Francine's poem

hurting still in memory,
been there too at the gate,
is ya gonna jump old mate,
then got a little grin,
it might hurt,
a bloody sin,
made me hesitate...
no...

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angelic kisses from the missus,
no it wasn't she?
bludger had some spiky whiskas
awful bugger werent a 4 me,
watch out for dem shirt-tail  lifters,
bugger off stop...

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The Florida of My Youth – Work
By Franklin Price
10/11/2019

Was not born with silver spoon, that dangled  from my lips
Had enough to eat and drink,...

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Galaxie 500

Teenage boys pile into the rusted and dented 
maroon sedan from another time.

The 292 with mechanical lifters comes to life with the rasp of...

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The chair of our time, not our forefathers’ 
Up are you, with that shifted bottom in the air
Those legs of flippant seem to be permanent;
With...

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So many people help me.  They are concerned, they rush to see if I am okay.
They listen when I want to tell my truth....

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Woofter
A woofter is a fella
Dressed like a shiela in drag
The woofter don’t know if
He’s the shaggee or the shagg

The shiela gets born into a boys...

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Weight Lifters try to wait,
Then, try lifting a weight;
For minutes choose to think
To with commonsense link...

For a time stand aside
To from enemies hide;
For long minutes...

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