Best Moonlighted Poems

Godwin Adizue Ibeh 
(1937-2017)


Mr. Godwin Adizue Ibeh
Aged 79 years
Was and is 
My beloved, doting father
“Is” because he remains
Spiritually present 
Present 
In my memory
Present 
In pictures and mementos 
Present 
In my dreams, smiles and tears 
Present 
In my prayers and imagination
His spirit 
Hovers in the air
Above me like a hummingbird
His presence felt 
At the mere mention 
Of...

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This dread disease that has afflicted my home, 
This malady, this plague on my house;
This making convertible the former quaintness and provincialism thereof 
Into something wholly despicable and disgustingly homogeneous,
Yclept "cosmopolitanism," and "worldliness," and "globalization," 
(Or, perhaps "globalism");
That force of rude power that recognizes no...

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Startled I see my dream again tonight
Awaking from within me deepest fright
Creeping from out my misty eyed slumber
The beast inside me began to lumber

Catching myself in front of the mirror
Your eyes beside me, your shrieks of terror
Wax smelt courage, your trigger finger slight
Now you see...

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Jasmine blossomed 
from the concrete of heaven 
while angels sing soft melodies 
that land on the intimacy of my soul 

My eyes left perplexed 
captivating the presence of this beauty 
from a gentle smile that falls from the petals 
of this delicate flower 

The warmth...

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DARKSTONE
FortySeven
Statistic
Several missing parts some scars beaten up and left for dead the mighty men 
have used the fists oh GOD when will eye get some rest walking walking looking 
looking searching for my hideaway my endless questing telling portenting 
changing my namme today.
Jesus tells me...

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April showers, shaking flowers;
`A la belle `etoile. 
Always wishes, almost kisses;
`A la belle `etoile.
Whispering hush, carefully rush;
`A la belle `etoile.
Shadowing near, moonlighted here;
`A la belle `etoile.
Two dark doors down, then out of town;
`A la belle `etoile.
And then you smile, at least a while;
`A la belle...

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"I watch the bathwater drain"
says Tonight Alive with powerful refrain  
stepping out of a bleach bath to hide from her pain
Hesitating, she turns the water back on, her self esteem slain
as she waits for the tub to refill, here she grabs a single pill
one...

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His full name was Bern Bernard
He was an imposing bodyguard
From a few scuffles he was scarred
But nothing serious in that regard

Walking down the boulevard
Showing off his business card
He also moonlighted as a lifeguard
You’d be safe in the pool or yard

You couldn’t help but love Bernard
He...

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I DON'T FEAR YOU BREAKING INTO MY HOME PUTTING STICKERS ON MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES I GUESS YOU'RE STILL STALKING ME WHAT 23 YEARS YOU ARRIVED WITH THE GUNMAN WHAT A BLESSING YOU ACTUALLY CUT YOUR HAND WHILE DIGGING THROUGH MY FAMILIES LIVES BEING THE MARTHA BREA...

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You walk away within a moonlighted sky
 Not many shadows passing by
 A turning glance just for you 
 to wave goodbye
 
 That was the last of the memories
 Within a lingering kiss upon your palm
 Sending it my way 
 As you get...

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            Get Well Soon!

       For Madelyn McKay, this May!

      M~magical, moonlighted May
      A~ asteroids, in the sky play
...

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You walk away within a moonlighted sky 
Not many shadows passing by
A turning glance 
To wave goodbye

That was the last of  the memories 
With a lingering kiss upon your  palm 
 Sending it my way
As  you get ready to depart

Sadness fills me...

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Why do you run from me?
What it is  you’re afraid of? 
Just embrace the feel, of a moonlighted love 
Your Insecurities, don’t mean a damn thing to me
So don’t run away, Just believe in me 

Make yourself at home 
Woman, silence that cell phone...

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By day, I followed her around and watched her every move, for she was bigger than life itself. But when the sun went down, she would change into her uniform and go out into the summer evening. Busing it she'd go to the local factory...

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