Best Namesake Poems

(Dedication: For Dave Wood)


Do follow feel, do simple write;
Align your flow, align your say;
Voice lines that heal, voice verse that cite;
Echo fond glow, echo fond stay.

Watch feelings surge, watch intent spur;
Opt for plain smile, opt for clear poise;
Options emerge, options recur;
Deed springs fine style, deed...

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My grandfather's name
Was given to me at birth
To honor the man
That my father never knew
Having died in World War Two...

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It could never contain these things inside, 
they amass so high –mountains of them

Whispers from the many who have ventured in,
now silent echoes heard till its rhythm stops

Weakness pays a visit now and then to interrupt
the day to day pulse, adding things to make it...

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Little Miss Sure Shot Gains A Namesake

Rhinestones and rawhide
Prancing horses and the dream
Of the Old Wild West;
Dazzling the Old World crowd:
6 shots through a card tossed in the air,
Ash shot off the Kaiser's cigarette -
These things made the old, defeated Chief smile;
"Little Miss Sure Shot"...

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All I know of my namesake
   is a photograph
   
   a young attractive 
   smiling woman
   with long red hair
   holding me

   beside it in my mother's handwriting 
  ...

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Fancy speaks clear of charm that spills,
Use joy to niche your purpose grand;
Now dance with cheer as joy feeds fill.
Delight fond reach with riches friend,
Expand the feel of visual plots.
Please pleasure point with special fun,
Rich textures still move splendour's lot;
Observe that joint with love's long...

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Jack Upheld His Namesake


her jack-in-the-box order arrived at her door
it was extra everything and she let out a roar
jack was quick and nimble
he added an extra pickle 
when jack left he upheld his namesake and lore


connie pachecho

2/9/17...

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Opt for a way for fun to pun,
Nice words can trace wise thoughts profound.
Live well each day with lively run,
Explore fond space upon these grounds;
Open and find true love that greets,
Now live true zest that makes things light.
Etch and align true joy most sweet,
Notice the...

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The game
Squashed his frame
Socks tainted
Carved out plain
But the road map was tame

Animals replete
With zoo keeper seed
From marsupial greed
A black out rabbit hole
Concealed the frrozen deals
Pincers chopping dollar backs
Red with collar grabs

Soapy suds and beer
The watery love endeared
To carry a child burden
For the sake of namesake
Dust...

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Nurture nice near
Apt ample dear
Mind profound cheer


Etch plain verse mime
Sense a deep chime
Ask joy to rhyme


Keep kindred kind
Each symbol signs
Love flavours find


Embrace your space
Opt to lift face
Note what you trace


Align pure heart
Endow fine start
Zest mellows art


Vouch placid poise
Emboss clear choice
Reap happy voice


Zeal frames crisp strokes
Wise...

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Some GUY wanted to SUE me; he had a CHIP on his shoulder. Just because of a picture of ART that I DREW of a ROSE that I threw off a CLIFF in the RAYNE that landed in a BROOKE on his property. I was...

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Apt as the feel of wise surprise,
Live lovely times where joy knows grace;
Etch a grand will in precious prize,
eXpound fond chimes with sanguine face;
Ask to be bold and brave and meek,
Now and here see the quest of light;
Dream then unfolds with truth you seek,
Etch what...

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Pain is not plain
Nor vain is pain,
So look again,
Wear well each pain.


Vain words can stain
Yet pain is pain,
Deep but not plain,
Live well each strain.


Yet once again
Live not in vain,
Rise with each pain,
Love truth said plain.


Vain lives not plain
In spite of gain,
For ego pains
Fall just like...

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The home nestled in the hue of the blue hills,
on the wall of my longing there hung a mirror,
opened my one way window on the wispy sky,
like a bird I spanned with the wings of youth.

In the winds of the waning time I flew away...

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open the golden door of heart
open the silver door of eyes
open the metal door of knowledge
open the loving door of acceptance

give the love wisely
lavishly spread the aroma of knowledge
sing the song of spring-time road

Valentine comes to enjoy
Nightingale whistles for the blue life
Phoenix flies up from...

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