Best Off And Running Poems

The First Six Months

     January, you remind me to close the door to yesteryear 
     And to welcome the new entry ways you have for me
  
     Febuary, I'm off and running,...

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The HR person called me in… I was turning gray… Was he even twenty-one?
I wondered if the interview would go well, as he did fung shui the chairs around.
Offered a caramel expresso mocha late decaf, I told him I took my coffee black.
Alas my friend,...

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He's a versatile "man of all trades,"
pursues anything new, virtually self-made.
He's a photographer, a minister and a poet,
immerses himself totally but before you know it

he's off and running, tackling something new
He's built homes, cell towers, churches, boss of the crew.
He publishes books, serves as president...

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She told it this way.....

He was standing in the corner of the bandstand
'Looking 'bout as cool as any guy can
He made his bass guitar, 'sound like a prairie caught on fire
I wonder if that hunk has got a girlfriend

His fingers stroked that Fender Precision
He did...

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You're off and running once again
The day has hardly begun
The electronics store, the big box stores
Remember when shopping was fun?

You're out of breath thinking about it
Heart's pumping a mile a minute
You try to check out your harried brain
But you can't find anything in it!

So there...

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Doug Wilson….    
True Story….NEW YEARS EVE 2012


5 or 6 thugs suckin on dere ciggy drugs,
attacked a paper delivery man,
they robbed him of his mobile phone,
the pack animals weren’t worth their scran, (tucker)
no brains in the head, just bone,
Cecily looked and saw, at...

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The birds sing softly alerting the world to wake 
Dewy leaves start to dry with the warmth of the morning sun

Children open their sleepy eyes 
Sounds and smells from the kitchen lure them out of their tangled sheets

Full of energy they rush outside 
greeted by...

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This is a recording titled “Lies”.
It is off and running, and aiming for the skies.
It has a sound many consider cool.
However, it’s not from those boys from Liverpool.
This song is as American as apple pie.
These boys have a hit with their first try.
This group is...

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ICE CREAM IN MY COFFEE
WHY WOULD THAT BE WEIRD.
I'M JUST ADDING CREAM AND
SUGAR.
TO SOMETHING I DEEM DEAR.

YOU MAY WANT TO TRY IT.
BEFORE YOU DISAPPROVE.
IF YOU TRY IT JUST ONE TIME
YOU'LL FIND DELIGHTFUL MOODS.

ADDING FLAVORS TO ONE I LIKE.
IS LIKE ENJOYING LIFE WITH SPICE.
WHEN CREATING SOMETHING...

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At birth, we all start the very same way
Wet, naked and hungry, looking for someone to love
Our eyes are open, but we cannot see
We cannot talk, much less know what to say
But deep down inside, we know it is coming from above
We don't even know...

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Draw a straight line shallowly within the beach sand
The world is on the other side but I have your hand.
Step over it and were both off and running
Take a deep breath the wave is coming

The changing of the tide give it a try for me
The...

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The Colors In Me

I don’t often talk about how I feel,
 I just go through life trying to keep it real.
Yet you touched me, and I didn’t see it coming,
You showed me attention and I was off and running.
I’m weighted down, yet I long to...

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A new bike,
paved track,
falling leaves rustling about.
The crisp air bites at our cheeks.
Around and around.

Now going to play for a minute.
To slide, jump and run.
Oh, to be six again.

No cares, no worries.
Learning through play.
Making everything a new game.
There's chase, puppies,
duck pond and snails.

Off and running...

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A beautiful young woman who came from very near,
was off and running with a great acting career.
She starred in a movie with Clark Gable titled "Mogambo".
Later, she was paired with James Stewart in "Rear Window".
A great film by the name of "High Society" would show.
There...

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Off and running sure-footed, fast, and furious. "Under the sun, there's nothing new", says the writer. "Renewal, restoration in the new year", says the reformer.
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