Best Regales Poems

Her reveries slant the compass of time: 1970s. Minefields now roar through blurred visions. She retreats into dots of space to live in the moment, as emotions fling to a gray sky. While curtains blow unceasingly, hours freeze. Again, love passes; leaves, while a young...

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Neither puppy love nor lust, each insists
in its imperfect play. Their hearts resist
both by clinging in its barbaric way.
Youth forgiven. The wolf begs her to stay. 
But a commitment is made in marriage. 
It is not found in a baby carriage.
What do we know of...

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Return again warm glow of Christmas past,
Rekindle precious times I hold so dear.
Transport me back and let my mind be cast
On golden memories of yesteryear.

A fir tree trimmed with fragile fairy lights
Illuminates an angel’s modest smile,
The mystery of secret gifts excites,
Though childhood dreams must slumber...

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*Image of Betty White by Pinterest.



Betty White RIP



Alas!
She Passed,

Betty,
Firstly,

Then White,
Finite,

Icon,
Like On,

TV,
Marquee,

AM,
FM,

Invest,
Her Best,

Female,
Prevail,

Guinness,
Booked As,

Premiere,
Career,

Shadows,
Gameshows,

Mary,
Murray,

Ted And,
Sue Ann,

High-Strung,
Sharp-Tongue,

Antics,
Frantics,

Leaven,
Seven,

Golden,
Stolen,

Bea, Rue,
Stan Too,

Miles And,
Nylund,

Fourth Gal,
Estelle,

Neighbor,
Failure,

Drop Dead,
She Did,

Gun Shot,
In Shock,

Hearts Race,
Shot Vase,

Herring,
War Scene,

Rose Tell,
Naught Well,

Funny,
Zany,

Skip Skit,
Lost It,

Girls Said,
And Begged,

Show Say,
No Way,

Were Told,
Too Gold,

Kitchen,
Sit Scene,

Bea's Chair,
Centered,

Her Face,
Priceless,

Patience,
Listens,

Blanche's,
Sex Phase,

Estelle's,
Regales,

Rose Talks,
Olaf's,

Both Shows,
Few Knows,

Actress,
Eldest,

Blonde Dyes,
Blue Hides,

Kids...

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A mother’s tears are born of love
Her baby soft and new 
And with each touch, her joy regales
Eyes, a misty blue

A mother’s tears reflect her pride
Her boy has started school 
He’s growing fast, he’ll finish soon
Her eyes begin to pool

A mother’s tears for wedding bells...

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Out here, wild rhubarb grows free,
Bitter beauty escapes designs by premiers
And presidents,
Red-veined leaves untouched by the
Denizens of this desert.
Morality endures despite the sins
Of man, mere miles away.
Asleep at last, my small pond releases
Crawlers, bent on surveying the usual haunts,
Where spirits descend to warn of
Bad tidings,...

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Dogs dogmatically guard the home
Sounding the alarm with a growling bark
As owners are alerted to the threat
Miscreants flee into the dark

Cats are categorically useful too
Their mouse-tracking skills renowned
When a feline is prowling on patrol
Rodents scurry underground

But rabbits are a tougher sell
Their herbivore hunting skills quite...

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The lure of untainted flower,
Its sweet perfume encased in a whorl.
Alas! That which I await is scarce.
This memory will be banished tomorrow.
Tomorrow ,
I must satisfy her.
My labour waits for her belly:
The weary days
The sun
The rains of my struggles
Bear fruit tomorrow.
Tomorrow.
She said, “I will come tomorrow”
Her...

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Banquet here
On island resort
Fun greets cheer
Where fancy casts lot


Sea of crowd
Swirl of new faces
Noise floats loud
Happy new traces


Time for smiles
Wonder seeds gaudy
Sensuous styles
Eclectic fancy


Joy streams fest
Decor in sure flair
Seize fond zest
In wedding affair


Buzz regales
Fusion menu fare
Catwalk tale
Watch frolic move air


In glad swirl
Banquet blooms precise
Apt moods...

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Poetry reveals, enlightens, consoles
Holding reflecting mirrors up to our souls,
Showing what we might not otherwise see
Suggests how our lives might better be
Poetry instructs, refreshes, and amuses,
Often fascinates; sometimes confuses.

Poetry blends the colors of our experiences
Breaks down walls, erects dividing fences,
Permits perilous flights into magical fantasy
Unravels...

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Bees




Tiny souls buzzing 
and humming,
Swaying with 
air waves afloat,

As rich colourful 
florets beguile,
fragrance in breeze 
antenna senses,

A gratifying feast 
of nectar regales,
while no endeavour 
to touch the sky,

Hoists the pollen 
in nescience,
benevolence of 
nature redefined,

Twilight of dusk
they return to hive, 
Mustering honey 
is a bee's...

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Perchance yar juiced a young man or woman 
maybe born, bread and raised in the city that never sleeps
and as a loyal son or daughter take a tram 
to enjoy a tasty repast with widowed momma,
cuz eve since da papa passed away....
a futile attempt made...

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Fork git about spooner hiz ham

And join (singing the words 
in the next paragraph) whether alone
in a traffic jam
basting, cooking, then eating a lamb
prepared by thee missus
a superb culinary madam.

“A Ram Sam Sam” Lyrics
A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli...

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Polly’s running--you might say galloping--
                        for a seat in the state senate.
		    She has definite ideas about what ...

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When I talk to my duncan 



Yes, when the harsh vagaries of life, 
Afflict me with despair , 
I need his words, 
His prayers, his outstretched hand ... 

In those days I only write and erase, 
When I did not concentrate on what I do;...

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