Best Richardson Poems

sun’s heat sunders sand
clustered lanced leaves green hug
widow’s tears collapse

Widow’s Tears is the common name for Commelina erecta var. angustifolia, they bloom on 
Texas beaches...

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At times I would wonder when she would come to my 
door my Nubian Queen to greet me with a smile and 
stay for awhile...

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It's not the rain
that makes my eyes wet. 
It hasn't rained in forty days. 
Nights are long and quiet. 
The silence cuts to bone. 

It...

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She smirked 
With a remarkable resemblance 
To Miranda Richardson 
Playing Elizabeth the First

Just as soon as I can bump off 
My new Sister-in-Law
Korporate Kate 
That...

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I listen to a lot of contemporary Christian music because it's inspirational and
heart-warming. Listening to plenty of contemporary Christian music makes me wanting to
read the...

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With the keys to a brand new car (a Nissan 350Z, a Chevy Corvette, or a BMW), I'll take it for a drive; I'll be...

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Mr Strood

The high room, the bright light, the plentiful mirrors
the long sweep of lace curtains, the many faces..

She wondered whether music lessons were part
 of...

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The Arctic Fire Bugs

Ice nights are the playpen
For the kids born to this land
 Skating rinks and bowling shoes 
Never touched a hand
Or foot that...

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The bright light, plentiful mirrors
seemed more numerous here.
Miriam wondered whether music lessons
were part of her remuneration.
She thought of people,
the very first time she had played...

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Emotions***

It is easy for me to let my emotions govern my behavior, as I cope with my emotions.  Carefully, I am following the instructions...

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Get down! is no joke-
Amazon eyes meet
black, jungle eyes
No one backS down!
The genetic zipcode 
has travelled over
two (2) continents
on a tight-rope  
to say a...

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Today I began to think of  yesterday,
Realizing yesterday was today and will be tomorrow,
How I wonder shall I do today all over again knowing,
Tomorrow...

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No one ever promised me a fairy tale life,
there for my dreams were never out of reach,
I allways knew the road would be bumpy, and
the...

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Known as 'The Big Bopper'
He preceded the Big Mac, but not the Whopper
His real name was J.P. Richardson
His songs a barrel of monkeys, full of...

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You listened, you shared and you guided me.
You told me of what times would come to be.

I had to weather it, there was no shelter...

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