Best Rucker Poems

Powerless
By Rick Rucker

Do you suppose that Cupid planned my Fate?
And that I only learned it far too late?

Did he search the whole World over, just for you?
Knowing that I could not resist the things you do?

Or, did he change you into someone that I could...

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I Was Okay Before We Met
By Rick Rucker


I was okay before we met,
Now, the essence of You, I can’t forget,

Back then, I thought myself free,
That it was the way to be,

But it was self-delusion,
Meeting you shattered that illusion!

It simply isn’t fair, 
Alabaster skin, and auburn...

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Death's Messengers
by Rick Rucker


Death's messengers came for me today,
I eluded them, though, I crawled away.

Seeing just the smallest chance,
I sneaked into an ambulance.

I thought that it would surely fail,
That I'd soon be cold, and pale.

Noting that my blood did leak,
My future prospects seemed rather bleak.

One...

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A Billion Soul Mates
By Rick Rucker

I don’t think that there’s one “soul mate,”
No more than there is a “perfect” date.

In searching for a match,
I easily found a glorious catch!

To say I love her, makes me a liar,
She simply set my Heart afire!

When I saw her,...

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Your Love Divine
By Rick Rucker

Like aged fine wine, 
I’m intoxicated by your Love Divine

But I’ll not seek a cure,
Just try to be sure,

That with You I can stay,
And with you I will play

Life’s oldest game,
The one that changes your name

Given from Heaven above
The gift of...

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Passion Should Not Be A Crime
by Rick Rucker

Why do some think it wrong, 
To hold a vision your whole life long?

Like Doctor Martin Luther King,
His Devotion changed Everything!

And Gandhi was another one, 
It took a while, but he got it done!

If there is a Cause...

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The Heart Is Not A Shield
by Rick Rucker

The Heart is not a shield,
Nor a weapon does it wield!

It doesn't stand a chance,
Against a BB gun, or lance!

You can lock it, tight away,
Not let it see the light of day,

But then, you would find,
That those who...

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Each One, Teach One
by Rick Rucker

Is there something that you do,
In a way that is uniquely you?

Can you write a poem, or build a raft?
Or some other art, or craft?

Teach a youngster how it's done,
Then have him show another one.

If you were to take the...

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The One
by Rick Rucker


When you have found “The One,”
That person that outshines the Sun,
Then you will understand  the fuss,
Your heart convinced with the first buss!

Your lack of  focus is normal, don't worry,
Love will guide your heart, don't hurry,
True Love is the force that...

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Jim Morrison Slammed The Doors
By Rick Rucker

Jim, I think all of your fans knew,
That we would not long have you,

In this life, you had a blast,
You just blew up too awfully fast,

If you had become that Film Director,
Perhaps the studio would have provided you a...

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I Loved You Before We Met
By Rick Rucker

I’m sitting here, reflecting on how strange Life can get,
Suddenly, I realize that I loved You, even before we met!

Generally, there are some concepts that I hate,
Chief among those, is the term “Soul Mate,”

I think that I don’t...

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Steve Jobs, Apple’s Core
By Rick Rucker

I heard it, while driving home today,
I started crying, I shouted “No Way!”

The man that changed the World of Today,
Lost his battle, He has gone away,

He made the World of Tech very cool,
And other marketers, appear the fool,

I carry with...

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A House Is Not A Home Without You
By Rick Rucker

The carpets and the drapes are new,
Still, something urgent is missing: YOU!

Now that we have a place,
I long always to see your face,

The desire to kiss you before you sleep,
And again as sunlight, into our bedroom,...

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Love Transcends Space, and Time
By Rick Rucker

I am shocked, at my age, to find,
A woman to Enflame my mind!

One that sets my Heart reeling,
With this uniquely Blessed feeling,

At present, we live apart,
But she will always occupy my Heart,

She has the Power to make me do...

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Dinosaurs-A Triceratops
by Rick Rucker

A triceratops,
Plodding along so slowly, 
Suddenly he stops
...

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