Best Smokey Poems

In the dim-lit alley of the soul's bazaar,
Were jazz and jive spill from ajar,
We tap our feet, snap fingers, under stars,
And speak in verses, raw and without pause.

The city breathes, a living, pulsing beat,
Its heart a drum, its voice a saxophone,
We weave through streets, our...

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My father was a preacher
stood for everything good,
took my mother’s virginity
I was born to the sisterhood.

They left me on a stairway
a ghostly place to be,
down some old back alley
near to a South Auckland quay.

Found I was in the morning
by someone going to work,
he decided to...

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Once when I was just a kid,
My sister eight years older,
My sister's boyfriend came to call,
While we were playing soldier.

Stationed in the jungle we,
Cut off from our troop,
Surrounded by the enemy,
We must escape, regroup.

To do this we must make a stand,
Take out that one lone...

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A Haiku Trilogy

            
            We found you dear cat.
            Smokey, dead you,beauty...

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Life with Smokey was never dull.
He was fun and adventure,
It never lulled.

So quiet and regal he seemed to be,
So dignified,
That you couldn't see,

The rascal there in the heart of that cat.
He seemed so gentle,
Who'd have guessed that,

He was king of the thieves with fresh seafood...

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Smokey clouds stretch across the sun
A purple cast appears
An apricot color decorates
Silhouetted trees sear

A light show on the horizon
The sun seemed to reverse
Dark purple clouds wrap around
The roosters' song terse

Fog that filled the vale eight feet deep
Lifted without a sound
On the creek a honking bird
Sang...

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She’s part black panther
Who camouflages at night
With glowing green eyes...

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Smokey was a funny cat,
Filled with fun and love;
Adventurous as all cats are,
And Master of the Hunt.

He stalked the house in search of that,
Which posed some kind of threat.
A bug, a mouse, a ball of yarn,
No pest escaped the net,

That he had formed around our...

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The Brooklyn Cyclones 
      now represent the borough 
of Brooklyn 
    where I spent my 
formative years 
    Memeories of the long - departed 
Dogers 
     Linger over Keyspan park
like...

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Once when I was just a kid my mom thought t'would be nice,
If I'd invite some friends to play and we could swing outside.
I had a swing set in the yard where I would play for hours.
My daddy built it just for me away from...

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Smokey was a funny cat.
You could see him think.
His place of choice to do this,
Was table or kitchen sink.

He'd loll about for hours,
In seemingly deep thought,
Musing o'er life's mysteries,
Or the mouse he never caught.

He looked so wise just sitting there,
Mysterious and ancient,
Never bothering anyone,
Complacent and...

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I want to find a Boo-Boo 
for my Smokey Bear
So now that you’re aware 
of this just stop your 
staring at me
Please hear my plea
Next time you
talk to Yogi
ask him ‘bout a
Boo-Boo Bear for
Smokey

The forest fires burn
burn, burn, burn, burn
Keep tryin’ to contain them
but those...

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SMOKEY AND THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER

Once when I was just a kid,
My mom thought 'twould be nice,
If I'd invite some friends to play,
And we could swing outside.

I had a swing set in the yard,
Where I would play for hours.
My daddy built it just for me,
Away from...

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HOW MUCH FISH CAN SMOKEY EAT

All cats like fish as we all know,
But Smokey just loved it,
It made quite a show.

My dad went fishing most every week,
And Smokey would wait,
By the door for his treat.

Dad always saved Smokey a nice big fish,
But Smokey kept begging,
To...

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All cats like fish as we all know,
But Smokey just loved it,
It made quite a show.

My dad went fishing most every week,
And Smokey would wait,
By the door for his treat.

Dad always saved Smokey a nice big fish,
But Smokey kept begging,
To refill his dish.

One day Dad...

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