The Forest, the Lot and the Carpetbagger
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"The Forest, The Lot and The Carpetbagger"
In the middle
of it all, in
The Forest,
I was asked
by a soothsayer
to choose
a number
1, 2 or 3.
I said
in all si...
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Categories:
carpetbagger, journey, muse, mystery,
Form: Narrative
Carpetbagger
...I’m gonna go out and protest
Got nuthin’ better to do
I wanna go cause some unrest
‘Cause I got no point of view
I graduated last in my class
No prospects on the horizon
Livin’ in Mom and Dad...
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Categories:
carpetbagger, abuse, america, anger, angst,
Form: Political Verse
Add a Light Angelic
...she is the neon glow but i am the rusty sign
she is the moonlight but i am the the dusty ground
everybody says they need to add a light angelic
the kind that only can be found in the hearts of
pr...
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Categories:
carpetbagger, beautiful, beauty, crazy, metaphor,
Form: Ballad
The Old Woman and the Piano
...On the curb of the alley she sat
Admiring the old Steinway
Noticing the worn finish and eyes focused on the ivory keys
For years she played in the symphony
Bringing an ethereal quality to each m...
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Categories:
carpetbagger, age, analogy, career, devotion,
Form: Free verse
Lunchtime At the Nursing Home
...Hungry for munchies, on his way to the lunchroom,
a rambunctious, persnickety,“fuss-budget”, elderly
jittery, fidgety, geezer, named Cassidy…
whose questionable dexterity, aghast by a massive sneeze...
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Categories:
carpetbagger, funny, people, old, old,
Form: Narrative