4 My Sons
...This is dedicated to my sons
It's 4 of y'all and only one me
How did I get to be so lucky
To have struck gold 4 times over
Thank God for placing me into your lives
He could have done this for an...
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Categories:
cortland, art, dedication,
Form: Free verse
Apple Pickin Time
...Apple Pickin Time
The air is cool
Wind is swift
smell makes me drool
of apple crisp.
The trees are heavy
full of ripe fruit
or apple betty
warm and good
Apple pies everywhere
cooling on sills up h...
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Categories:
cortland, autumn,
Form: Rhyme
Apple Pickin' Time
...If only I had some teeth
Or hands of the human kind
Then there wouldn’t be a doubt
About apple pickin’ time
A mouth would be so handy
Never mind a pair of jaws
Sure, I’m great at holding candy
Yet, ...
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Categories:
cortland, fruit, seasons,
Form: Rhyme
Blueberries and Apples
...Lately I've been craving fruit
the red kind
that strikes right through the core,
but blueberries don't attract apples
they're born in a bunch
never fully whole
besides it's impossible to eat ju...
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Categories:
cortland, hope, introspection, life,
Form: Free verse