July first two thousand and twenty five
...July first two thousand and twenty five...
signals the eighth year we lived
at our present location,
where fringe benefits (a plug) for perks
living at 2 highland manor drive.
Expanse of green...
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Categories:
earthworks, adventure, america, anniversary, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Fringe Benefits a Plug For Perks Yo Man Living At 2 Highland Manor Drive
...Fringe benefits (a plug) for perks (yo man) living at 2 highland manor drive
Expanse of green acres draped
like a petticoat when ye arrive
birds of a feather flock together
and bees gather coll...
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Categories:
earthworks, adventure, age, america, animal,
Form: Rhyme
Cold Harbor Cathedrals
...(Cold Harbor, Virginia, May 31-June 12, 1864;
1,845 Union dead, 788 Confederate dead)
cathedrals rise,
tall arching boughs, crisscrossing limbs,
lush, leafy rooftops lofted high
and ru...
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Categories:
earthworks, memorial, remember, war,
Form: Free verse
The Boy At Ticonderoga, Part Ii
......Duncan’s unit, the 42nd,
was placed in the center of the mass,
the French would crumble quick, he reckoned,
when the lines started marching at last,
not knowing that no orders had come,
yet o...
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Categories:
earthworks, america, conflict, confusion, death,
Form: Epic
Victory Woods, Or the Battle of Saratoga
...That day in the October sun
The British they marched along
Across Mater Barber’s wheat field
A force in red, quite strong.
The drummer drummed, fifers they played
We heard their martial song,
A...
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Categories:
earthworks, america, freedom, history, independence
Form: Narrative
The Tale of the Williwonk
...The Williwonk rose from its hibernating sleep
And jumped up in joy with a sinuous leap.
Time for some mischief, he mischievously said,
I'll shake up Manvile and fill them with dread.
For such a...
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Categories:
earthworks, children, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Tinkering Time
...in the shop with hardware and bits of wood
can make almost any man feel useful, good
a screwdriver, a drill, some papered sand
away from day-to-day, simply out of demand
just tinkering around...
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Categories:
earthworks, introspection
Form: Couplet