Brother Family Poems

Here I go, 
writing the bare truth with this alter ego,
so nuts I'll go, 
expressing my thoughts so no one knows as I let go.

I...

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He was light of Complexion
But that was only a Reflection
Laughingly he was not a complex Man
That was the fast race he Ran
On his feet he...

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III-Jana

Four months following Marie’s conviction,
Jana walked calmly into the prison,
there to see her former sister-in-law,
doing twenty years for sale and possession.

She had a purpose she...

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Fancy paintings on the wall
Give the impression of a happy home
What's the purpose of a dining hall
If we still eat alone
But let's all smile smile...

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jago christos uma rose
ethan cuevas corone
kelly elizabeth christos
alexia daniel wade jonathan james
emily-rose pau and willow too 

we didn't start the family
it was always growing
since the...

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hand in hand
big sister little brother
    off to school



posted on June 27, 2018...

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    Twinkling Stars, Morse code : Happy Birthday Shar
    Birthday candles light the campfire we share
   ...

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Way back around Nineteen Thirty Six
My mother was about Fifteen years old
Her folks still lived in Liberal, Kansas
During the depression and the dust bowl

Big clouds...

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III.
The northern borders were alive with talk
of the Warlord known only as Bimeng,
who’d risen amongst the savage peoples,
and was said to be uniting them.

Now Reth...

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II.
When this affair had gone on for six months,
Reth realized it was just a matter of time
before Saleesa’s taut belly would swell,
revealing their love to...

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I.
In and ancient Kingdom of Brateur,
there’s an old tale that troubadours sing,
about High King Hoban’s noble son,
possessed of true courage, unending.

Hoban had two sons, Reth...

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Me 
I’m an old scholar.
Learning each day.
I’ve learnt all my life.
Never fae a book, fore say.
Learnt fae my brother.
Father and mother.
That’s how I am.
That’s me.
Shaped...

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Charley

In Carolina a young man’s journey began.
Today in Mississippi was it’s end.
Dressed in the best he had, 
they returned an old man to the ground;
in...

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The tears you shed for a fallen brother,
in grief, in pain, and in memoriam -
the look in the eyes of his mother.

The light revealed through...

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I miss visits from my children
Who now have families of their own
Photos of kids on the internet
Precious moments now shared by phone

I miss my mom...

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"Brother from Another Mother, but the same Father!"
Russell Coleman jokes with me in Church (His Bride)
This weekend, we honor every mother, dear brother:
You once made...

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One of our wildest, most memorable family sagas
involved my reckless brother, a racecar, a warm
spring day, and a non-adventurer, me. I warned, “Pop
said stay home...

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The room was dank and dreary
The past hung in the air
There was a scent of mildew
A smell of history was there
The paint was old and...

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The time had come, we were agreed
To discontinue paying rents.
We'd make our plans and then proceed
To buy or build a residence.

i said an older house...

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I know you think i'm a horrible person 
From what you have been taught
Your mind and time wasted 
without a second thought

I realize that years...

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