a sailor goes ashore
...The sailor goes ashore.
the night in the hallway paled into a yellowish screen
showing a black movie, 1963
A time machine of memories sent him back to the years
to meet people long since gone.
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Categories:
firetruck, adventure, angst,
Form: Blank verse
ashore at last
...Ashore at last
The night in the hallway paled into a yellowish screen
showing a black movie, ca 1963
A time machine of memories sent him back to the years
to meet people long since gone.
A fa...
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Categories:
firetruck, absence, age, anger,
Form: Blank verse
home at last
...Ashore at last
The night in the hallway paled into a yellowish screen
showing a black movie, ca 1963
A time machine of memories sent him back to the years
to meet people long since gone.
A fa...
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Categories:
firetruck, cinderella, confidence,
Form: Blank verse
mariner ashore
...The Mariner ashore
the night in the hallway paled into a yellowish screen
showing a black&white movie ca 1963
A time machine of memories sent him back to the years
to meet people long since go...
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Categories:
firetruck, anxiety, best friend, creation,
Form: Blank verse
Too Late
...A 5-year old girl laughs and plays
A loving mother cooks her daughters meal
A kind a farther works hard to earn money
It only took an instant to start
2 minutes to spread
20 minutes to take ev...
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Categories:
firetruck, fire,
Form: Lyric
Fireman
...Through the wind
and heat
he answered
the shrill call,
jumping
onto a red robin
firetruck
fast as light....
with ear piercing
sirens
a bright motion
of urgency
climbing the foothills
ju...
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Categories:
firetruck, appreciation, fire,
Form: Free verse
Home From the Sea
...Home from the sea
The night in the hallway paled into a yellowish screen
showing a black& white home- movie ca. 1963
a memory time machine had sent him back to his years
of youth to meet people...
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Categories:
firetruck, absence, betrayal, devotion, heartbroken,
Form: Blank verse
The Highway Doesn'T Care If You'Re On Your Way Home
...The Lord gives us so many blessings. I am lucky to have him on my side.
I woke tired, not too motivated to do much. I use my age for my slowness, I guess a crush. I did walk Peanut my dog a few t...
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Categories:
firetruck, death, emotions,
Form: Prose
Joanne Jumps Over Skyscrapers
...Joanne jumps like a deranged jack rabbit, my grandma said.
I have seen her leap over sofas, cars, and a firetruck red.
Her legs are longer than your Dad’s or Uncle Ed.
She hops over skyscrapers, m...
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Categories:
firetruck, age,
Form: Monorhyme
Wildfire
...geese fall migration
firetruck Waaaaaahhhhhhh echos
dense smoke bellows...
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Categories:
firetruck, bird, fire,
Form: Haiku
I Drive Defensively
...I drive as if the rest of the vehicles are speeding bullets
because in truth they can be, except they might do more damage.
I drive defensively with my window cracked about an inch.
I do not want ...
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Categories:
firetruck, me,
Form: Narrative
A Sad Day
...*A true story. If you don’t like this, please ignore, because I will delete any rude comments.
As the Christmas season approaches with the new fresh fallen snow,
And there are thoughts of pretty...
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Categories:
firetruck, anger, angst, endurance, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Firetrucks
...Ma came in my room and put a pair of shoes on my feet
It was hard to say if we would be returning so we should prepare to leave
She took my hand and walked me through smoke and past the fire
To ...
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Categories:
firetruck, cheer up, emotions, fire,
Form: Rhyme
Santa's Unseemly Parade
...Santa arrived on our street yesterday
spewing considerable exhaust
while riding atop a parade of firetrucks and vans,
floodlit like a nativity display at night,
full sirens and blaring Christmas ...
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Categories:
firetruck, christmas, giving, humor, wisdom,
Form: Political Verse
A Firefighter One Might See
...A little girl I stand, awakened early morning hour.
The sound of shuffles preparing, for coffee one will scour.
Muffled voice all too familiar, for only one it could be.
Dads words saying, “I Lo...
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Categories:
firetruck, angel, dad, dedication, family,
Form: Rhyme
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