Home Footle Poems

Always on the Road

Trucker
Tucker

Feed that guy

Bony
Tony

A Boy Scout Always Prepared

Ready
Teddy

He’ll Put You Away

Jailer
Taylor

At the Valentine Date Auction

Gimme
Timmy

Stay at Home Dad

Mommy
Tommy

Our Loan Shark

We owe
Tio

Swear to Him

Promise
Thomas

They...

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I like
my bike.

Riding, 
gliding, 

I view
sky blue

and see
grand tree.

Morn yields
corn fields -

Pasture
rapture;

Farm ploughs;
calm cows

lazing . . .
grazing

on grass
gone past.

Slow roam.
Go home....

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He’s always So Behind

Hasten,
Mason

Heavenly Guy

Sky glow
Milo

A Great Guy

Maxwell
acts swell

Sure Not Dickie Nixon

Tricky
Micky

Spoiled Guy

Bratty
Mattie

Why We Follow

Moses
Shows us

Such a Cheerful Fellow

Jaunty
Monty

Hope he Doesn’t want Kids

Sterile
Merrill

The Stoic

Spartan
Martin

He Keeps...

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Birthplace
I’m raised

Big part
My heart

God’s gift
Hate drifts

Less strains
Love reigns

I long
Belong

Strong bond
Faith mound

Dreams’ core
Hope soars

I rest
The Best!
...

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Always Prepared

Ready 
Freddy

The Untamed

Feral
Ferril

What’s in Frankie’s Pockets?

Frankie’s
hankies

Patriotic Guy

Yankee
Frankie

Of the highest Quality

Fraser’s
razors

Small Eater

Grazer
Frazer

The Warlock

Pagan
Fagin

The Brilliant One

Star Glow
Fargo

Something’s About to Happen to Him

Herald
Gerald

Poet

The bard
Gerard

The Mimic

Parrot
Garret

Who Needs Pudding...

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Eat Wasabi
Breathe Fire

Cracker Night 
Bon Fire

Cozy Warm
Fire Place

Brimstone
Hell Fire

Loud Noise
Back Fire

Back Burn
Start Fire

Matchstick
Create Fire

Gun Hire
Sure Fire

Rub Sticks 
Make Fire

Scrub Burns 
Bush Fire

Home Burns
House Fire

Taste Jalapeno
Eat...

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Home blest
love’s nest…

Dad leads
kind deeds…

Mom cares
grace shares…

Brod’s walk
props talk… 

Sis dear
brings cheer…

Babe smiles
laugh styles…

Sibling
Bonding…
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The Neighborhood
all trees
eyes please
The Neighbors
help out
act out
The Birds
they’re free
to flee
The House
barn red
homestead
The Driveway
steep high
blue sky
The Squirrels
mouse gray
spry play
The Tree
old bag
sights flag
The Flag
source-stripes
stars-hype
The Wind
whistles
bristles 
The Moss
green...

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Shuttle
  Puddles

  Take cab
  Too drab

  Waggin
  Draggin

  Hitchhike
  Don't like

  Row boat
  Can't float
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Footles based on LS Lowry and his paintings.

Surreal
I feel

Lone Man
Own Man

Match fit
Matchsticks

Street scene
Smoke seen

From mill
Street fill

School group
Pea soup

The Pond
Beyond

Seascape
Flat shape

A Fight
Plain sight

House Moor
Strange door

Cranes ships
No...

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It's Thanksgiving, so stop hugging your poodle
And come here to Maui for Aunt Ida's guava strudel
Flower wreaths she has made
So of course, you'll get leid
Then...

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Same ways
Same things

Same words
Same path

Sombre
Twilight

How long?
How far?

Worn out
Listless

Apart
Aloof

Await
New ways

I’d come
New home

New us
New lives



October 22, 2022.
Brian Strand Premiere Choice Poetry Contest,
Brian Strand....

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Just me
Alone

My world
My home

Journey
Lonely 

Ahead
Who sees?

My door
Go through 

My shoes
Wear them

See me
Come in

No one
Tears stream

I'll learn
I'll cope

New me
New eyes




October 2, 2022.
A Brian Strand Premiere Choice...

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Sleepy,
Weepy,

Sweetie,
Cutie,

Babe drools.
It crawls,

On floor,
On four.

Burbles,
Gabbles,

Wets bed,
Cute bud!

Guileless,
Artless,

Chuckles, 
Giggles,

Grows up. 
Sits up.

Child walks.
Child runs.

Climbs up.
Falls down.

Naughty,
Haughty,

Spoiled brat!
Moppet!

Mom’s joy!
Dad’s toy!

God’s gift
World’s light!

________________


August.2.2022

~ Placed Tenth~

Brian Strand Premiere Choice...

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*Image of Original Gerber baby, Ann Turner Cook by KTVU.


R.I.P. Ann Leslie Cook, nee Turner


Ann Cook
Her look

Not name
Became

Households
Footholds

Aspects
Effects

Neighbor's
Favors

Charcoaled
Turned gold

Adored
Reward

Threshold
Behold

Quest and
Destined

Become
A mom

Four kids
Amids

Teacher
Writer

Thank you
Trueblue

My face
By grace

Glass...

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