Formerly Poems - Poems about Formerly

Filched formerly anatomical slender man - me! Thus I take a pot belly stance! Absolute zero escape velocity gutted dance sing days (contra and square), cuz metabolic full abundance abdominal adipose tissue acceptance not in accordance with light as a feather physique I sorely miss lost acquaintance the boy within forced admittance as sure man tanks of fat did advance shotgun marriage demanded allegiance to pledge lifetime...

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inner city vacant lot a diamond in the rough 3/23/2023...

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What formerly got celebrated as adventitious age of exploration... 1492 unleashed, jump/ kick started, and downloaded a bittorrent götterdämmerung spelling genocide of indigenous peoples occupying Turtle Island, now surviving tribes just a shell of their former grandeur. At present Columbus day linkedin with high dudgeon courtesy scattered remnants of once proud nations occupying contiguous United States plus calling Alaska and Hawaii their happy hunting grounds, enshrine actual or mythologized spectacular pièce...

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Heretofore stuffing said scandalous fête worst day of year turkeys do hate though vegan lifestyle sweeping culinary tables of late though me and the missus still omnivorous foods sate palates sprinkled (of course while mouths full with borscht, and eyes wide shut) with garbled tête-à-tête yum pumpkin pie for dessert, I can hardly wait! I credit our "star student," a twenty something recent University of Penn alumna currently residing in...

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Formerly, dear, my books like velvet-dressed put aside, perfectly straight. Last light flickers dusk bids, “God bless,” as I gently turn on the night, the antique brass polished, and symphonic-lettering hooks harmonize in the gentler time before the internet. Roses flourish in crystal vase, cranberries and ivy vines contemplate the corpulent beauty of day’s end. A table round in burgundy gown, intricate lace cradles intimate thought. My chamomile tea relaxes...

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We were born identical When we were created apart; In very different wombs. Now my mind runs to where you hide Unobscured by camouflage In the bright dim light of Morally decade manmade nature. I was created as spares for you, But I think, and therefore I cannot Spare you. Spent by this affliction I no longer See with blind crystal clarity, But instead I begin at...

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Homage to Poetry (Formerly PoET a Tree) By Brett Somers 3/19/16 Poetry is everywhere It’s in our hearts It’s in our minds It’s the purest expression Of human kind It’s the breath Of our inner creation A touch of the divine As they sing the lines Of Dylan, Morrison, Kendrick Lamar To the base of their idling car They may say poetry ain’t cool Wiser – They know For poetry...

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I Call Out Poem by me Title by Richard Lamoureux Thank you Richard When you left me My tears filled the sky It took many years, for me to fathom why Now I do, I just sit here and I cry It's not...

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Don’t you remember when you were young, I’d assume you recall tons of fun. Snowmen, running, and baking in the sun? Well, don’t you wish that were for everyone. Now time’s come, and memories are gone, And we all have a rather bitter song, Playing in the back of our heads out of tune, At least we do, at least we do. Now...

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LOVE KNOT? There once was a girl who was smitten, On a guy she always was hittin’. He threw her a rope, Which gave her some hope, Until she saw how it was fittin’. [Just a few changes -- new title, two changed words. Makes all the difference, doesn't it?]...

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My name is Charlie Munford I am all Redneck, not a nerd I have the gas sucking truck, big bald muddin' tires I needed some money, so I sat my truck on fire If you come over empty handed, no beer or snacks Prepare for an old fashioned butt whippin' or you better make some tracks Poor mannered guests make me...

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Lovers past I see so clearly, They are implanted in my mind. He nuzzles her neck quite dearly. Her beauty, rare, and hard to find Their devotion, one of a kind. He saw her not as love, but mate, She observed this transforming trait. There were truths he began to bend- This revolution changed their fate. Now their shared bond could never mend....

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Black canvas Curved space Sterling stars Evolved grace Painted planets Yellow sun White noise Prodigal son Bleeding brushes Dripping plight Solemn strokes Sequestered light Turgid sky Acid rain Burning questions Dangling reigns Charcoal commandments Acrylic themes Smeared signature Scientific schemes...

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