Ode To My Refrigerator
...I've grown quite fond of the old gal in my house.
She lights up when I look for a snack,
more welcoming than a spouse
in a midnight tryst. She never gives me flack.
I value my fridge more than a ...
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Categories:
golden oldie, food, humor,
Form: Ode
Night of Transformation
...Happily married there I was
my dearest Jean had been ill
but got worse phone doc he came
phone ambulance wait so still
Then off to hospital for emergency
but unknown so life will be alone
wit...
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Categories:
golden oldie, christian, god, night,
Form: Rhyme
Chapel Bells
...The
Ringing
Of chapel bells
Resonating in tune
On our favorite melodies,
Especially those golden-oldie hymns,
Harmonies for a hungry heart
Singing
Bells
HONORABL...
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Categories:
golden oldie, music, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Details
...1/10/21
Feels great to hear another Golden Oldie
People quick to say okey dokey
Often doing the hokey pokey
Rollie Pollie
Holy Moley
Working toward a Gold Rollie
Stacking up the guacamole
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Categories:
golden oldie, dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Your Voice
...Today I heard you speak
I just needed it so much ...
to hear your voice
I miss you
Your voice made me smile
Your awkwardness on the answering machine
I wanted to leave a message
But I knew it ...
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Categories:
golden oldie, break up,
Form: Free verse
Captivated By the Music
...I loved my job as a librarian, and today I was walking to work,
In the warmth of a summer morning, when golden butterflies lurk.
I had some extra time, and it happens I took the scenic route,
Th...
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Categories:
golden oldie, beauty, fantasy, imagery, music,
Form: Couplet
Apt Name Limericks Collaboration -Nb Some Poems Will Be Bawdy
...COME ON SOUPER'S LETS HAVE SOME FUN AND MAKE FOLK SMILE DURING SUCH DIFFICULT TIMES FOR US ALL. THERE ARE LOTS MORE APT NAMES - PLEASE SOUP MAIL POEMS AND I WILL ADD THEM
My dentist ...
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Categories:
golden oldie, giggle, jobs,
Form: Limerick
Golden Oldie
...The kids have all grown and moved out on their own
I can now be a senior with ease
But as I get older, unburden my shoulders
the help I once gave I now need
What has happened to me? ...
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Categories:
golden oldie, old,
Form: Rhyme
Never a Doubt
...I'm no longer afraid of being lonely
Since you became part of my life
You gifted me the promise of forever
When you said you would be my wife
All the moments that have been perfect
Come from t...
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Categories:
golden oldie, beauty, lonely, love, romantic,
Form: Quatrain
One of Lifes Treasures
...One of life’s treasures.
I have something whose “cash” value is of little concern
But its value to me is growing, this is something I learn.
I have a neat treasure. Tiffany is the name.
The h...
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Categories:
golden oldie, fantasy, funny, humorous, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Ghost Guitar
...Ghost Guitar
I think of you and play you, any time of day
You understand my needs, understand what I must say
You’ve always been so close to me, been a cherished friend
You’ve always been ther...
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Categories:
golden oldie, love,
Form: Couplet
Crystal Rain
...Purple hues of twilight fall
As crystal raindrops drip from the window sill
A golden oldie is playing down the hall
that fills the heart with a sentimental thrill
Then comes the blackness of ...
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Categories:
golden oldie, art,
Form: Free verse