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...I am not made for these modern times
Missouri mud runs through my veins
unspoiled country air flows through my lungs.
my roots are intertwined in the bedrock
of culture, traditions and folklore ...
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Categories:
horseshoes, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Close Only Counts
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Close only counts
in horseshoes
and hand grenades,
but you never
even tried!...
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Categories:
horseshoes, angst,
Form: Free verse
Hitchcock
...I remember reading a short story by Hitchcock. Three friends walk and converse as they make their trek home from work. Huddled in mind,
independently fearless, the cold air or hot night baring their...
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Categories:
horseshoes, fear,
Form: Haibun
To Thine Own Self
..."To thine own self
be true..." ~
Many a lunatic have mouthed
these words.
Problem is, there are two selves~
our Lesser and Higher:
The Lesser, that which we
assume daily; a...
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Categories:
horseshoes, community, humanity, inspirational love,
Form: Prose Poetry
THE HERMIT CRAB
...-Let's see Cortinario with fattened foot
If you answer me, who says
To everyone who sees him:
If my mouth opens
You'll open too.
Clytocibe: -The Flycatcher
From the Cathedral of Burgos.
-Very ...
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Categories:
horseshoes, allegory,
Form: Free verse
The carriage with Mr Mihai Eminescu glides silently, unseen
...The carriage with Mr. Mihai Eminescu glides silently, unseen,
Through the whispers of Iashi's stones, wrapped in its own mystery.
How long and tiring is the journey through boundless realms,
Emerg...
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Categories:
horseshoes, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Family Reunion
...Picnic tables,
dishes labeled,
all red, white and blue.
Grass in the shade,
blankets are laid,
keeping babies cool.
Cold beer on ice,
lemonade's nice,
or some sweet tea too.
The chicken's fr...
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Categories:
horseshoes, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
La Ferme
...It was a cool, overcast and windy Sunday afternoon in March 2014. We were about 50 miles from Paris, at my Grandmère’s (grandmother’s) farm. She lives in Paris, but she owns a Château and surrounding...
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Categories:
horseshoes, 4th grade, easter, family,
Form: Free verse
Litha
...Humid and hot
Scorching parking lot
Longest day, shortest night
Light and dark fight
Shorts and tank tops
Sandals and flip flops
Cutting grass
Catching bass
Beaches and amusement parks...
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Categories:
horseshoes, beautiful, environment, june, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Rain
...rain hitting the asphalt, the cracking concrete, water weaving
its way down the overpass. Residents cover up with plastic,
a conflagration of yellow light on garbage bags
hitting tree tops, branch...
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Categories:
horseshoes, absence, bird, city, love,
Form: List
Saturdays In the Park
...I remember those Saturdays in the park
We picnicked and played the live-long day,
As I recall, nothing seemed ominous or stark
I remember those Saturdays in the park,
Softball, horses...
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Categories:
horseshoes, childhood, fun,
Form: Triolet
Surveillance Camera
...i need to stop frowning and epitomizing
and sell this Caddy to the Cardinal
trying to let it miss your attention won't fly
since writing is speech even if somewhat removed
or fit only for bouncy ...
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Categories:
horseshoes, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
What Kids Did
...Compared with us, the kids today
Too little play and too much weigh.
Alone indoors they snack and sit
And buttons hit, while we stayed fit.
We'd quickly chores and homework do,
Then dash th...
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Categories:
horseshoes, children, fun, growing up,
Form: Quatrain
Snapshot Dating
...Snapshot Dating
The right place
The right time
Again the day begins with
Faint sunshine
Over the sleepy villagers
Gathered in cities like stooks of corn
Stacked against the rainy form o...
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Categories:
horseshoes, allegory, love,
Form: Rhyme
Graduating From the School of Hard Knocks
...1 Knocked to the Ground
There’s no bell, nor stars—
just bloody knees.
You haven’t thought of heaven or hell,
when you cursed the sneeze.
2 Ignoring the Obvious Cause
Using a whisk
to du...
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Categories:
horseshoes, christian,
Form: Free verse
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