Father Husband Poems

While attempting going to sleep after midnight...

December 27th, 2023,
the missus pounded mine posterior
(she played paddywhack 
on me blimey buttucks)
not only causing contusion, 
but flaying percussive...

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The Space Heater

I am sitting on the porch
watching the birds at the feeder
my husband just filled. 
He is a sweetheart, 
and I am blessed.

I was...

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What lies beneath the nuptial necropolis?
Sun-glints of memory,
warm rays of kinder days,
tranquil as the soil-sleepers
before they broke the coffin confines
and howled free.
What lies beneath the...

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Damian was on the tele-video 
conference with various Prestigious 
Proper people of distinction. The US
Vice president was on Skype along
With Secretary of State. He spoke...

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I can’t do this again
Memories go down the lane
Of our meeting
Looking at the Angel approach in the form of man

Handsome, cool and caring
That no woman...

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Alone in this world
Alone in this society
Alone in love
Alone in life
Alone in fatherhood
Alone in my time of need
Nobody to help me
Nobody to care about what...

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The husband and father needed today,
Guided by the Pillar of Fire by night, and Cloud by day.

His Chief Shepherd the Lord, provider of house and...

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Happy?
I thought that's what I was for so long,
Enough to say it every time someone would ask.
But the sound of my voice would always falter...

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There in the corner of the living room 
on a loveseat meant for two 
now only resides one
there he sits, by a warm fireplace
its occupant...

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The pink polka-dot nightgown,                     ...

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So little known of Mary's man,
Only that he was righteous, just.
Betrothal gone afoul of plan,
He sought divorce, discrete, no fuss.

Did you have doubts of your...

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His knowledge was his untapped wellspring,
After 93 years of learning anew;
He valued knowing something about everything, 
From construction & farming, to baseball & screws. 

Early...

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if only the men, the husbands, the fathers, the brothers
could speak.

if only they could find the fortitude to force
the friendly flow of fierce vocables, the...

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The Tricky Chirp

The nester bird comes to live, 
in a nest, they did not make. 
Yet... the bird, 
feels right at home 
and not alone...

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Caring and The Job

The caretaker got out of the car. 
She went to the back, 
opened the door, 
and pulled her ward out too. 
He...

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