Brother Journey Poems

Convalescence of Richard McGeehan

Spouse of my eldest sister
marital bond fixed in place
strong as mortise and tenon,
he hales of hearty Irish stock
genes of said septuagenarian
analogous to...

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    My brother once wished upon a star
       hoping for a brand-new car

   ...

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How do I start this story, 
Let’s begin with an optimistic reader,
Who happens to be my brother,
I got to tell you I really revere him...

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Can we put a man on the moon?
Just asking, hope not too soon..

We've built him a rocket
In the shape of a bed
With nice fluffy pillows
For...

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This is a great place to hide, high above the frozen
creek. My brother will be walking down the middle of it soon.
He'll never see me...

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I've travelled a bit
Been to places, seen stuff
Met amazing folks
'til it seemed like enough 

On my doorstep I found
Something far in excess
Of my wishes for...

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Don't Let Go

Life gets hard, 
and seems...
overwhelming at times. 
Don't let go. 

Life gets rough, 
not just at the edges, 
but all over. 
Don't let...

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Every moment is fleeting fast
The present will soon become past
God has gifted this time to man
To live and use for a short span


All our life...

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Mounted on a Missouri mule,
All my possessions in a sack.
The scorching sun, oh so cruel,
Sweat running down my back.

On the way to Kansas City,
To visit...

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Black on good
Touches his manhood
Like a mother should
Thinks it should be in a museum
For God and good
Joey, dreamlike
Always plays it cool
Keeps a gun tucked
Fourteen carat
Sideways...

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She was never a girly girl
did not care about wearing her
mother’s high heel shoes,
or painting her nails.
Wasn’t interested in putting on lipstick,
or smearing makeup on...

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We know we are alive,                    ...

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Don’t be sad over what you have lost, 
Smile for what you had.
If you inflict pain in every memory, 
Each memory then turns bad.

Just close...

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I was trapped in a marriage
It wasn't going together
Like a horse and carriage
This I tell you brother
You can have one without the other
Try and try...

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Future Dreams

The hot water in the teapot
is boiling and the kettle whistling loudly. 
It seems to have gotten hot, very quickly, 
as if time was...

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