The Hidden Girl
...That story was so sad,
and unbelievably wild--
how they managed to protect
this innocent, small child
It inspired me to check out
more library books
on other Holocaust children
who survi...
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Categories:
kaufman, caregiving, child, childhood, children,
Form: Quatrain
Thinking of you
...Anne-Lise Andresen- "Hugs"
Anisha Dutta- "Sweet Lady"
Beata Agustin- "Spiritual"
Bill Baker- "Friend from Texas"
Brandy Nicole- "Whispers & Scribbles"
Brian Sambourne- "One of my Canadian b...
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Categories:
kaufman, friend, in memoriam,
Form: List
They'Re Going Forward
...O God of the universes of Creation as a whole
I raise my hands; and open my heart and soul.'
Prostrate I call upon your power, to bless my
Friends in these long dark hours' these days
Long abhorr...
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Categories:
kaufman, appreciation, assonance, christian, courage,
Form: Rhyme
P S Its Poetry Write On Write On Congrats To My Fellow Poetry Soupers Part 15
...P S its POETRY WRITE ON WRITE ON CONGRATS TO MY FELLOW POETRY SOUPERS PART 15
Many thanks to you selected poets;
Of sharing your whispers from God,
tho you didn’t know it;
Each lette...
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Categories:
kaufman, analogy, appreciation, celebration, community,
Form: Free verse
Hippocratic Hypocrisy
...Fellow friends please take the time to watch ("Dr Andrew Kaufman Hippocratic Hypocrisy") video. It is 59 minutes long. It will be one of the most important things you can do for yourselves and your f...
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Categories:
kaufman, health, inspirational, truth, wisdom,
Form: Free verse
What's In a Name
...so rich
to be
poorly
spelled
Aaron
as Aron
has me
to tell
that at
a local
talent
show
when the
announcer
proclaims
herrrrrrre's
Elvis
an impersonator
doesn't say he
isn't A...
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Categories:
kaufman, muse,
Form: I do not know?
The Saloon
...I am in a saloon, where a blanket of glittering mist covers the floor, and where critics are shredded by Apache gunships at the door.
Hemingway sits at one end of the bar, drinking daiquiris, eyes...
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Categories:
kaufman, dream,
Form: Free verse
Kaufman Factory
...The old Kaufman footwear factory
with it's grand entryway
Marble floors
Granite counters
Important people use to walk it's halls
Pictures of the founders had lined the walls
Intimidating, dressed in...
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Categories:
kaufman, life, remember,
Form: Free verse
Charlie D
...ode to the tomfoolery of
charlie d.---
i praise ye
d.,
sweet falstaff of this postmodern age
who causes us to cachinnate,
stumbling backward in
ha-ha’s,
be it when you give a guy a box fu...
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Categories:
kaufman, life
Form: Free verse
Andy
...He was a man who brought us all on a ride.
The magic of him was that he never broke his stride.
No matter what the people or citics might say;
Andy Kaufman would never surrender and in the end
ge...
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Categories:
kaufman, dedication, cancer,
Form: Epigram
Not Really Poetry
...Dear Reader,
Greetings! I hope you are having a wonderful day, or evening if you are just reading this.
No, really, from the depths of my soul, my spirit waves a double-handed "Hi!" to yours.
Co...
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Categories:
kaufman, art, philosophy, people, may,
Form: Free verse