Long 70th Poems

MY GREATEST ADVENTURE

The greatest adventure of my lifetime took place in a quaint little town on the East Coast  ---  a town whose name I can't remember.  Oh, but the girl, I...

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O please don't be too late and miss the Great Escape!
O please don't be left behind upon the earth after the
Saints of the Lord have been rescued from certain

Death and destruction by our divine rescuer,
None...

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Born after freedom; I witnessed 
The 25th year Independence Day celebration
The Silver Jubilee; the country was underdeveloped,
Yet there was jubilation, happiness all over

Years went by: I grew bigger
I witnessed the 50th too:The Golden Jubilee
The country...

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Born after freedom; I witnessed 
The 25th year Independence Day celebration
The Silver Jubilee; the country was underdeveloped,
Yet there was jubilation, happiness all over

Years went by: I grew bigger
I witnessed the 50th too:The Golden Jubilee
The country...

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Sonny sat on the floor 
in a low lit corner of the bedroom
he hugged his trumpet
as a young man they had had great times   
he reminisced of his love for his horn 

He...

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I’m spending the Christmas holiday with Lisa and her family in NYC. 

My parents are finishing 2021 in Africa, with “Doctors Without Borders.” “Step” (my step father) is a heart surgeon and my mom is...

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Winners do not quit; and quitters do not win.
I once read a story of a middle ages warrior
who was being held prisoner.  While in prison,
he observed an ant seeking to carry a grain
of corn...

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(A conversation with my wife Vera Selena (Osburn) Hinshaw on our 70th wedding anniversary 12 October 2022)

Honey, I thank God every day for bringing you into my life;
For making me the father of our children...

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Mother India
 
Each August 15th since 1947, a day of expectant waiting –
Either terror from India’s enemies and frenemies
Or the terror of weather, some natural happening
Or holiday hazards, even hospital tragedies …

This year, 2017, has...

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Roger’s waist was the linchpin 
when we launched “The Rose”
off Garrison’s Cove on Bailey Island.

He let out the rope around his belt
as she slid off the trailer
at high tide.  We weren’t young back 

then,...

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Welcome to the 90's!
Dial-up, pogs and frosted tips.
A decade to spice up your life, 
Take a moment to reminisce

Blockbuster's and pic-a-flic's
Tamagotchi's, SNES, MSN
Slap bracelets everywhere
Burnt C'D's for your discman

Met Forrest Gump and Mrs. Doubtfire
Travelled with...

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Theodore Herzl's, "If you will it's no dream"
Lord Balfour's declaration gave it more steam
   Hebron's Massacre and Arab Riots
   White Paper's Rejection and Hitler's 'Zeig-Heil-It'
Nothing deterred us, no matter how extreme.

The...

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On the 70th of VJ Day we salute the Forgotten Service the Red Ensign heroes 

of the longest battle of all, the whole war: the only good war for Freedom's cause.  

When a merchantman...

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February is her enchanted month
a time of birthday songs and refrains,
when an added year is but a number
so, what is her secret dream for today?

Whipping pasta and cake on a quiet evening,
strains of ‘Moonlight Serenade’...

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bagpipes started singing
of her Amazing Grace,
flowers started dancing
the twinkle on her face 

feeble are some steps
but with unflinching pride
she picks up her head
and the lift in her stride 

sweeping past her subjects
the moriahs drift her...

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Thanksgiving is a great time to count our blessings
It’s a time when our hearts should soar…
as we sit back and think about…all the things we are thankful for…

A time to put aside, for a moment...

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Orange is the new Autumn, 
                and my pumpkin spice candle.
         ...

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On the morning of my Mom's 70th birthday in 2003,
These are the words that God spoke to me.

PEARL
I have been planning this celebration for a long time;
I am doing everything that is on My mind.
I...

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Well, where have all the years gone?
especially this year has been so quick
for it led to this being my 70th year
makes one think how its been so slick

My poetry this year was a real challenge
having...

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Happy 70th Birthday, Mark!

Happy 70th Birthday!
By Michelle Morris
07/10/2023

It's a rare and special birthday
Not often that we achieve
Being mere mortals on Earth
Turning 70 is quite the feeling! 

The paths and winding roads
The mountains and the bridges
We...

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"60 for Old Age; 70 for White Hair" 
                          ...

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I lived to be an old woman, and how I could tell 
of the changes I've seen.
i stood upon a mountain of my most precious years, 
as they formed as jewels at my feet.
I looked...

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Have you seen the run-away horse?
He's galloping to nowhere 
With blinders on.

He must soon be caught
Let's save him from scorching noon time heat
His rope is too long
We don't want him to hang himself,
Or fall to...

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