Long Absence makes the heart grow fonder Poems

Still wrestling with impasse to contentment

Dispense sing with fidelity blithely agog
just me and mine dark shadow 
slinking along outer limits of 
the edge of night doth blog
passivity, the path 
of least resistance ohm my dog,
shocking...

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Wrestling with impasse to contentment

Dispense sing with fidelity blithely agog
just me and mine dark shadow 
slinking along the edge of night doth blog
passivity, the path of least resistance ohm my dog,
shocking voltage surges an emphatic...

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They say...

Still waters run deep...
Then why are there so many shallow people?

When it rains it pours...
Usually the day after I wash my truck.

Walk softly and carry a big stick...
Or walk hard and carry a small...

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The sound of a piano playing a dirge lies in the air. It was the day before general quarantine measures were implemented by the Austrian government. That same night, for the first time in recent...

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The fading colours in a trembling leaf,
Perhaps a portent of the coming cold,
When the heavy hand of an icy winter
Will press hard upon gully, flat and fold.

The rose’s vicious stems will be laid bare
Making way...

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Why am I missing you in Wyomissing

In Wyomissing where WiFi waves warp Whitman's words
I'm wiki-wishing scrolling through digitized déjà vu
Mississippi .mp3s Mississauga .gifs Missy Elliott remixes
Mishmash of missed   misplaced hyperlinks missing persons

Y-chromosomes yearning...

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He killed me.
No, he is killing me.

With every kind word about *her* he stabs a knife into mine. 

He mustn't know. 

I put on a happy face. A smile that is fake transparent.

He mustn't know...

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They say home is where the heart is but for me that isn’t true
Because my heart is out there somewhere,
Riding along with you…… 
When you’re gone.

Well every now and then you’re on the road again
But...

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As I look at the pictures of my unborn son,
I can’t help but feel guilty that I’ll miss his birth.
We have two other children, this is our last one.
I love them all equally, for everything...

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When I returned your ring I sat in confusion,
I couldn’t run far enough away to forget you-
When I left I didn’t know what I was losing,
but I moved across the country for a fresh view.

The...

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Mum said "birds of a feather flock together" 
so I searched for a man who liked similar weather 
until Dad stressed "opposites attract" 
and I tried to determine just what I lacked

"Small packages", Mum said,...

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my first love, my high school sweet and shy girlfriend.
a feeling never felt before, I prayed it wouldn’t ever end.

the drive-in movies, the carnivals, we did them all in style,
I had no car, to see...

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Broken Trust,
	When someone has gained your respect and trust; they have become a true friend. You feel comfortable and safe around them knowing they would never hurt you!
Whenever you see them, especially if it’s been...

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I’m not supposed to miss
What I haven’t known
But here I am I sit, 
Staring at a hole. 
Because though I’ve never been
One who dove and breathed 
I’ve lived a life as one
Who drew but also...

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The first time we met he looked right past me, didn’t notice the breath almost escape my chest. didn’t notice how I was jumping into conversations and laughing shyly at a joke he didn’t even...

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When it came to dating I had a soul full of sorrow
But all of my friends told me to hang in there
When we met I felt you looking into my soul
My soul laid bare with...

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courtesy sharp pointed objects
(that string of words
doth hoop fully connive fist
(cuffed) around handles of knife

discounting divorce (from wife)
i.e. remaining uncoupled
mandated eventually note hissed
unbridled love and apology

toward thee missus and progeny
who forever did blacklist
das scribe, how...

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I Smell Your Perfume On The Breeze
By Rick Rucker

I smell your perfume on the breeze,
When we’re apart, nothing can ease

My longing for You, most complete,
You are, by far, the one most sweet!

Although we text, and...

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Sometimes how you feel can change as often as the weather 
Sometimes out of sight and out of mind don't go together 
They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder 
Perhaps that depends on...

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So what’s the story baby girl?
Am I still king of your world?
Or is Prince Charming too alarming?
Is this love too much to bear?
The world was grand when we were holding hands
Here’s an ending that nobody...

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder,
I thought getting into my vehicle to part,
my innards could hardly contain themselves,
as I pulled out of the driveway in the dark,

Going down the interstate feeling like a free bird,
my...

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Having loved my first wife from afar
Jean and I lived many miles apart
so we penned letters to each other
every week we wrote from the heart

For a year this carried on
before deciding on a date
then we...

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I'm glad I came to see you today,
since we last met, my life has been in a little disarray,
but there was something about the orange in the sky,
I couldn't help but think of you when...

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ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER
I'll put my love to where you lay your eyes
when first they open to the morning skies,
out through the window, look and see,
the light of dawn brings love from me
that's...

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Sun shines after the rain
If you never hurt you’ll never gain
Do my best ‘til I’m out of breath
I know there is life after death

I believe there’s second chance
Like a story that full of romance
Standing up...

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