Long Adeline Poems

Two Doves
Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, lived two childhood sweethearts named Aiden and Adeline. Despite growing apart due to societal expectations and familial obligations, they couldn't shake the feelings that their...

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I was a successful, fancy dollmaker, but that had not always been the case,
Such as a case for blossoming romance, when spring is budding everyplace.

For in my inexperienced youth, I had seldom given any undertaking...

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FOREVER ADELINE 

Acknowledgement:  
A big thank you Sam Scott from our Poetry Soup Community,
for your splendid narrative contribution.

Synopsis: 
A story of unrequited love that began in childhood. 
Despite the passage of time, his love...

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Why?
Why not!
Their point of view

Each Friday they drank 
vengeance
every bottle drowned
another ache

Knights
shedding the end of a week
elegant shine
lost in devil may care

Needs
numbed in a 3-day marathon
Drink, drink,
drink until dread's dead...

Why not?
Coz they can't unsee 
a...

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On the side of the road to the Small Mission
Of Nuestra Senora del Los Milagros
A white rose stands under the shadow to peace all divisions
Protected by a majestic Eucalyptus with branches we cannot dose

Adeline was...

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Many said it would happen when you least expect it
Young, virile, twenty-eight, a baby in the corporate world. Not ready yet.
Until he walked into a Parisian restaurant and saw Adeline.
Her brown hair was a feature,...

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THE BARBERSHOP QUARTET

The barbershop quartet, mustache brushes in hand.
A Capella joviality, with torquing wrists, snapping fingers.
Bristles foaming, silky white and smooth, voices grand.

Dapper in their pinstripe suits, hats — Delmonico brand.
Sweet Adeline, drawn out. ...

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"Fartastially yours," he says as he shoots them out like a gun 
I pinch my nose in disgust and then I speed out like a bullet 
"honey I went hard as a rock," he whines,...

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Note:  In 1976, Richard Clayderman (real name Philippe Pagès) received a telephone call from a well-known French record producer, who was looking for a pianist to record a gentle piano ballad. Paul had composed...

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September waltzes in high on its tiptoes
graceful under the midnight moon skyline
honored to present its most fragrant rose

September waltzes in high on its tiptoes
with an array of sweet columbine
how their perfumes sweetly tickle my nose

Under...

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(Dedication: This is for 
my sister-in-law, Adeline 
on your birthday. Cheers!)
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Learn to style fest in hair affair,
Exploit the waves and curls laid bare.
Charm follows zest with festive flair,
Urge fashions brave, warm stylish fare;
Trust in the...

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Wild Bill Bailey loved his liquor
far too much for his own good-
Spent his days in smokey taverns
draining far more than he should.

Adeline had long suspected
as he rode off into town
that he'd rather wet his whistle
than...

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