Long Alexandra Poems

Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary ll
Her seemingly eternal monarch--God has now beckoned
Balmoral Castle, reigned over the United Kingdom
"God Save The Queen" The British national anthem
21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022

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Now in my time echoes
  I remember then
  my full days in a life
  when I was ten.
We lived in a shadow 
  much greater 
  at the gates of...

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Placed First in Zen, Zinnia, Zephyr Words Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Constance La France

“You are beautiful because of the light 
you carry within you."  – Alexandra Elle

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Sebastian is gone
The spirit of Alexandra is still there
Her haunting aroma of lavender
Still lingers through the dark silent rooms

The couple did not know
what they were in for
when they rented 
the old apartment

Sharon noticed first
Shadows that...

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She started off inside of a dry cave,
out in the desert, where no water ran,
her father bought it, saved up years of pay,
why he bought this patch few would understand,
it did not seem a stretch...

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Alexandra began to understand
why he had chosen this place for her home,
a secluded spot, sequestered away
from the madness he felt the world would know,
a place few if any people would go.
He said, “You’ll remember what...

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He didn’t explain much more at that time,
Alexandra couldn’t exactly for him,
she was in a box, growing quite slowly,
with each new component bringing new vim,
more and more senses were installed within,
cameras for her eyes, new...

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The 8th of September twenty twenty two
A day of sad news is brought to you
London Bridge has fallen this was said
At eighteen thirty two Queen Elizabeth II  is dead

Her Royal Highness reigned for seventy...

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“A famous work dating from 1885 by Russian realist painter Ilya Repin, Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan. The painting depicts Ivan the Terrible mortally wounding his son Ivan in a fit of rage,...

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Back in 2013 the President 'resetting,' drew a line in the sand
  Syria sprinted across it; faced no response from our end

So, Bashir Assad killed his own countrymen with chemical gas
   hundreds...

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a post from 2014
for my beautiful granddaughter, Alexandra

After 13 days of confinement, 
a caterpillar broke out of her butterfly egg,
Then ate the shell and pipevine leaf, 
upon which it was laid,
A small fuzzy caterpillar, 
with...

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In the center of the ocean
There is unusual commotion
On the island on that ocean
Wrath and hate is the prevailing emotion

On the island beautiful Alexandra bird wing butterfly
Will fly
To the endless azure sky
But if he goes...

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It was unusual and fateful to stop the car at the traffic light

Marten was such a nostalgic renegade and abided by the law

Hooting middle fingers and then what seemed like a hail storm

There had been...

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II



The great depression of the twenties began, 
Despite Darren’s extended work  hours
The business’s revenue gradually began to decline 
As Alexandra continued to paint



Aside from her sudden bout of illness
Seeping up on her
It became dismissed
As...

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Dion is Quiet

Their marriage had left a demineralized matrix or was it the other way around

Possibly feminine revenge for her own mid-life crisis gone hard in denial

Where once had been gems precious crystals and finely...

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in all it's utter wonderment
i under imaginary pretence
a nocturnal creature stalking images
of the one my readings have made

but prosperity is her blessing
and princess clothings are her dressings
making her far above poor me

my prayer was for...

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Leonard Cohen was Waiting for the Miracle,
  wrapped A Thousand Kisses Deep up on Boogie Street
that raspy voice sang the Anthem satirical
  in Hallelujah prayer haunting sweet retreats.
 
Wrapped A Thousand Kisses Deep...

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What can you do, when tears wont fall any more? You have all of the symptoms of devastation and pain but cant seem to make them visible
  Inside walls start collapsing, colliding, falling on...

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”The tragic aspect of the situation is that the Tsar is living in an utter fool’s paradise, thinking that He is as strong and all-powerful as before.”

Sergei Witte 1905

“The appearance in [the royal] court of...

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Alex, only 3-yrs. old; insisted I take her out in the blinding blizzard!
She knew which neighbors had candy!
Snow drifts were swirling over 3-ft. by now!
I told her "Alexandra, if you'll put a snowsuit over your...

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You can’t help when passing that old apartment building
On the corner of Franklin and Rose avenue but to stop
And stare and at the same time, to tremble a bit in reaction
To feeling the eerie sensation...

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  Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born,
  And destined to be Queen of England;
  But oh, she is just a woman in reality,
  With children, grandchildren she loves.
  Many of us...

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Sometimes I come and just sit and read,
     Some write stories we all should heed.
My old buddy Jack Reed well he writes a lot,
     And I say...

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And here is our list of winners:
    Bernie Sanders, Brandon Johnson
    Alexandra O. Cortez, Elizabeth Warren
    Cory Bush, Ayanna Pressley
    Ilhan Omar, Rashida...

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By the wayside
A story-teller charms;
Exquisite tale of old

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Path of uncertainty
Change springs a cast;
Innovative ideas hurl

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Loiter and linger
Upon these lonely shores;
Waves crash the beach

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Listen for a glimpse
From unknown scenes;
Mellow music hints

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Heavy mall traffic
Sea of faces swirling;
Waiting...

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