Long Alison Poems

"The Strict Machine"




Take a note 
pick up your sharpened quill
tap dance your screen
your mind like 
a Magpie's beak 
a Silent Epiphany
One, 
Two and
Three
a Silent Jackhammer 
pneumatic drill 
Blackbirds fly off the page
they're swooping for the...

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A Good Mystery


I love a good mystery
A real whodunit,
I love the Hallmark Mystery and Movie Channel,
Nothing like watching Andy Griffith play the part of “Matlock”
He always figured it out
And revealed who the murderer is in...

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"Titan and the Night Tears of Eos" 

Another world calls
dreams in 
the in-between 

place before all

where the night tears 
of Eos never fall
unified consort

Astraeus caresses
dawn with 
twilight gifts

Eosphorous 
dawn bringer
waits upon Hesperus 

Titan borne
distinct divinities
two...

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The Halloween Party was in full swing
Witches, wizards and an alien thing
with tentacles and one huge eye
Flourishing a laser gun shouting "Die".

Alison and her friends Ada and Jo
Were all dressed as feline kittens "meow"
Carl and...

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Alison Alligator eating artichokes on a ant hill,
     watching
     Beverly Bear floating on a cloud over there,
     which developed a leak,
  ...

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By the teacher of children in a preschool class
Kids are taught how to listen first time asked

Have good manners by showing respect in school
Which naturally at times they disobey that rule

Life is a stage, each...

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Nothing like Gayle’s homemade chili wafting throughout her home
To make even the hardest heart feel comforted and less alone

I met an earth angel when I was a merely sixteen and a half
Her spirit was as...

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In the Disney cartoon movie called Mulan...
Was a poignant scene if ever there was one...
There were wise loving words spoken from the heart...
From a father who read and understood his daughter's hurt....

After Mulan had failed...

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Taylor Alison Swift is a singer with spectacular songs.
A trailblazer whose melodies never miss a unique beat.
She weaves art and songs like a soothing breeze.
Her fans are a loyal following of love and ardor.
Illustrated in...

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Come, be my love
     and we shall have some summers again
           The beauty of sunshine
      ...

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You were only twelve when I first met you through your mom 
a special star in the sky that shone always brighter then the sun
You had the rare ability Alison of seeing auras around each...

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So far everybody knows that the seven deadly sins are Greed, Gluttony, Anger, Sloth, Jealousy (aka: "Envy"), Lust, and Pride. All seven deadly sins have been around since the 18th century and beyond. and when...

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Today we spoke about my son, Michael,
particularly about his death
and of his only baby sister, Princess Alison
and how sad it was that the two never met.
Michael’s birthday was rapidly approaching.
That’s never been a good day...

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Don’t expect words to come out right
Don’t expect them to make any sense
Don’t expect me to know how to behave
Or to be confident and unafraid
“Cause I go weak, I go weak....
Weak in the presence of...

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James Bond, is that you?  Ever so true.  Pecking away, like a woodpecker too?
James Bond?  I’m not even blond.  But I’m still single.  Now and beyond.
What is your angle, your...

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Vanessa throws the shot put, track, 
In the F34 classification, wheelchairs, 
And is a wheelchair racing coach,
For English Athletics, also an activist. 

Whilst doing the job she received a call, 
From Alison O’Riordan a throwing...

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PS it’s Poetry
“There’s praise in words, and words in praise
“Write ON, Write ON”
•	Abraham G. Suah                    ...

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You're My Little Princess Alison and I am your "Uncle" Billy.
I'm your most humble and loyal servant and I shall forever continue to be.
I may be your "Uncle" Billy but you're also my son's little...

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Sanofi now and then
Friends I’ve made so many
Working so hard saving every penny
First guy on the scene 
Angus he was great 
Made me feel welcome
That I appreciate
Joan and Annette 
Tom and Dan 
Lynn and Fitz
Irene...

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I just got through viewing
The "Hot New Poems List"
With the names of those I know
and some I guessed I've missed

I breezed right though the first five
Then, right straight down to ten
and new there'd be no...

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Alison completed the triathlon in Rio, 
With Hazel Smith, her guide athlete, 
‘Cos she’s visually impaired, not solo, 
And so needs Hazel to see the beat. 
 
She comes from Dunfermline, Scotland, 
Hazel comes from...

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Alison weeps at the fake Senior Prom.
Alison creeps out onto the lawn.
Alison’s skin turns to purple from pink.
Alison’s flesh beginning to stink.

A stench too great to look away.
Poking at the children who’ve come to play.
Poking...

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Sleep, baby now rest
Don't you know? To me your the best.
Close your eyes until tomorrow
Although you know the morning may bring you sorrow.

Peace child, don't you know?
You bring happiness in this world filled with foe.
It's...

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Peckham London, a dwelling holding secrets of many
until my friends relatives unlocked the door.
Uncle Clive,an Indian desendant,held the key of forth coming
to the five terrace house,adjacent pre war cemetry,now a park.

We would visit,at nights many...

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i know someone was holding my hand
the day i reached into the fire
the day i helped you climb out of the pit you had dug
i know someone was holding you
the day you scaled the wall...

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