Long Ames Poems

The Antics Of A Yoyo Thief

Potential life of as juvenile delinquent
(ala bam mean future streetwise thug)
stopped dead in the tracks – manacles
the above two lines hopefully gives hint
nearly changing changing life of one boy
an undersized...

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The 42 Inch Hallway

We’re stepping along the musty hallway now.
I am taking us on a fast-moving memory ride;
A mind-bending groovy slide to 1965,
When Dylan music was seeping loudly like a germ,
Down the green-carpeted hallway of...

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Now scores of years 
after botched minor theft penchant 
courtesy security guard
analogous to inquisitorial trenchant
unforgettable verbal lashing
(suppressing me ululation to vent)
unwittingly arresting snitch behavior
plus potential life of crime.

Not a peep passed thru 
pursed lip o'...

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The Antics Of A Would Be Mama's Yoyo Thief
(now a penchant with less Zionist trenchant ululation to vent.)

Not a peep passed thru mine -
aye vaguely attest
what ten? eleven? twelve? age
of following anecdote at best
guest, but...

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February 21, 2007
The date that I last saw your face;
The date that I last hugged you;
The date that I last said "I love you" while you heard me
I pled to God day and night, tear...

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ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM (acrostic)

A lthough I’ve attempted some difficult and
N eddlesome poems in my decades of writing,
T he ultimate challenge had to be an acrostic
I n which the longest English word was chosen.
D eciding to undergo the...

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S - tart by finding your own happiness in life

P - oliteness to others is always important

R - emember birthdays and special occasions

E - ye contact and smiling encourages others

A - nd listen to someone's...

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Four Cafe’s

It was post digestion time, 6pm ! uncomfortable bloating causing a staggering stand,supported by the apartment windows brass clasp, the torn green velvet digestion chair lilted just beneath. Nested above the Canal Madeline, perched...

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Four Cafe’s

It was post digestion time, 10pm ! uncomfortable bloating causing a staggering stand,supported by the apartment windows brass clasp, the torn green velvet digestion chair lilted just beneath. Nested above the Canal Madeline, perched...

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MY HEAVENLY FATHER TO YOU I PRAISE
IT WAS YOU THAT HAS MADE MY SOUL RAISE
I WAS WITHOUT YOU FOR A LONG TIME IT WAS MY FAULT I KNOW
BUT AFTER BEING REBORN MY LOVE AND RESPECT...

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C ountry roots beckon regrets of past transgression
O ne-way ticket meant to soothe my innermost obsession
M emories of you not fading with passing of the years 
I  mmortal flame has kept alive cherished souvenirs
N...

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No cantes para mí, vida mía.
No cantes más para mí.
Cuando tu ojo ya no llore,
porque ya no soy,
No cantes para mí, mi amor.

No pienses en mí, querida.
No pienses en mí nunca mas
Cuando sueñas con otro...

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Madre Nueva 
Una jovencita tan más Hermosa
Muy humilde e inocente
Que con amor se cree cualquier cosa
Sin saber qué mala es la gente

Qué más quisiera yo
Que enseñarle de la vida
Para que no caiga hoy
En otra trampa...

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N-ames in the book of life
A-re those who are in the fold; 
R-egardless of race and color, 
A-ll have one faith they hold.
G-od has chosen them, 
E-lected as His own people; 
N-ation that upholds His...

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A voice inside said,
come, come back
to the place where
my college years
started.
Burnt out
I came back
from college
in Cedar Falls
for the summer
to a familiar place,
and I was reborn.
Six others and I stayed
in the fraternity
working summer jobs.
The quiet bars...

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Mientras miraba tu foto te imaginaba
y con lagrimas en mis ojos me preguntaba
si tu realmente sentias lo mismo por mi y si me amabas
o si nomas era mi imaginación que me engañaba

Esa linda sonrisa que...

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Aunque tu no me ames yo siempre te amaré
aunque me desprecies yo siempre te quedré
y si llegas a irte lejos de mi yo te esperaré
pues aunque tu no lo sepas yo siempre te cuidaré

 
Se...

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Usually the balance between acquisition and usage
Names are knowledgeable but personality needs more
Designs the best picture be it real or abstract
Edits and processes before swallowing
Revelation, coming out of observations and meditations, then
So much strength in...

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I want to love you - Yo Quioero Amarte

I want to love you and I want you to love me too.
I want for your world to be my world. I don't want 
to force you....

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Son las 4 de la manana y no puedo dormir
pensando en ti y en todo lo que a de venir
veo como el dolor enunde toda tu alma
y me duelo porque no encuentro calma

eres mi dama...

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C-ontrasting ends enlighten
Y-our heart and your mind; 
N-ever practice falsehood, 
T-he deceivers are left behind.
H-oly people continue to live
I-n holiness free of strife; 
A-iming to have the right to the precious tree of life.

C-ontrasting ends...

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J-AMES the son of Zebedee
U-NBLAMABLE faultless, guiltless, harmless
L-AZARUS raised from the grave and saved
I-AM Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending said He the LORD
U-NSEARCHABLE God's wisdom, knowledge, and understanding
S-TRENGTH with salvation, with power,...

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the day, the...day, the...
live long day...it, just won't stop...
i mean...there's no end...

it's always the same...
moment, minute, too hour...
time is...standing still...

it's...time dilation...
the ames room time lapse effect...
acceleration...

causes expansion...
through other time dimensions...
a necessity...

one is not enough...
so...an effective...

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La vie et la mort ont ete separes
Et ils ne pourront plus se cotoyer
ils crient de leur douleurs
sans pouvoir arreter leur pleurs

la vie lui envoie des ames qui quittent notre monde
pour lui montrer combien elle...

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The country was turbulent on TV,
but not in Iowa

The ‘Times Were A Changing’ for most to see,
but not in Iowa

There was more to sound than snippets or bites,
back then in Iowa

Each voice was heard when...

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