Long Aol Poems

Bigger than YOU Think

The internet, 
is large... indeed. 
It starts here and never ends. 
It just starts over somewhere else. 

In the beginning AOL, 
time spent waiting to connect. 
Now we sail across the sea,...

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Schvitzing for more'n sixty hours without electricity
(visit https://www.aol.com/?ncid=
crosssellusaolc00000003 - for further details)

Courtesy rare derecho
killed four people
nearly forty eight hours ago
power outage affected more than
half a million people
in mid-Atlantic states.

Residents in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania
(the poet's hometown)
smack dab...

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There was a king once reigning
Who carried a great, big flea—
And far from him complaining,
The flea filled the king with glee!
For to him that flea was dearer
Than even his only son,
And to make his preference...

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Dereliction (possibly "FAKE NEWS") - read all about it!

2020 presidential election
already promises seat of pants suspense
hint of (post apocalyptic) coming attractions
see – https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/09/25/
probe-into-discarded-ballots-becomes-campaign-
outrage-fuel/24630731/

supposed poll worker(s) accidentally
(yea right) fomented kerfuffle
imposible mission witnessing
transgression Republicans wont muffle
reasonable rhyme...

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Podcast lesson (re)learned today...

(May 6,2020) for umpteenth time,
no deliberate attempt to rhyme
rather to express satisfying reason
incalculable absolute value prime
mate (me) derived bliss oh so divine.

Fresh animal tracks thru equa door
gave urge right of way
plethora experiencing...

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This poet decided against  
becoming a measly minced meaty morsel

undetected inauspicious augury 
     assigning  adept 
     aqueous ace AOL amphibian, 
    ...

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This is a three part puzzle, with a bonus question- each starting at 10 points, and, 
as before, each less one point starting on the second day (starting on Weds. 
10/17, at noon, or as...

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When things go wrong,
Seems it sort'a cascades....
You sigh in sad acceptance...
Yet you're always amazed...
And it's seemingly relentless,
Before you know it, you're crazed...

Like losin' a remote,
Sounds like a thing trite,
But search, and search,
and search as I...

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I just read AOL news story- some guy found a deep fried mouse in his bag of 
poato chips.  Guess he's not the meat & potatos type.
I'm not real good with computers.  I...

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I'm not too overly computer sav v y.
I tried putting a Hefty bag in my recycle bin.
I signed up for free instant messenger.  He was at my door by the last keystroke.
I started to...

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Hope no one is gettin' the wrong message, I am not petulant...My EMail is 
available to anyone (Quasarttt228@aol.com) My phone No. is another matter, but 
certainly available to Shar and other close poets.  Be...

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“Become your dream” is written
On the sidewalks, done in chalk.
Most people step right over it –
They do not stop to gawk.

In fact, I’m sure that very few
Give it a second thought;
But some do ponder what...

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An Italian priest on the other side of the ocean
wanted to dispel a widely held notion.
Most people believe nuns are old and ugly.
Others accept them as intolerant and crabby.
I have my own memories of them...

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I passed an outdoor coffee cart
Which advertised its wares,
And one thing that was listed
Should have garnered many stares.

Among the donuts, pastries
And the joy each item brings,
There also was hot coffee sold
And there it was –...

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Mrs. Grumpy, AKA Dane Ann

Mrs. Grumpy sat in the hall.
Mrs. Grumpy started to ball.
There are some forces
My dear loving friends,
That won’t let Mrs. Grumpy get her comments, again.

No, I am NOT Humpty Dumpty’s cousin… ...

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My name is Mr Bunji Nygumba and I am the President of the Bank of Labumba
I write to you with all my heart and faith, I have $800,000000 which I have to place
My family is...

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When the lights go down 

and the kids are asleep

My spirit wants to party

Tell that to my feet.


My poor tired feet

As big as they are

Have carried my weight

All night at the bar


They're in a tough...

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Start with intro (Soup Executive)
Coctails.
Poetry readings.
(If on Long Island)- my band will play (Classic rock)
"Roast" on a pre-selected candidate.
Dinner.
Poetry reading/and/or/ discussion.
Gambling(Horse Race game)
Last call cocktails.
Vote and declare
King and Queen Poets for the
year.
I'll provide plaques.

If wanted,...

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Please, Sleeping Giant, wake unto these loving eyes;
I hunger for your touch as you rest in peaceful slumber.
Longing for such love might well certain my demise;
denying heart’s desire, rather, brings incessant wonder.

I gently stroke each...

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I presented my idea of a PoetrySoup convention to the Soup people- they thought 
it was a good idea...We, Soup members, would bear the costs, but I think I have 
a plan (if held on...

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DON'T BLOW IT.
Slow down; life is not so real
Break down; 
love is all you can feel.
What little time you have to be, 
don't blow it,
children know how love should be, 
just show it.
Don't blow it.

Fine...

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The George Washington Bridge connects New York with New Jersey.
In recent times, it has become a center of controversy.
Two out of three lanes are inaccessible in Fort Lee.
This blockage is an obstacle for vehicles used...

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Written years before surveillance on a colossal scale was exposed in the USA in June 2013, but supposedly not abused!!

Surveillance, by the government
No oversight
Somewhere, somehow you are guilty
Talked to a radical
Talked to a felon
Talked to...

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Constant jeopardy is something we must accept.
An asteroid whizzed by on a near-intercept.
Two million miles is not a distance that is far.
It was a reminder of how vulnerable we are.

The close call happened to be...

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This is a news story stranger than any other.
It’s about a suicide attempt by a pregnant mother.
She wanted to kill herself and her three children.
The thirty-two year old drove her minivan into the ocean.
Hours before,...

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