Long Ard Poems

Oi be nowt but an auld country hick,
we a liddle bit of gall, an a lotta stick.
Oi baint niver afeared to speak me mind,
nor critizise folks harshly iffen Oi find
zummit I don’t loik.  Tis...

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Me un Finn came  'round

In what did we found

The Pub, wid a very large lock

Aye keep the key where no one cann see

Said our find mate, Erik McJock

So, let us awl in, out spurted...

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Inspiration, Revelation, Adaptation, Within Poetic Verse

Sonnet I

I saw morn's soft hands stretching to touch bright moonlight
Is but a fleeting blink betwixt man's death and birth
Dark unknowing is why we so oft fear the night
In that...

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"Damn Bird"

All the King's Corsairs & Grand Sailors them all!
Went to winds in efforts enthralled~
Ken o'lone sailor whot's ayre so then gone~
Nay naught e'er whot's seen any day's dawn~

For once they did'st sail seas then...

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GRANDMA’S ROCKING CHAIR  Pt 1
 
Grandma sits in her rocking chair,
Wisps of silver in her hair.
She sits me on her voluptuous lap,
As tales of yore she does recap.
 
Id touch the whiskers on her...

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I once knew a poet called William,
Of renown was this Stratford lad.
A writer of plays and sonnets was he
And his gags, they weren’t half bad.
Now Queen Liz wanted him to join t’ army
Cos she’d ...

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You lay in the surf waiting for me
Although Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr we could not be.
Trying at love with the incoming tide
Kelp and seaweed stuck to my side.

"Great gods", thought I, as I wrote...

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I'll tell ye of me life as a pirate
I knows ye sees me as some old codger
But when I was a young'n matey
I sailed 'neath the Jolly Roger!

Oh, it's truth I be tellin' ye now
'N...

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Sat beneath the stars we were, supping pepsi from a can
on the bridge near castle farm, just hiding from me mam 
Twas 10 o clock and fairly dark for kids of just fourteen 
But we...

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Flibble me flabbles walk me decks~
O'speed & grace & o' them wrecks~
Ye ayre whot's roight 'tis such a'fright~
Great White runs deep & up tonight~

Lee ayre naught but weather gone 'round~ 
Yer vessel she's stout 'er...

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A list of names this contest needs
But what to pick to serve this deed?
I'll use the census - names top ten
And express my wisdom - pseudo zen

Surprised by sudden traffic jam
Essential for your brakes to...

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Well guys I’m going to tell you a secret
You don’t really know me
I have not been honest 
I am not who I say I am
Yesterday I discovered the real me…
I’m a ninja – yes honestly...

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The days are getting shorter
But the nights are certainly longer
The brilliance of the evening
Brings lifelong expansion 

As  time  moves  slower
So  does  our  heart  move  slower
And  words...

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Rusted and Busted Contest
Sponsor: Casarah Nance

BRONZE BEAUTY


Blighted inside the eyes of the ones who are blind
Rusted and marred but remarkable in my mind
Obliterated beyond repair, but extreme charm I find
No one can see the potential...

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Footprints left on the shores of my life - my father’s,
Amazingly strong to offer refuge and protect shelterless,
Truly compassionate to unfortunate fellow men,
Hard work inspired many to rise above their misfortunes,
Embraced nature and enjoyed company...

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Tiz Friday and I have the day orf 
Oh wot on earth shall I do? 
Work in the yard? 
or will that be too 'ard 
I'll drink this last cuppa an stew 
The grass is...

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#_#O ccassionally, #h ard lives inspire targets
#_#G rowing #a rdent influence time, ore
#_#U pon #p ainted vows 'mid grace
#_#N ature #p resents evermore search readiness
#_#K een #y our life strength obvious
#_#A cting #b een entertained...

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Weighty sins grab me;
Crippling me from what I seek:
Close proximity.

On my own I fail,
without any scrap of worth.
I'm self defeating.

I scream out to you
with rage that strips my voice bare,
hoping that you hear.

There is no...

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Hard hit on the inside with a devastating impact
Ending a pleasure once enjoyed and cherished
All events in this situation presents with a heavy baggage
Rendering sadness to a degree nature avoids
To meet a turning point in...

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T he winter weary worshipers of spring’s
U nfettered beauty wend their happy way
L eisurely through massive fields of tulips,
I n fabulous grand opening today.
P etals proudly reveal the colors bold.
S pring sunshine is fast conquering...

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I shoots the birds what lands upon my garden
An’ I shoots the birds what lands upon my shed
I’m a strapping lad and people says an ‘ard un
But I never shoots a bird what’s on my...

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Almost from their conception
Our Yorkshire kids are told 
About our weather system
And our  three degrees of cold,
‘unch, unch, and bloody ‘unch
Peculiar to our County
A climate that makes us ‘ard
And why we treat our weather...

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S-how your open smile, 
A-ccepting my warmest regard; 
R-elax as you relieve the pain
A-nd the sorrow of life so
H-ard.

M-erry mood and good aura
A-re clearly seen in your eyes; 
E-xcitement makes you beam, as you are...

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When first married,
I could not cook. There
was no complaint
from my young groom 
saint.  Because of me,
he endured Chef Boy-
ArDi, and also-rans from 
lots of cans. Never
prone to expansive
praise, save a mild retort
if his bride...

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