Long Arlene Poems

1.    John Desmond Patrick Keegan
2.    Alfred, Lord Tennyson 
3.    Sally Aline Mae Beller
4.    Charles Edward A. Berry
5.    Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce...

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Goodbye Miss Heidi Only For Now…….8.3.14

Remembering that day I first brought you home the sun was out a warm July day, meowing never stopped on your first ride to your new home, waiting
Seeing you the...

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Yes, my dear, you know,
You are my source of joy, rejuvenation, hope
I need your emotion spread onto my life,
I need your heart to sing among the darkness surrounding
Do not let our words run dry
Together, in...

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THE NIGHT THAT RABBIE VISITED ME
One night in spring  I couldn't sleep      I heard knocking on  the door
I got out of bed, walked to the window to have...

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She was lean, she was mean, a fighting machine.
Sixteen brothers had toughened her up.
She was secret woman, our little Arlene.
Raised on cold kerosene from a cup.
 
Our mother had passed when Arlene came into the...

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Do you ever wonder why old people cry?
reasons unknown to you and I 
here are some thoughts that come to mind
there are many more I'm sure you will find.

A well loved son killed in the...

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I had a family visit today, 
                         On their way back...

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She was just an older lady who I so little knew,
Though people laughed at her, nothing did she do.
She'd go on about her business with not even caring,
While others made fun of the clothes she...

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Doing A Sperm Count

There was this old man at the family clinic, he was handed a container....
His doctor wanted to check on his sperm count number....
He was to return the next day after having done...

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OUR SIGNATURE OF RAIN

(for you Arlene, my True Love—  
     Valentine’s Day 2017)

Our signature is of the rain
it rained on our wedding day
relentless it rolled off new love
and on through...

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Imagination frees imprisoned souls
to soar among the stars on golden wings
or rest upon the moon as gods of night.

To fill yourselves with grandeur, close your eyes.
You're kings and queens to rule enchanted lands
where dragons, wizards,...

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Who was that masked man?!?
Brian Williams, rides again.

He was in Amilia Earhart's plane;
even rode with the Dalton Gang.

The day the Titanic went down;
In the rescue boat when Rose was found.

He went on expeditions with Louis...

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The blossoms are so beautiful this year,**
but Bob's not here.
The birds are singing sweetly in the trees,
and all around me is a gentle breeze,
but Bob's not here.

My hero battled bravely to the end,
fighting for three...

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We'd wash it down with a bottle of pop, that fizzled and tickled up our noses
and when we'd done we'd get up again and maybe to gather  some posies

We played in cornfields with corn...

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Do not judge me, you have not walked in my shoes
                 Do not judge me, you know not 'the...

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I went to the Dragons to try and make a deal.
I didn't consider, how scared I would feel.

On the tables beside them, were piles of cash.
I became so nervous, I broke out in a rash.

Tongue...

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COVID -19
Irrespective of what your size is
You are not immune to Coronavirus
So stay at home is sound advice
As you may lose at the throw of the dice
Man, woman or child, it does not care
So dice...

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TRUE LOVE

What is True Love?

When you find True Love it is something 
you feel in your very soul.
True Love is in your heart
True Love is in your every breath
True Love is what you define as...

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I liken it to another bite of the cherry, oh you loved that first bite and relished it's sweetness, you never thought you'd need more. But it's gone.
Then one day another cherry appears and invites...

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Hope lies Everywhere

Hope is a bird
Soaring through the air
Perched on the tree of life
Cutting through the clouds;
Of darkness and despair 

Hope is an ant
A little tiny thing
But able to carry lots of weight;
Never stopping for disappointment;
Big...

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Hope is a bird
Soaring through the air
Perched on the tree of life
Cutting through the clouds;
Of darkness and despair 

Hope is an ant
A little tiny thing
But able to carry lots of weight;
Never stopping for disappointment;
Big in a...

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I walked my dog


I walked my dog to the woods today
of beech and oak and lime
he chased his ball , and chased the squirrels
we had such a wonderful time.


I walked my dog to the sea...

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I was not witness the night of your arrival
That night your majestic mother suffered in motherly pains

I did not see the starry sky that evening
Under the sky you came to earth

I didn't see the dragonflies...

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No Alice in Wonderland

Callous
Alice

Sacrificial Lamb

Blame me
Amy

Fan of the Panda Bear

Andie 
Pandie

Miss Hollywood

Star Queen
Arlene

The Trifling One

Petty
Betty

One Gorgeous Redhead

Henna
Brenna

Miss Sophisticated

Classy
Cassie

Not so Sophisticated

Gassy
Cassie

Miss Detective

Police
Clarice

Fragile: Treat with Care

China
Dinah

Miss Flamboyant

Showy
Chloe

The Lesser of the Flamboyant ones

Tawdry
Audrey

The Laggard

Lazy
Daisy

The Imprudent One

Folly
Dolly

Stars in her...

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you don't know what you have until it's gone, i wish i would have known what went wrong. 
oh yeah the ciggiretes. she smoked them till she was out of breath. the house always 
smelled...

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