Long Artie Poems

My own world rocked,
My heart so rattled,,
My brain so shocked,
My ego so embattled

I left my wife,
When her heart was exposed
By her unfaithful ways,
The end of my married days...

Back to my parents home...
Within six weeks
My dear...

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Complaining of his marriage for thirty-odd years
He highballed his eyeballs, comforting his tears
The barkeep asked, what's troubling you son?
He poured out his life; I'm finished! I'm done!
The woman I married has turned into a nag
What...

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That's not MY elephant!
A spiteful conceited elephant that ran away from the circus
MY elephant provides copies of the Bill Of Rights to all 2nd graders in Macon County
Considers fund-raising possibilities of selling elephant ears at...

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Lil' ol' Artie the Ant,
Mosin' down the ant trail,
With his three pairs of shoes,
Happened upon Freddy,
That wasn't good news...
See ants gotta' follow a specific trail,
They can't branch off on their own,
And Freddy was blocking the...

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Forever
As I looked at the old house sitting there all alone
I thought of the people who once had called it home

In the yard it was barren now the grass so brown
All that was left was...

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My nephew Richie finally took a bride
Down the aisle she did gracefully glide
Radiant was Erin standing by his side
But my sister-in-law just cried and cried
“Why?” I asked, as her tears I dried
My brother’s eyes too...

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Endless Dreams
The great  artist he is and the way it is seems
Sweet illusions that echo in our endless dreams

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
So tender yet so strong yet they don't...

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our 5 year mission,
is to confuse as many
bar patrons as we can,
and leave them head scratching
to the very last man

my uncle Artie and I
would calmly sit at the bar,
and speak just loud enough
for others to...

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 "Good Morning Heartache"- Billie Holiday

Born to heartache was Eleanor Fagan
in reform school by 9 in Baltimore, Maryland.

At 11 years old she was almost raped.
But she was blamed and jailed for the case.

When 14 she...

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A vibrant, wild woman took center stage at every family wedding or party
Long, flowing locks even in old age, she always embarrassed her brother Artie

Once statuesque at nearly six feet tall, Eva was a sight...

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Artie Mac was a hero of mine
Singing songs most all of the time 
He would never just say Hello
He'd hit you with a greeting from some Broadway show 
Man he could sing everything 
That voice...

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Night Sky
In the evening sky are clouds of pinks,blues and gold
All that remains on the way up are good friends of old

Drifting alone it feels like they are all washed away
Secluded old age grey is...

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Coaching Little League was Dad’s greatest joy
My brother Artie always got a hit
Proud Pop would smile and say, “That’s my boy!”
I would cheer too, but then my brow would knit

It seemed unfair that I could...

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Does your brain ask why
See if you think about it
Last night I smiled cause I could hear her snore
So what happened between then and well now
Are you in pain
Nope
We’re you stressing last night
That’s me asking...

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Unaware

Shadows of tomorrow is peacefully unaware
Leaving distant shadows without a care

Patience beyond knowledge frozen in time
Hopes through the ages dreams of the mind

Beyond any thing we still shall watch and wait
As thoughts and schemes ...

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Forgotten Cottage
 The little cottage set on top of the hill
So run down but I loved it still

Once a beauty it was built with old stone
I would like to know who made it a home...

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Windows of Time

Crawling through the windows of time
Cobwebs stretching over part of our mind

Wisdom  struggles  to emerge like A gray cocoon
Slowly it brightens  like the  light of the moon

What wavering ...

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Communicator
Seen as tenacious, loyal, imaginative, resourceful
Little sister of amiable Artie and beautiful Barbara
Supporter and advocate for animals, theater, art
Ambassador of compassion, love and hope
Opponent of arrogance, cruelty and deceit on all levels
Striving for universal peace,...

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A weekly meal at home
Pork chops boiled in sour kraut
But there’s another good luck meal
I’d like to tell you about

My big brother served our country
During the Vietnam War
He said the Navy fed him well
But there...

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A guy named Artie walks into a bar...
There he sees three men from afar...
He is out of money, so his mind starts to think...
I will rob each one near the bathroom sink...
The first comes in...

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Inside Of Me
 
Upon this lonely hill I stand
Looking down with pen in hand
 
Memories that flood my jumbled mind
Hopes and dreams I cant seem to find
 
Shades of sadness creep over me
Into the wind...

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Winter Of Memories

Champagne and sables delicious and grand
While the wonders of love no where is found

Finding dimension of memories in time
A winter of love we hope to find


With memories darkened all bitter and brown
As walls...

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Black Sails
Black sails is like the dark of night
Sailing into the morning daylight

Smooth as velvet the black sails glides 
Over the water as it splashes inside

I think back to a  memory in my mind...

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Whisper's

Somehow they  knew that instruments of time
Was gently seasoned with verses and rhymes


Being impassioned by the wisdom of souls
Guided by their creations back to days of old


Masters they perform songs of their youth
Somehow begin...

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My pet alligator sits under my feet.
He waits for food to fall while I simply eat.
He likes to chase the ball and bite with his sharp teeth.
His claws are super pointy, and he walks upon...

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