Long As luck would have it Poems
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Blessed Through FaithAround five years ago, I was hit with the news I had breast cancer. I kept waiting for news of this and that, and everytime I turned around, I would get more negative news. First,...
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as luck would have it, faith,
Form:
Haibun
To My Love Part 3 TbcNot that I pity myself
While holding a gun on my temple with this gentle discipline,
My identity is clear but my behaviour is doubtful
To the extent of brutish masculinity – defined as stubbornness.
Oh Majesty! of all...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, life,
Form:
Free verse
How Sweet It IsHOW SWEET IT IS
I had just completed a Marathon, and felt as if I had run through every Galaxy in the Milky Way. I stopped by Wal-Mart to browse and cool down. ...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, addiction, beauty, candy, children,
Form:
Free verse
Forgotten and RepeatedI never fought in Vietnam…my parents never had to worry…to fear…to morn…for the simple reason my draft number was connected to the day that I was born.
I sat watching draft numbers being picked…wondering what I...
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as luck would have it, peace, war,
Form:
Rhyme
Space Rock ClimberSpace Rock Climber was born to the void
On an asteroid named for its ores and metals
Orbiting the sun one year after another
Morning never comes
Day never breaks
Silence goes on forever dead
A 10 year old son abandoned...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, abuse, adventure, betrayal, childhood, courage, journey,
Form:
Epic
Last CallLast Call
This is where I feel at ease. Senses heightened subtly by the mixture of light and darkness. The night time lights; bar lights, street lamps, flashing fluorescent advertisements, candle light, moon light; nights are...
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as luck would have it, abuse, appreciation, beauty, freedom, humanity, prison, wisdom,
Form:
Haibun
As Fate Would Have ItYou never know when the day begins or until it is complete what twists and turns that day may take…or what people you might meet.
Today a nod to fate…or luck…or what many call destiny…this story...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, fate,
Form:
Rhyme
The Champion Sister - AbuseThe moonlight shimmered through the ripples of the lake water
The stars danced about like the animals down under
Calm and peaceful, was the atmosphere there
She sat at the edge of the ridge with great wonder.
Staring out...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, courage, sister, sister, sister, mum,
Form:
Rhyme
Exploding AirbagsExploding Airbags
There you have it, another car user death reported in an accident..
Somewhere in Houston , Detroit a 17 Year old is the latest statistic...
As in any day, while being on the road, we risk...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, anxiety, car, community, education, family, imagination, scary,
Form:
Free verse
Enough of ThatThere’s a fairy in my garden,
Her voice is rather rough
And when I asked her for her name
She answered, “Fairy Nuff.”
“That’s fair enough,” was my reply,
“It seems to suit you well.”
“Oh no,” she said “I’m...
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as luck would have it, fantasy, voice, fairy, love, mother, voice,
Form:
Light Verse
Yippee-I-O-Ki-AyBen raised up a dern disappointment, Daddy, well, he wanted a boy.
Wasn’t nothing under the bleeding red sun Ma could do but keep on a tryin’
Ya’siree, she was one branded filly and dern iffin that...
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as luck would have it, adventure, allegory, introspection, satire, , western,
Form:
Cowboy Poetry
Larking In the Mud With GrandadI, to the pasture's green could run,
and fly a kite beside the sun,
but choose, I do, to linger still,
among the dirt, what is my frill?
Low, be it may, to sink my feet,
into...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, childhood, fun, happy, joy, kid, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Primed For SerendipityAs luck would have it
I chanced upon the secret
of finding things not looked for,
to enlist serendipity on cue.
The more you look the less you see.
Stop looking for, and start looking about.
Expectation kills spontaneity.
So, stop planning...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, change, sometimes, surreal,
Form:
Free verse
Before Achieving True LoveA smile, a wave and goodbyes were exchanged
She said she would try to remember the good times
After the misery they had endured
He replied he would seek the silence of the night
It had been an...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, lost love,
Form:
Free verse
My TeachersThere is a wise old saying…an ancient Chinese gem:
When three people walk together my teacher is among them.
We had a simple dinner with some friends and the first thing I was taught
was if you...
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as luck would have it, friend, joy, teacher, wisdom,
Form:
Verse
Smokey WilsonSmokey hailed from someplace back in Missouri
was a slave until the ripe old age of ten
Left his master's home headed to Montana
and swore they would never hear from him again
Started out in the gold mines...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, poetry,
Form:
Rhyme
A Man With Two Hearts Feels Twice the PainWhat's my love for you keep leaving
But a.... broken heart and grievin'
How's a man supposed to carry on this way
What once was our tomorrows
Is now.... feeling more like sorrow
And your distance keeps driving me insane
A...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, desire, emotions, feelings, life, lost love, missing,
Form:
Lyric
Fit To Be TiedI'm Restless and defeated
Feeling overwhelmed and cheated
My Plate about to topple
Don't you dare pop that waffle
Shut your mouth and the door
Clean the dog pee off the floor
Fit to be tied, mouth foaming
Computer died, phone roaming...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, silly, stress,
Form:
Free verse
World's Best MemoryWhen I was eleven years old, my family took a cross-country trip out to the western
United States.
Along the way, we made a stop at a gas station / grocery store off the beaten path...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, funnyold, me, old, time, , western,
Form:
Narrative
Vietnam and the Grace of God.. Another Fallen MarineVIETNAM and the GRACE OF GOD..
“ another fallen marine”
The daughter of a lucky Vietnam marine,
his only child is my husband you see
lucky because he made it out alive,
aware of the alternative..
as...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, father, life, cancer,
Form:
Rhyme
As You Have Your Cup of Joe, Each New MornAs You Have Your Cup Of Joe, Each New Morn
As you have your cup of Joe, each new morn
Think of Life as dawn in glory is born
See those gleaming rays sun casts in its glow
For...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, appreciation, art, creation, drink, food, good morning,
Form:
Sonnet
Vietnam and the Grace of God
The daughter of a lucky Vietnam marine,
his only child is my husband you see
lucky because he made it out alive,
aware of the alternative..
as he watched buddies die.
Some days for hours I’d listen to...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, father, war,
Form:
Rhyme
Turquoise LakeIn southern Colorado,
that old Rocky Mountain state,
beneath God's azure heavens
is a place called Turquoise Lake.
I'd been driving all around,
it was time to take some lunch.
The lake looked right for fishing,...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, fishing,
Form:
Rhyme
My Apologies To the Elvis FansIt has been brought to my attention by Elvis fans,
not to mention a slew of phone calls from irate Elvis impersonators
that my last poem was very insensitive.
For that I would like to apologize.
I would...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, funny, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Happy 4th of JulyIn order to save some money
Which in hindsight wasn't smart
Me and my buddies got together
To make our own fireworks
And as luck would have it
We found all we need under the kitchen sink
The whole time...
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Categories:
as luck would have it, birthday, firework, funny, humor,
Form:
Free verse