Long Aul Poems

This is for you, Mystic Rose,
The closest cyber encounter family tree, my spree
Harry Horsman, Sara K, summer's gone, let's haiku and play.
Achoo contest, butterflies, Parise Pariku, and the awesomeness of Michael J. 
Andrea Dietrich, Debbie...

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BEING LATE

Here we go, I’m late again, and I’m going to miss the bus
I won’t get to work on time, and there’ll be the usual fuss
The alarm forgot to ring, or else I pressed the...

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God, as I close my eyes and pray to You,
I ask You for an important thing to do:
Please, let my daughter grow up strong;
Let her be safe and away from wrong;
Let her laugh, let her...

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THE DUNMURRY INCIDENT

There’s a big row going on in Dunmurry
And the whole place has come to a stop
There’s a war going on with the girl who makes cakes
And the bird in the newspaper shop

They both...

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This poem was written at a time (many times) when I was questioning my beliefs - my version of what my life should be. I took a long walk in the woods near my home...

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I see rays of sunlight
beaming down from Heaven above,
I wonder if that's God's way
of showing His love?

I see a beautiful flower
washed in rain from Heaven above,
I wonder if that's God's way
of showing His love?

I see...

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"Tears of sadness with a tint of gray,"
my daughter did tell me how she felt;
I understood her feelings that one sad day, 
as both of our hearts began to melt.

Someone close to both of us
had...

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I'm not going to say your like family because you are family my brothers from different mothers 

We've had our ups we've had our downs we often act like a pack of clowns 

We like...

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Haul back from Winter Fairy land the wondrous Christmas tree
Open up the boxes with bright ornaments and all the trimming.

Hear the kids shout for Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman oh so merry.
Obedient they are...

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I close my eyes and look back,
always back...
to a time, a place,
to you...
I wonder about you,
often I wonder,
always you...
I loved you dearly,
only you...
love parted,
no one's fault,
just parted...
I longed for you daily,
each hour...
I looked for you...

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On a rain-soaked day
I sit to write a verse,
I can't think of a thing to write
so instead - I just curse

I look through the window
now speckled with rain,
I still can't think of anything
so instead -...

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p aul, to hear his name reminded one of apostles
a n ordinary man given to extra- ordinary actions
u n dieing in his legacy to children and the needy
l aughter always edged the corners of his...

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I fought the battle,
I lost the war;
I never saw the enemy
sitting open on the shore

I knew that it was over, 
I saw the fight was done;
I was killed by a bullet
from another son's gun

I laid...

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So about...
WHAT?
...dent yesterday, i al...
I CAN'T HEAR YOU?
...t I'm always here fo....
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
..u can overcome all this an...
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING.
...ust have to be a little more open an...
WHY ARE YOU SO DAMN...

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