Long Balls Poems
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Patsy Foley Was Roly-Poly In 1947It may have been the devil himself who prompted the kids in my schoolyard back in 1947 to chant "Patsy Foley's roly-poly from eating too much ravioli."
At first, no one could remember who started the...
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Categories:
balls, memory,
Form:
Prose
Who Put Luebella Down the Wych Elm
"Who Put Luebella down the Wych Elm?"
There are rumours
about me, some
come seeking me
with their geiger counters
and ouji boards
with their heart
shaped planchettes
unanswered questions
in the woods, crackling
within the sounds of leaves
invisible dead things speaking
underfoot...
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Categories:
balls, muse, mystery,
Form:
Narrative
Poems About DogsPoems about Dogs
This Dog
by Rabindranath Tagore
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Each morning this dog,
who has become quite attached to me,
sits silently at my feet
until, gently caressing his head,
I acknowledge his company.
This simple recognition gives my...
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Categories:
balls, animal, dog, friend, friendship, heart, joy, love,
Form:
Free verse
Limericks Vi - ReligionLimericks VI - Religion
Pell-Mell for Hell Mel
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a Baptist named Mel
who condemned all non-Christians to hell.
When he stood before God
he felt like a clod
to discover His Love couldn’t fail!
Why I...
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Categories:
balls, christian, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, religion, religious,
Form:
Limerick
Doggerel IiDoggerel II: Doggerel about Doggerel, or, More Nonsense Verse
The Board
by Michael R. Burch
Accessible rhyme is never good.
The penalty is understood:
soft titters from dark board rooms where
the businessmen paste on their hair
and, Walter Mitties, woo the...
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Categories:
balls, animal, dog, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, silly,
Form:
Light Verse
Dog Daze I: Poems About DogsDog Daze
by Michael R. Burch
Sweet Oz is a soulful snuggler;
he really is one of the best.
Sometimes in bed
he snuggles my head,
though he mostly just plops on my chest.
I think Oz was made to love
from the...
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Categories:
balls, dog, family, friend, friendship, friendship love, love,
Form:
Verse
The Story of My LifeI want to tell you the story of my life. I was born in a barn at dawn. There
were eight of us but I was the only one with spots. I was...
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Categories:
balls, cat, life,
Form:
Prose
Factoidman and Shallowman - Part 1[Well, ShallowMan’s ne’er at a loss
for voicing shallow thoughts that gloss.
With trenchant wit he reaps the dross
when seeking sense in applesauce.
But to his aid flies FactoidMan
who always has a Fact at hand;
with him, who needs...
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Categories:
balls, society, truth, universe,
Form:
Rhyme
Childhood Dreams Part 2The three little pigs came to the ball
Tried to blow the castle down
It didn’t work
It was made of solid gold
So they gave up and sat at their trough
Ate noisily
And snorted quite a lot
They...
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Categories:
balls, childhood, cinderella, dream, mum,
Form:
Free verse
10 Poems About PoetryBeing a “Poet” Can Be Painful!
I’ve likely told you, more than once, that poetry can be painful, and whined about the need for penning verse
That stems from deep inside my soul...fashions every word...and has become,...
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Categories:
balls, poetry,
Form:
Verse
Where Do We Come InWhere do we come in
in medias res not knowing nor caring when
doesn’t everybody pine being number one we leave behind our lives in pages pictures or else make for images of what...
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Categories:
balls, caregiving, character, humanity, leadership, people, rights, sports,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Ol' Babe - Both Audio and Text Versions - W-IllustrationHey…did I ever tell you ‘bout the greatest baseball game,
Or should I say…the one that gave “Ol' Babe” his famous name?
Like several other great ones, there were many hits that day,
And if it hadn't...
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Categories:
balls, baseball,
Form:
Verse
Why I Don'T Trust Psychics - 1st ThirdHere's the scoop, friends...
This is, as indicated, the 1st THIRD of this fairly lengthy poem. The 2nd and 3rd parts had to be posted separately due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations. No...
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Categories:
balls, funny, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Thirty-Twofrom island corner, big Antrim lad
to Belfast city, a tiny pad
shattered windows, tilted clocks
Goliath had lost his socks
gargantuan giant going mad
Armagh apple girl, any topic
...
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Categories:
balls, ireland, nonsense,
Form:
Verse
Pipe Lines of Kaimu: The Hawaiian Church in KalapanaI stood at the top of our dirt driveway looking back at our two-story house. It's kind of a long house where, from our second-floor windows, you can see cars driving on the lane road...
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Categories:
balls, appreciation, beautiful, blessing, christian, family, happiness, religion,
Form:
Narrative
Doppler Radar Killed Our Classic Car - 1st Half As Text Plus Full AudioHere's the scoop, friends...
This is, as indicated, the 1st HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. The 2nd half had to be posted separately due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations. No other way...
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Categories:
balls, car,
Form:
Narrative
On Coincidences - Both Audio and Text - True StoryThis is a totally true episode from our 40 years spent collecting antiques -
You never know for sure what lays ahead in life, my friend…
And here’s a tale I love to tell, and...
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Categories:
balls, friendship,
Form:
Narrative
Once Upon a Christmas 1954 - Part One - a Short Story From My MemoirEach year as Christmas rolls around, as I buckle under the pressure and stress of shopping for gifts for people that already have everything, I find myself remembering that Christmas of 1954.
Dad had joined...
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Categories:
balls, christmas, nostalgia,
Form:
Narrative
I'Ve Been So Lucky In Life 1,2I’ve Been So Lucky in Life! (1&2)
(Only Raped 5 Times Metaphorically)
Poem’s Introduction
My poetry has always been about transparency. It’s about letting go of an effort to be liked by others, and allowing others to gravitate...
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Categories:
balls, abuse, angst, faith, humor, love, pain,
Form:
Rhyme
My Eyes the Painting Photograph In the Sky- -"I am a painter and my eyes are the paint brushes I had if I look up with my open eye I see the Horizon I see the clouds to be continued
Oh shutter as I...
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Categories:
balls, allusion, analogy, appreciation,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Categories:
balls, betrayal, god, racism, religion,
Form:
Free verse
My Last Las Vegas CesMy Last Las Vegas C.E.S. (1)
(A Memorial Poem)
I long counted Steve Bristow a friend (1) and we'd fly off to lunch
some days (Steve would get 'hours in' he needed for license - small planes).
It was...
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Categories:
balls, adventure,
Form:
Rhyme
This Transit RegenerationMy TransITion began there
right there
in my woodland playground,
when I first knew
something right feels wrong to others.
I was blind to curve-balls
hurled at me.
Being "It" is not why I grow
this TransIt mind and body!
Or, is it?
Could I...
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Categories:
balls, angst, birth, bullying, culture, destiny, earth, environment,
Form:
Political Verse
Translation With Commentary of On Est Les Oublies By T WignesanTranslation of « On est les oubliés » (They/We are the neglected and forgotten lot)
by the songster-poet Gauvin SERS
(For the last two years, this young unassuming Frenchman, full of verve and disarming airs has been...
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Categories:
balls, 4th grade, anger, children, city, school, song,
Form:
Free verse
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 58When they came to a side hall Joulupukki stopped.
“Do you feel the magic?” He said to her. She nodded. He stepped around the corner, on the far...
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Categories:
balls, christmas, fairy,
Form:
Epic