Long Big(a) Poems

A a 	big A little a
                   What words start with the letter A
    ...

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His wise council and kind patience bolstered my resolve
to overcome my youthful woes and nightmarish troubles solve.
His humanity may have saved my life. His memory I hold dear.
But whenever the name Mister James arose—
Other kids...

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I need to talk about addictions,
about my addiction issues,
and maybe yours.

Addiction gets a deserved bad rap
but that doesn't mean we have no more
than mean-spirited possibilities.

Our first addiction,
and, for the lucky ones,
the functional extended multigenerational
multicultural families
and...

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Selfish L. was the meanest most selfish dad I have never met. I met his grandchild who explained his almost always loving father, Little A’s sorry story to me.  Little A, a loving man,...

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We headed out for old King's Hill
with our flyer sleds in tow
when Mrs. Miller called us,
"Can you first come shovel snow?"
 
"Do the walks and do the steps,
and do the driveway too,
then you come up...

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Since you asked me directly,

I can tell you about it, only indirectly.
The weeks and months and years
now that it happened,
and still happens from time to time 
when I am really paying attention and ready
to play.

It's...

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In the far-away land of Fiddlesticks, in the town of Balderdash, there lived a group of peaceful, loving Whatsits - a creature known to truly never ask a question of science, and would casually ...

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any fool can be a philosopher
and it's not that big a deal
to be an Oracle either
we all notice more than we let on
so much is kept from us
to lessen disruption is the scam
while time disrupts...

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There is a simple fact in life that I understand
The size of the heart is the worth of the man

I once was a man who had a little bit of wealth
Though I was very worthless...

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I ask myself 
Why must I follow the blind
Are these lies just fogging their mind
This path of devastation
That’s filled with lies of infestation
Is just right in front of you
This is just too sick to be...

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His words breath life over all my thoughts
Humble me in ways that inspire, instruct
Stir up joy in my soul so that I always know
Love like His is radiant, vibrant – trembling
With forever on its heals,...

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I really have outdone myself this time!
My ‘God Machine’ is finally in place!
I’ll never have to fret about a rhyme,
Or stop for a red light that changed from green 
As if it sought to put...

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Faith, The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

How is your faith, will it hold up under life's weight or would you fold from being worldly controlled or, do your faith...

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Professor Hapgood’s studies on ancient maps were fixed
Einstein said his theories should be added to history’s mix
Perhaps it proved too big a leap for other minds to take
But his ancient culture findings, Hapgood would not...

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“Metallic skin"
I dont lotion anymore
Such acts would soften an  amour now immune to abuse.

Its now 8'o clock and I can tell that mommy is already asleep.

I prepare a clean skin to be dumped in...

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It was all supposed to be mine.  I bowed once, but refused to do it again for the lowly stupid small ones.
 Exiled to my new land, I wandered back and forth, walking to...

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Sorrow

My sorrow can swim my sorrow can fly 
I’ve tried to put it to bed but my sorrow wont lye 
It’s not only well hidden behind a smiling man’s eyes 
It has so many places...

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The Little Dog ( Scotty )

I’m only a small female
Little legs you see
The other two are huge
Males big pawed and hairy
Great tongues lolling
But they protect me
They are nice to me
I’m only small

The human is a...

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I've always been bothered by that old saying 
that we should accept things we cannot change. 
It should also say, "and things we can't rearrange."

A friend suggested we should be content with "things"
instead of being...

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Where are you right now.
What have you done today
Right before our eyes 
Time is slipping away

You hear it on the radio
You see it on TV
So very little compassion
In today's society

While we keep on ignoring
The world's...

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(Gen. 2:7/Jer. 10: 23/ Matt. 4: 4/Isa. 45: 22/John 3: 16/Heb. 4: 12, 13/ 2 Tim. 3: 16, 17)




(Part  2  of  2)




If You Were Buried Alive Beneath Boulders & Rubble
With Dust &...

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Who is anxiety to tell me what to feel?
I appreciate a little attention now, it's not that big a deal..
Why must it dictate to me how my body should respond
to being the person everyone is...

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Alas I fear, we part again.
Time won’t still, for you my friend.
Tender thoughts, refuse to help.
Scars we bare, in dreams are felt.

Time does pass, how long or when?
To meet, to see, to hold you then.
Distance...

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Its hailing on your grave my child, a loud and deafening sound.
I want to be there, Its pointless I know for after all its just a grave".

Memories of a tiny girl - Terrified of storms,...

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Your Certain European Grace
by Rick Rucker

For a while, as a young man, I dated English Girls,
All of them had long straight hair, none of them had curls,

All of them had that accent, that was then...

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