Long Black walnut Poems

The sunshine and singing birds, awoke me that fine day;
And warmth caressed my face, as the wrens began to play.

I stretched luxuriantly in my bed, while smiling broadly,
At the gaiety of beautiful summer, in all...

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As I walk through the valley of the Red Maple trees
I take a look and realize that’s it’s a pioneer species
and that’s just a little bit of knowledge from me
You know i shun Bradford Pears,...

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That Day In ‘73

That day in ‘73 was as clear and pristine as glass ice,
Torched by a brace of smitten souls falling in love.
There was no lush music to be heard in this duet,
No swiveling...

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Lincoln Special  
Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Train


Ma, pa, and I dressed in our Sunday outfit, excited for the “Lincoln Special” to come up the track as we stand at the train depot.  

After departing...

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You swear your word is solid
as a silver serving spoon
Well, why does it always feels like
another mis-spoken dog day afternoon
		Hotter than July
in the middle of June
		Cast iron sky
	making fainting hearts swoon
Butter pecan words
all dressed up...

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RATTLESNAKE HILL
Meshoppen Township, Pennsylvania
					
Every high summer has a magical day
when the forests and fields are impossibly
green, bathed sun-up to sundown in a 
yellow-gold light made lazily kinetic by
high-soaring hawks, busy beavers and bees, 
the ever-cautious...

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once upon a time 

on Easter Eve 

while it was not just dark yet 

I saw something out my front window 

at the corner of my eye 

to my surprise 

it was a big fluffy...

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On a September day as I sit 
on my front porch 
watching the yellow leaves 
fall ever so fast 
from an old black walnut tree 
my daddy planted in the past, 

On a September day...

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Please Leave

On a scale of one to ten with ten being my favorite ice cream or cake,               chocolate ice cream is...

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Death Row Dinner Plates

Did you ever wonder what Ted Bundy ate
As his last meal – you no longer need wait
An artist is painting death row dinner plates
I found them today on the web

One inmate requested...

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I loved those trees, 
limbs draped in plump wild grapes, 
bursting with flavor on my tongue, 
while juice stained my fingers.
	
Tall cottonwoods shadowed 
the creek where we splashed—Sis,
brother, and I—and a giant sycamore 
shaded Granddad's...

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While vising relatives 2000 miles from home,
in no time at all I was placed in my comfort zone.

When served dessert with that taste of home,
I knew right away that I was where I belonged.

By 'Taste...

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It's bedtime on a Friday night.
As we sit in her little living room on the other end of the house
we both yawn as I read my book and she works her puzzle book.
I look over...

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I love you like I'd love a black walnut.
You're so rare I can't eat you.
I'll put you in my pocket
and take you with me
when I go in town
I'll feel your crinkles and your wrinkles,
But nobody...

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THE AMAZING BLACK WALNUT
High in the tree, Daddy shook a branch
to make them fall 
don't let them hit your head.
An outer shell,
green halfway to the pit
as time would turn it black
after their fall.

Our gunny sacks...

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When I die dont cry cause now my soul is like a bird and it can fly... finally im being set 

free... im flying to a place where there is never an admission fee. Im...

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