Long Boise Poems

"You in the military?"

I was confused at first and didn't know why the man would ask me such a question. But then I remembered my recent haircut.

"No... is it because I shaved my head, that...

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I.
He was riding south from Boise,
having split from the other men,
they’d got together for this job,
would not see each other again.

It was much safer doing that,
thought Reg as he sat on his horse,
made it harder...

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Marry Your Best Friend To Get the Best of Both Worlds

Not many can claim they met their spouse in a battle of wits
much less the fabled (don't believe a word of it!) Internet.
But my uncle,...

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His meds kept Andrew sane
He lived with us, no one to blame
But one day he refused his pills
I knew what that meant, a battle of wills.

In a few days voices told Andrew to leave.
He vanished,...

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UNIVERSAL TRAVELER


WE PASSED THROUGH TIME AND OUTER SPACE
TO BOND WITH EARTH AS HUMAN RACE
WE LOVE YOUR SUN, IT'S OH SO WARM.
OF THIS EARTH OUR CHILDREN BORN
WE'RE NOT SO STRANGE IN ANY WAY.
WE LOVE TO DANCE...

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Well, I see that Congress is proposin' another trillion dollar spree!
Those inept buffoons must think money grows upon a tree!
The treasury is crankin' out bales of twenty-dollar bills,
Doin' their part to cure (and inflate) the...

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The iciness of his smile 
seeped like osmosis through the crevices 
left on my face by the squint rooted 
on fires of a loud and angry sun. 

A tempest stormed across the dusty, red sky...

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From Andover to Anaheim
Bangor to Boise
People speak up
Come on, get noisy

From Carteret in Jersey
To Cameroon far away
Speak up everyone
If just for one day

From Detroit to Dallas
Eaton to Ecuador
Come on everyone
Speak up some more

From France and...

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Before I'm another day older, 
I'm gonna get shot in the shoulder. 
In movies and shows, 
the protagonist knows, 
it's how to get Hilda and hold her. 

From Gene Autry to Scully and Mulder, 
the...

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Sitting on a bench hearing crickets at the edge of the bay
saying goodbye but I had just said hello yet here it is leaving 
time while all those plans have been used up and a...

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What if pigs could really fly?
I’ll not get in to how or why
But if a pig could really fly
I’ll have a different life won’t I? 

I will have a published book
Of poetry of notes I...

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getting attracted to someone
who might not g
jive with what you're doing
speaking great about something
that someone else can ruin
staying true to something
that aint worth pursuing
is a waste of time
can be a waste of time
gesturing when you...

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If you have the time
There is a letter for you in the den.
I assumed it was from a friend.
Read it now I don't mind.

There taking the old jeep away?
What do you mean it's not old?
It's...

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