Long Bolsters Poems

Amouage is given
to the Pope, the King, the Queen
some we offer willingly others begrudgingly
the honorable can be challenged or challenging
the dishonored deemed unworthy,
placed upon a teetering putrid pedestal
Though at times impartial are the judges, not...

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Genesis resplendent to me – a garden of Eden resident atheist

Avast abundance of life forms
doth snapchat and buzzfeed
a motley fool of indiscriminate creed
resembled yours truly freed
from those scrambling greed
dully sending hotmail google
eyed hungrily ogling indeed
six...

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Autumnal hint faintly tinges air 
finding this mortal 
     bewitched by blare 
ring refulgent radiance, 

      which quiets viz cheer
ring, harkening murmuring analogous,
   ...

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Speaker, speaker I'm listening...

You’re doing the right thing!
Unswayed from Kremlin propaganda
Isn’t how our country should swing
Faith changed; policies rearranged
Soul-searching, amazing grace you’ve seen the light
Unveilings of the autocrat,
Eluded the venomous snake bite
Boldly repelled the takeover...

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Folie à deux
("shared madness," or "madness for two").

I suffer in silence, though not alone
kvetching old curmudgeon (me)
(once upon a time, a promising
long haired pencil necked geek)
buzzfeeding off life's miniseries
of unedited miseries in tandem

with ideal counterpart...

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Spring

A refresh of rain, falling down on them all
Un-quenching each leaf with tilt refrain
Linden shaped blossoms in spring do install
Such beautiful heaven that no one can maim
 The burst of an orange, a tulip in...

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Hypnagogic spell immediately cast
overpowering drug induced state fast
overcome even those who just woke
prolonged narcotic effect could last
bajillion years (hyperbole to wake
any lil lulled reader) superfast.

Before he/she succumbs without blame
impossible mission monseigneur or dame
to break loose...

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September 12th, 2019...12:00 p.m.
inspection/ emission finally possible
but...hopes dashed to smithereens

August thirty first
two thousand nineteen shortly past,
no matter 2009 Hyundai Sonata at long last
scheduled with ample funds
checking account blitzed

now back home 
(Highland Manor apartments)
absolute zero money...

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Face framed ornate, or curl corner blu tacked up
Childhood fanciful daring must softly be contained
Dispicable hovers inside cherub cheeked adorable 
Challenge for enamoured to create correct shape 
Administer discipline with compassion entangled

Potential beckons infant innately...

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While rummaging, mining,
and distilling me gray matter,
stoking mentality activates
oft time surprising me,
where unexpected novel

cognizance never abates,
I experienced becoming
linkedin with cosmic fates,
sans collective unconscious
soul of the universe,
and chanced to espy,

(albeit only a trimmed speck),
the spirit of...

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The Urban Blight.      
     
I returned tired from an outing.      
Everything was around uneasily, misery, and exceeding.    ...

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I feel the tiredness of my years, those quiet times when breath appears
in melting mosaic imagery, upon the mirrors of a sea
that only calls so many names, through pious sunlit tortured flames
that scrape themselves away...

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Love like this is my inspiration
It brings pure grace to my spirit
Sings of a joy that is beyond words
Breathes a prayer from my soul
Leaves me with a light which reflects
Only the peace that comes about
When...

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WALDERE: MODERN ENGLISH TRANSLATION

“Waldere” is an ancient Old English (i.e., Anglo-Saxon) poem that recounts the exploits of Walter of Aquitaine, a legendary king of the Visigoths. In the poem Waldere and Hildeguth or Hildegyth flee...

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Villanelle : Paint no colours on plain words lest the poet stop(s) writing

Paint no colours on plain words lest the poet stop(s) writing
Out of fear for what he writes makes no sense to the wise...

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Her sweet smile is like the rising sun 
that brightens my heart when it is faint, 
like a brightly blazing star 
that sparks shimmer to stir my blood. 

Her sparkling sights are so divine; 
They...

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Villanelle: What do you do if the Culprit’s the Country

What do you do if the Culprit’s the Country
Will the Head of State turn against the Police
Go hang yourself on the nearest pipal* tree

Which country faults...

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People may question the necessity of virtues,
yet they embody virility, life and beauty.
These traits aid the development of character,
while complementing the scope of Christian duty.

There’s still a time and place for everything,
and a need of...

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I am proud to call Canada my place of birth
cherishing my freedom; I'm aware of its worth.
Throughout my life, I have witnessed my nation grow;
shaped by compassionate people; this much I know.

Democracy was won by...

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In the midst of vacant hours, echoes of expressions on opposite ends
are something of the same. Ruminating on questions; questions about
thy and questions about thou intertwined
with the then and the now. Thoughts
prelude to other thoughts...

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Oh we righteous striving to cease being sinners
Do we fight with the aim of being winners 
When the fight goes on and on
Seemingly a curse on every eon 
That to find earthly favor and treasure...

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The binding of uncouth regard
divides the kingdom from the rod
and numbing consequence is trod
by cruelties standpoint, never god!

And spell of fate does take exceed
where once in life I had thy sake
and climbed to vestige, His...

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(Dedication: For Dave Wood, aka Lyric Man)
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Listen with poise that knows the way,
Listen with choice that primes each play,
Listen to voice that hints bold say.


Follow your heart as mind thinks thoughts,
Follow each start with cheery...

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Hear the refrain
Of sad complaint
In loss of gain


Heed the worry
In wild cherry
Sweet and chewy


Hide the notion
Of vain action
In cold passion


Hurl a new thought
In dying plot
To niche new lot


Help all you can
With broken plan
To freeze frame...

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Abounding thrill elates me, blown away
By beauty accessible, the chances
To make tomorrow my ultimate day
Road split with intricacy of branches

Confronted with unexpected crest
Summit draped under silver mystery
Steep climb denotes scope will become accessed
War torn heart...

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