Long Bookkeeper Poems

A former friend of mine
tricked me into becoming
something I am not

The volunteer President
of our condo association,
a position I clearly cannot afford
midst trifling disassociations.

We were starting our Autumn tradition
of arguing about next year's budget
which typically continues
until...

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What is Love?, but the transporter of the Spirit
Neither Fair or Foul the Truth of it is that we Fear It

When a woman of young age doth see what she desires
No heed nor helm in...

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On a headstone in the ground, 
a life's summation can be found:
born and died and little more
marks the end with an underscore.

Before I die I'd like to say
all that happened along the way.
There's a story...

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Chelle knew she was too old to get married 
or even meet a man now
She was living at home, working as a bookkeeper for her dad. 
She would be doing this until she died, she...

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By day she goes about
the weary business of her dreary life:
a housekeeper, bookkeeper, shopper, chef,
   chauffer for two active teens, and 
hostess of her husband’s dinner parties
      ...

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Broken Vows©2017
Written by
Lewis, Y.K

My beloved, I vowed this promise to love, to honor and obey until death do us part. It was truly all my pleasure to serve you in all my duties. To walk...

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He was a stiff one, 
There was a yardstick up his back
His mouth was a paperclip
No gray or red in his world
Black and white, pure office.
No touch of flowers or a picture
For he still lived...

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“Bookkeeper” is the only word in the english language
That has three consecutive double letters
So the next time you're at a party and ask this question
You'll be crowned “Best Trivia Player” ever!

Did you know there are...

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When I was a small child,
A long, long time ago,
I dreamed I'd be a teacher,
When I grew up, you know.

I so admired those women
Who taught in country schools.
They must be versed in every subject,
With big...

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My heart is ready to tell me something.
It is up to me to glean what it is.
I wander into the bathroom,
And then the tick-tock of the kitchen.

Knowing my truth more than any other time of...

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“Bookkeeper” is the only word in the English language
That has three consecutive double letters
So the next time you're at a party and ask this question
You'll be crowned “Best Trivia Player” ever!

Did you know there are...

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“Bookkeeper” is the only word in the english language
That has three consecutive double letters
So the next time you're at a party and ask this question
You'll be crowned “Best Trivia Player” ever!

Did you know there are...

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WHAT IS TIME CAPSULE

I am sixteen stealing my father’s cigarettes.
Learning an independent thought is not valued.

Turn the attention spin. This is a kissing game. 
Pucker up. This is going to be a disaster. 

A smooth...

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Don’t tell Donna that Ted said that Marty
was…..

If I had a dollar for every time I heard some version
of this ridiculousness today, I would not have to
come to work with these gossip mongers.

Ring. Ring. It...

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If you look at Stephen Foster,
who wrote songs for the minstrel shows,
you wouldn’t expect a genius
that all of the world would know.
He was another bookkeeper
for a steamship company,
until he started writing tunes
that to this day...

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"The Bookkeeper"

what guides the mind,
that guides the hand,
of those stories 
that are written
and delivered?
they are already set
in the Other's
firmament.
the numbers 
of time
in a heart 
marked singular,
and transparent,
the soul’s promises
kept and unkept
in contract,
the foregone
conclusions
for page turning
calculating...

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What is that creature who lingers on the ’49 Ford? Asked Boss Hog.
We looked but were not sure until we saw the sniffing junk yard dog.
The red car with rust? The bookkeeper asked, wondering too.
Oh,...

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