Long Branson Poems

Blueberry and cherry, and home-made apple pie,
Country girls bake them, the apple of your eye;
Each pie’s got a number—which one will you choose?
Look at all those country girls, looking right at you.

It’s a Pie-Supper Summer,...

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Third Reign:

Her feeding heart and cold command
Enough to make you quit your band
Well, there’s only so much frostbite one can take
You’ve heard her bitter orders before
To leave your sandals outside her door
And go skating on...

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People always claim to have knowledge on ADHD,
but they lie,
I know this because factual knowledge is hard to come by.

Kids are not told of the greats of history,
that shaped our evolution and had ADHD.

People are...

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I have a view 'maybe its wrong.? That some older guys have come on 'strong'
These 'figureheads' of project fear, represented the young we were told so clear

1 Richard Branson 'vintage' 65..' Has almost half a...

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(Note: This poem was written shortly after the 2022 Olympics and after Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos rode their rockets in a new space race for billionaires.)

Races

By Mark D. Stucky
Our country had a Space race
to...

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In quantum mechanics particles remain entangled 
And connected over huge distances.
So that actions performed on one particle 
Still affect the others in the web or wave.
Einstein called entanglement "Spooky at a distance"
Because he couldn't explain...

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I wish I was a Tory,
It would be another story,
So much simpler not to care
Or have to be aware
Of how other folks must strive
To make a crust to stay alive.
I could keep my privileged indifference
Surrounded...

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Sir Richard Branson - Rocket Man
There was a boy who had not fared well at school
Years gone by and no one could call him a fool
Now a business tycoon and philanthropist
Virgin records, first venture on...

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Dizzy my friend started out tall and handsome                           ...

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I woke her up early, a quarter past five.
"It’s a beautiful day, let’s go take a drive.”
She didn’t jump up and exclaim I was right.
Instead, “Go away, it’s the middle of the night.”

"C’mon” I said,...

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In a show of manic one-upmanship
With my wife saying, “Just get a grip.”
I planned an adventure to show I’m well travelled
The spoiler to that is the whole thing unravelled

I looked at the brochures and boy...

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There are some things in life I refuse to do
To my princples and virtues I must be true
People give in to their temptations every day
Certain muscial acts I tell myself stay away
At the discos, it's...

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Oh how I miss the crunch of those potato chips
Seeing you every Sunday reading the comics

The day before you died and many more before that 
You picked me up at the post office
Going home with...

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He says caw, caw, caw—yes he crows 
With roll, pitch, and yaw Branson goes
My space ride’s high price
Makes me feel oh so nice
Though it takes the earth's health to new lows!


Author's comment: Apologies to Peter...

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There is deep beauty in a New Year’s day,
Though the skies drift gray this day
Behind them rings the revelry,
The hope, the joy, the bravery.

That bravery instilled as morning dawns
And the night ago is remembered,
Will life...

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(in Branson, Missouri)

I've seen Santa on billboards,
in store windows,
on street-corners, ringing tiny bells.

I've seen Santa on TV,
in sales magazines,
in parades with funny little elves.

I've seen Santa in lights,
as blow-ups on front lawns,
hanging on walls or...

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