Long Brent Poems

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The Great PoetrySoup Poets in as of now
1.NoMatter What
2.Roses are Red...

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Whether you have come to possess this compendium of doggerel confessions by chance or by choice, should you decide to venture beyond this page, I politely suggest you consider the contents to be nothing more...

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“The songs are casual and careless in a satisfying way, like the used condom your latest lover left lying on your bedroom floor, a souvenir you’re not yet ready to dispose of.” Candy Cotton, Modern...

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1.    John Desmond Patrick Keegan
2.    Alfred, Lord Tennyson 
3.    Sally Aline Mae Beller
4.    Charles Edward A. Berry
5.    Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce...

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LONG AGO LAGGER

I slipped in through the back door
It was the middle of the night
I didn't want them seeing me
My demeanor just wasn't right

I went out to have some fun
It got in a bit late,...

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ON DAY 1 of Noel my sweetie gave to me a Bluejay in a Fir Tree!
          ON DAY 2 of Noel my sweetie gave to me...

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This piece was done with help from a friend, Homer(@chrysomer on Instagram), please do check him out. We took turns, alternating with each line. He began, then on and on it went. I’ll be starting...

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" LAKESIDE" LAUN NIOSES AND " BIG KNUCKLE" TRYST HESSLER
WERE VICTORIUS IN A TAG BOUT AGAINST
GALBITRON TU M'AIMES AND " THE spotLIGHT" BRENT SPINNER

 A SCIENTIFIC CLASSIC SAW
" THE WORLDS FINEST" JEFFREY GRANT
  ...

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This article is about the underground lyricist and outlaw musician. For other uses, see Zoltan Goliath, Brent Scorn, Lydia Fox, C. Günter Marrow, Elzbieta Bienga (disambiguation).

Otis (Trench Mouth) Trench was born with pneumonia in a...

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Mother's Day Tribute

To Mother

Things are complicated, and I’m frustrated
And gag to hear you say with parental authority
“When you’re older, you’ll understand better!”

Well, that’s a long way into the future, and I’m present
So spare me the...

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A Resolution for This Time
(Based on Eccl. 3:1-15)
©2011 C. Brent Cloyd

I long to see the beauty of my time
Hear music from eternal bells that chime
Enjoy earth, till this good life I sever
Look toward heaven that...

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"He was not a wanton killer as dark as a Mexican.
He was a fair complexioned boy who was always smiling.
He was very brave and loyal to all of his friends.
When he was killed, many Spanish...

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I'm building a spaceship in my garden shed
From old bits of second hand cars
It's due to depart in a couple of months
Not to Uranus,Venus or Mars
But far further away in the cosmos
Lies a planet quite...

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when onset 
   of periodontal disease didst rear
innocuously unbeknownst then, 
   that...nada one tooth experts could spare
though grievously sad to bid teeth adieu

     now, tis gratitude these...

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Stef, born in New Zealand’s fine country, 
Moved to Canada aged 4 with her parents, 
Where she had a boating accident aged 9,
Which amputated her right foot for her life. 

She’s married to fellow Paralympian...

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Where the Rich and the poor, they co-exist
Each being is humane, and yet there are misfits
Eating Vada Pav(Read “Veg Patty Burger”), adds vitamins
Every diet is a myth, so say the Shrinks

Making money is now every...

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The Old House and the New Home
©2011 C. Brent Cloyd

I’ve lived in houses in the country side
There with my family I did abide
By the dust and gravel of a country road
Much pride was taken in...

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This article is about the avant-garde poet, playwright and memoirist. For other uses, see Otis Trench, Brent Scorn, Lydia Fox, C. Günter Marrow, Elzbieta Bienga (disambiguation).

Zoltan Goliath (?????? ?????) has long been considered an enigma;...

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The Secret Revealed to Joseph
©2011 C. Brent Cloyd

About the birth of Christ men have much to say,
But the Bible says it came about this way.
Joseph proposed and to Mary was engaged,
But then he received news...

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It's a cold bitter day
the wind it bites like needles
head held low, wind chimes
beckon from the open fields
to the shelter of his elders
woods, a cabin quaint and humble
place enough to potter and mumble
where he kneels...

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Empty Speeches 
©2012 C. Brent Cloyd

Gone are the columns, gone is the crowd
Just twenty thousand, shouting loud
Gone is the hope, debt was the change
Stale words remain, empty and strange

The air is filled with Biden baloney
He...

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Two-Fifty-Four
©2012 C. Brent Cloyd

I bought a new scale at the Wal-Mart store.
Made it secure and level on the floor.
I took a breath, then stepped on.
The digits I saw made me moan.
Surely, I do not weigh...

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a hint of lime
brings back the time
when we were young and stupid
we loved like children
in the rain
i wish we only knew it
we walked for miles on 
eighty proof spiced rum
we found no answers
the shag green...

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For Brent:

The unexpected death of a friend weighs heavy on my mind
Unexpected, horrific accident, I can't understand why it was his time.
A tragedy takes a young life
And makes a widow of a young wife
A child...

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I had a little friend who left too soon.
Acute leukemia struck at age five.
His mind was so blindingly bright.
This earth could not give it room.

He had questions in endless supply.
Every answer quickened another query
About stars,...

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