Long Busier Poems

Red light, the neon beer sign on the distant wall reflects off the long expanse of polished bar top, overpowering the quiet brown wood. It’s after lunch, only a few people in to stir the...

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Sweat is dribbling down my face, I am feeling hot
I can still hear the cracking sound swirling around 
And the night dancing to its own rhythm
The night suddenly fades in and the journey begin
That night...

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As I rummage through the pages of my life
I remember my married life
The hustle bustle the joys and the strife
There was no time for rest and relaxation
I was mother of 5 children
Taking care of their...

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I told him who I was and explained my predicament and asked would it be possible to use their phone to get help, he said”  unfortunately we do not have a telephone.”Strange I thought,...

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Damian had a restful sleep.
Up at 9  simply shaved 
Showered savagely ate. And 
On the road at 10 to retrieve
His future.  He hoped she was
anxiously anticipating 
The surprise. The weekdays 
The road was...

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A Dream That Came True.

In my mind's eye I had seen her undress a thousand times
 sending hot flashes that exploded with her moaning
 Months before ever summoning the courage to speak to her
 I...

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7 pm wake up call


Today I had the strangest dream.
There was you and I, working side by side,
In a café down the street.
I guess we were on equal pay.
I started work and there you were,
Sat...

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I could grow roses, and collect their nectar,
For newly wedded pairs’ perfume.
Or lilies, the Persian young lovers would secretly present their bashful beloveds.
Or could process the early-ripening fallen apple,
Foreigners would slowly have
Seeing the fiery sun...

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Robert browning and Me (2)

Where was I with that book on Artemisia?
No Internet or Amazon back then,
So I got busy trudging round – then busier.
No joy. “American?  We’ll call you when …”
“Import it from...

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No, not anymore, am not as before
To want and need, to be guided by greed
I could sleep on the floor, and just as easily snore
On a king size bed if I was a kid, or...

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My dear friends, I didn't write “My Time Is Up”
just to see what kind of a response it would create!
I was totally sincere. I have been a member since
2012 but recently noticed my readership was...

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Snow-drifts
as time
along a fifty mile strip
of cracking tar rubbed raw by the constancy
of speeding cars roaring past this crumbling city,
indifferent to the frost matted fields
or the give and take of December lovers
walking hand in hand...

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2 years, 5 months and 14 days ago
That’s about how long you've moved half way across the world
I've always been worried that things would change between us 
But you made me believe that everything would...

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You were suppose to be my everything. My air, water and food. And for a while you were.
But from there, things went down hill. Missed calls, not returning calls, and no text
reply. As my heart...

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I've grown a bit slower, I've grown a bit fatter,
  my mission each hour: relieving my bladder.
When I was a youngster, I had no idea
  old coots who eat fruits will just get...

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At the time of my life, when all should done,
when my life should have transformed into just peace and fun.
The clock hasn’t paused
to allow me to sit
for a moment to rest my old bones for...

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Driving along, the road staring back at me 
mid afternoon sun warming the windshield 
I discover yellow winking in a sea of green 
buttercups bobbing in the wind, catching my eye 
momentarily taking my mind...

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Away up north where it’s snowing they say
the elves are preparing for Christmas day.
Big elves little elves, busier than bees
All building toys, for under Christmas trees.

Some work with hammers others building bikes,
some riding through the...

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Spread love at all times—but not in an obnoxious way.
Peddle light, be it a candle—a mirror of its depiction.
Reach into the darkness and lead a soul to the light.
Elixir of life is labor, and the...

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Come on you lot wakey wake
A start of another crazy day
Give the comatosed children a chant
Dash to the bathroom now it's vacant
No time for a rest or sleep
Just on the go cup of tea
Uniforms pressed...

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Dear Santa,

How you doing,
hope this message finds you well
I know it’s almost Christmas
and you’re busier than hell

I really hate to ask you
but I know I have been nice
Except for just a couple things
and maybe something...

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Is this a friend, I ask you!

"Oh, you are dying?I really could care less.
I have a garden to attend to, for folks to impress. I live in a state of eternal busy-ness.
No heart of mine, shall I share.
See,...

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The chirps of birds on a cold winter morning

Rain falling upon your umbrella
As you blow into your hands to warm them

The trees blowing in the wind
Trying their best not to succumb
To the force pressing against...

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There have been many songs and sayings associated with time.
Time Passages, Time After Time - can make you feel sublime.
Time In A Bottle is a song of romance and love
Cherish these feelings both below and...

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Written March 8, 2012

Death mixed with morning rain and darkness,
Icy patches hidden on the pavement
Lived comfortably on the outside
As I rode along in my car like the 
Planchette of a Ouija board.

Unaware that the power(s)...

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