Long Cabrera Poems

You descended down from the Heavens in a hurry,
You heard my cries, Oh Lord.
As a child weeps in the arms of her father,
You wrapped your arms around me and wiped away my tears. 
You held...

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I killed the earth last night,
with my unregistered gun and I joined
rich men with toupees, and backbones 
of little boys. 
I killed the earth last night,
by bringing my .38 caliber to school.
Bang. Bang.
I killed the...

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I have attempted to capture my favorite major league baseball players in this little shape poem of home plate. Included are (in no particular order):

Say Hey Willie Mays       ...

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When the day comes 
For me to fly away to a happier place,
What will I say 
When I meet my Saviour face to face? 
Will I tell Him 
how much I prayed day and night?...

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A special design, I am created
quilted fabrics of love and hatred
uncertainties and boredom intertwined
loomed with resentment and outrage
dyed abundantly with tears, salty 
and bittersweet combined.

You tucked me in a box
four walls will they be enough
candy-coated...

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The world is filled with cheaters;
It almost seems the norm.
We hear of more examples found
In every shape and form:

A Scrabble competition where
A young man used his wiles
To sneak into the playing bag
Some extra blank-faced tiles.

Lance...

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Standing by my window this afternoon
I raise my glass to Venice in parting
Three days at the Venetian Lagoon
Down  Rialto Bridge on a taxi we're riding.

"Buona giornata, Mademoiselle" greets
The room boy smiling, " Fiori per...

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Moontrail

Alone to view this moontrail, loss felt keen
And sharp, for you, have cross’d it in the night
Bleak morning light has barr’d my path, this plight
Cuts my heart deep, as it has never been.
Let me paint...

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Your eyes say there's a room for everyone
I lost my way, welcome me to your shore
Light up your torch, I'm avoiding the sun
Of fear as I sailed across with my oar.
Are there words unsaid in...

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He writes, pouring down his words of glory
Disclose the echoes of his wondrous dream
Down into his soul her untold story 
Boundless desire; her tears, her eyes gleam.

With strokes of rufous and cherry and wine
Erasing the...

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Eyes full of love and passion
like a burst of colors in springtime
violets so blue; roses in crimson
love letters so full of emotion.
Whispers, breaths from two lovers
love is flowing within us
a plethora of words so sweet
as...

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The day is coming very soon
We will see each other
Probably around noon.

I wake up one day
Flesh and soul intertwine
For I will be there to stay.

This writing shall be put to life
Everything we hope and dream
Fill...

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Only a father could light up her face
only a father could bring her joy.
Tired as he was, as he plodded to the door
courage stern within.

Not old enough to do better
not old enough to stifle her...

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Do these fingers hurt from writing anew
Esoteric voice of silence
Keeps on screaming
To cover this mouth shut

But.
Silence speaks louder than sound
Strongly exhort to keep trying
But surely, they'll disagree
Wanting to hear those real conundrums
Flashing like wildfire

Surely they...

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My Naked Soul

The singing reaches my naked soul
And the drums begin to roll
I have loved your thorns that tore me apart
Rhyming, piercing through my pale heart.

Some dark things are to be loved
Secrets hidden beneath the...

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A ballad of fate
Dwelling in floods and eddies of time
Floating off to forever with death's kiss
A sun dance as darkness permeates
This tumultuous storm of acid rain
Drenching my thoughts
A punctuation of my dreams.

I have lived yesterday
With...

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