Long Chevalier Poems

On the spur of the moment forecast by eternal script in the stars

The Bard strummed his guitar and sung a ballade from heart’s lute 

Wild horses would not keep him away from her as he...

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It began...


One day in a far off land where roamed the fearsome Chanticleer.  
There lived a mighty military man of rank, if not of prowess. 
He sought to tame the wily beast to bend...

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As the knight of Savoy protects the kingdom,one of the oldest monarchies. He does so, by riding the dragon,this beast tamed and true, with fiery breath and eyes of bluebut if the truth be known....

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The Dreams of Library Ladies

Library ladies could it be you sometimes dream
With books (and children) all put in their place
Do you imagine an alternate library scene
A view transformed to more exotic space

The British Museum, perhaps...

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As I'm walking on air in a cool breeze; its' effervescents of life puts my mind at ease. 
In my head plays the happy tune I'll be strumming along before too soon. 
Surely so, after...

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“fantôme du noir chevalier”



whither doth thee cometh from?
Strange voice that I see
Coldness of ire burns 
the skin beneath sheets
paper white guise
black ink heart bleeding within - 
stranger the walls do speak here
in the mirror swimming...

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When a plump woman is here, why do you walk away?
They will supply you with your love needs in every way.
They provide their husbands and boyfriends with happiness.
They’re keeping Catherines and Lane Bryant in business.
No...

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(Baldassare Galuppi was a music composer
in 18th century Venice.  Johann Pachelbel
came a little earlier.  Maurice Chevalier and
Mistinguette were vaudeville artists and
on-off lovers in Paris in the 1920s.)

Your filigree correctly fret, 
those perforations, so...

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Uma Carta de Amour 

A letter of love I never wrote
“But I remember it well.”
as Maurice Chevalier sang
Once, I loved a dolphin
A swam along the ship 
We sang a duet
People said the cook is mad...

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Goals Are The Legs Of Dreams
Written: by Miracle Man
January 30, 2021

For years I subsisted on transparent dreams,
then God enlightened me with this fact.
 Ambitions without goals would remain futile wishes,
and wishing would get me nowhere,...

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.He walked in silence

to the corner of my heart

He lit a candle~ fire

in a room once damp and dark

His words were gently spoken

His love was loud and clear

His arms were unexpected

A fearless Chevalier

My strength was...

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had a quick look over your work my dear 
your acting the jerk is now crystal clear 
even though you are in your 78th year 
away from rhyming you could not steer 
pull that stick...

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