Long Coincided Poems

“Son”...”say goodnight to grandpa”

Spurred by mother dearest 
as well as other politesse
drummed into her second born
fobbing blandishments as incentive
tumbled off fingers of prodigal son
tripped wordsmith to splutter forth
forthwith the following lines.

Back in the day 
quaint...

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Roaring Twenties

Nostalgia and age like bacon and eggs,
With buttered toast and jam on the side for breakfast;
And coffee, and a glass of orange juice to drink,
And a memory in-between to rethink.

The day begins with boring...

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Gbum Shaka!
Sing to me,o Angel of
The legendary conqueror,
The great elephant that 
Shook the foundations of 
The earth.

Whirrrrrrrrrr......hear the 
The voice of the wind 
Whispering about the 
Only Ama Nkosi:

Between the Drakensberg
And the Indian ocean,
The immortalized...

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Odyssey from Africa, Chapter 11 (d) cont...

Thus the boarding of the parties 
Was a speedy operation 
Very soon the whole flotilla
Sailed toward the open ocean

This wide bay from which the ships set
Sail is called the...

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~When We Met.~
Battling everyday is so hard to maintain a healthy 
brain to keep up with our everyday work our 
thoughtful speculations of wanting the impossible 
to take place,has to change,by gaining self confidence
and become...

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Happy birthday to me.
I shall have a wonderful day, today and always.
It is a significant day in my life.
the Western and Lunar Calendar both coincided.
As the day I was welcome to this world.
A mile stone...

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You may wonder where this story’s going but bear with me please
as I take you on a little journey from friendship to Jujubes.

We met him on one of our morning walks…soon after we retired…I’m not...

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As summer evolves,
With heat and despair,
The boy I once knew,
Gazes up in the air,
He's enamored by freedom,
The choices supplied,
By three months vacation,
And magic implied,
Some friends are around,
Some travel with kin,
While others do nothing,
Or indulge in...

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This day I grow tired
and so incredibly weary.
My heart holds only dreams
of a Life unfullfilled
A Life not nurtured,
yet barely a glimmer
of the spirit that once was.

I do have memories of some things good 
-not all...

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Hello.

(I no longer know what this word means,
But I take it that this will do:

You exist,
And I spoke because of this,
Because I know

That without you then
"Hello." shall come to an end,
As if you were a...

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7/24/20
"Lopsided"

Folks being simple minded
So blinded
And staying one sided
Meanwhile, life and death coincided

Not every wrong was righted
I guided
Pathways were lighted
And a helping hand was provided
But still many remained divided

Some were frightened
Others caused violence
As the sky brightened
For...

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SHE WAS THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE
HE WAS LIVING IN THE PAST 
AND IT WASN'T YET APPARENT
HOW LONG THEIR LOVE WOULD LAST
BUT THEY DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT
WITH PASSIONS SO INTENSE
AS THEY SHARED EACH OTHER'S ENERGY
AND KEPT...

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Deborah and I received a wonderful complement from Ava., our granddaughter, the other day
It coincided with a time we’d come to terms with becoming old and grey.

We met for lunch at a restaurant…for our usual…good...

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My previous state of darkness I once coincided
Has suddenly converted to being worthwhile and much more lighted
Resulting in celestial flares so fierce that the earth shifts
Our inflamed union has induced a flame to gunpowder kiss
Commencing...

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The second coming of Jesus coincided with the World Cup game, 
But no one noticed him as he had no expensive merchandise bearing his name. 

People were flocking en masse to the stadium, with it...

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I passed away last night.
This morning I buried my soul.
Love died inside of me
My story left untold.

The funeral was attended
by Hurt, Anger and Pain
While Solitude and Despair 
Slowly comforted me in the rain.

The mundane atmosphere,
Coincided...

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Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet. ~ Kin Hubbard 

Riley was a control freak
barking orders at his wife
who'd scurry like a timid mouse
knowing if she didn't conform
a barrage of blows would rain down...

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It's funny, how the first precious gift you've given me
Had coincided with a certain song I keep hearing.
I always started dreaming of seeing you again,
After I made our friendship disappear for two years.
I went from...

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He walks around with a secret untold
Its taken his peace, and life begins to unfold.
No one understands the pain he has to bare.
Now everything tastes different, even the air.

Life is now empty stares from the...

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Winter paints a canvas of souvenirs, 
its white steering the mind 
to recall the lilac saffron fields 
that yield to goldenrod…. 
unfurled pods, sundrenched and swollen 
which release their pollen in passion pink.
We stopped to...

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As I rest to gather strength,
To avoid the coming rush,
My arms are stretched at length,
But it seems a stretch I must...
A storm drain has the tendency,
To slowly pull you back,
But the lack of your dependency,
Helps...

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