Long Counterculture Poems

Did I hear that wrong?

On my way for another appointment
with the vampire bleeding Quest,
big stage conversations on the radio
travel way too fast
for me to stay tuned in
to our nesty mess
at my normal liberal-conserving pace.

A single...

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This small island civilization,
its empire was the largest creation,
with the widest trade connection,
there are mixed views of our colonization.

Many modern countries exist because of the British,
many justifiably say our actions were most brutish.
Some have hate...

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Dusk dawns noticeably earlier each night in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania - yup

Which trend will continue some days before
winter solstice 2021 in Northern Hemisphere,
Tuesday, December 21 10:58 AM.
Yes, interestingly enough earliest sunset date(s)
along eastern United States
will occur...

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Some have passion and
Dreams in their hearts
That weave in and out
Beyond the edges
Of small places
Their dreams may be only words to some
But to them they mean everything.

And others, 
Just as young,
Run off 
With no plans
No...

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"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."  
-- an unenlightened assw*pe medieval  
 
*   *   *  
 
Albeit nearly drowned by soup, one counterculture witch  
yet...

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The Doors of perception
maverick swinging carefree
to billboard hits in
rock’s american counterculture
face of the sixties
vocalist Jim Morrison
steering to the pulse of free love
in the heat of Los Angeles
riders on the storm

loving madly an L.A. woman 
parading...

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VAPOR! By Paul David Powers! 
Life is but a vapor, flowers bloom and die! 
But we have a destiny, a purpose, reason rhyme! 
In the beginning is the searching to find the person you 
The...

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We are young and try to be, Independent and free.
Got the world beneath our feet, they took our innocence to keep.
These the men of old, who swapped their hearts for shining gold.
Now they try to...

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THE JOURNEY! By Paul David Powers! In the beginning was the question, what life was all about! Though we often lived in peace, dad and mom would often shout!...

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NOBEL PRIZE WINNER?

Nasal, sand paper gritty voice.
Why did he win the poetry Nobel?
“The answer my friend” may be
“blowin’ in the wind.”

What were the Swedes thinking
when they voted, what were they on?.
 Probably sat around 
...

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DREAMCATCHER

the
new attention
in undercurrents
to emphasise
self
as
 the focus
&
the inspiration
&influence
among
the present
day
 counterculture
now
mainstream

alternatives
to the modern
 outlook
of
self
consciousness
dreamcatcher
   myths &
 practices

mainstream
 sensibilities
&
arguably
morality
of
the
orthodox
 elitist

NOTE:THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE   using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making...

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Poets embrace the septic of poetry,
     and frighten those who are shameful and ashamed ...
     People in daily toil, pathetic practices
     find ......

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conjure cumulus frost-bitten clouds
curious billows sporting fluffy shrouds
zeniths growing, burgeoning powers
forming glorious looming towers 

hyperboles design brief distortions 
comic sketches of monstrous proportions
cotton confections silvery might
splendiferous altars vestal white 

cryptic vaporized icy smoke
cumulus clouds lure...

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