Long Cox Poems

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The Great PoetrySoup Poets in as of now
1.NoMatter What
2.Roses are Red...

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Brian Cox 
was on television
pointing out that the 
singularity

Existed 
with no beginning
and no end

The bible say's
God existed 
with no beginning

and no end
he said 
the universe 

began
13.5 million
years ago

perhaps with the big bang theory
the singularity exploding...

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Sappho, fragment 58
loose translation by Michael R. Burch 
 
Pain
drains
me
to
the
last
drop
.



Sappho, fragment 130 (Lobel-Page 130 / Voigt 130)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Eros, the limb-shatterer,
rattles me,
an irresistible
constrictor.



Sappho, unnumbered fragment
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

What cannot be...

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Sappho fragment 22
loose translation by Michael R. Burch 
 
That enticing girl's clinging dresses
leave me trembling, overcome by happiness,
as once, when I saw the Goddess in my prayers
eclipsing Cyprus.
 
NOTE: This is a translation of...

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I am Flight Sgt Ramsay Roe, and my memories have faded,  
Of my experiences in Burma, and their chronological order, 
But into my memory’s deep recesses i have dug and waded, 
Although the exact...

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Johnny Cash gives it away for free,
John K says he would like to be Prez.
Richard Nixon will run against him,
so the republican party says.

Lamar Cox gets 44th KO,
‘The Stilt’ scores 58 in one game.
In high...

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The Useful Guru
Melanie heard of a remarkable man,
with a groundbreaking view on life,
millions of people watched his videos,
learned how to deal with daily strife.
She found herself in a bad place,
her career not going so well,
so...

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Once upon a time not that 
long ago. Lived a beautiful 
young lady named Princess.
Who lived in the inner city. 
Her eyes were hazel. And 
they changed with whatever 
she chose to ware. Her smile...

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In prison, and bereft of all defence,
But my Healer, graver than ever ere, 
Swirls his chair round, yon of window to stare 
As if to get inspired from Providence. 
More of a dumb than mute,...

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I didn’t know it wasn’t my job to console you
It wasn’t my job to care if you had potatoes with ya steak
It wasn’t my job to make sure you were awake
You was sleeping on your...

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The sun is ruler of our earthly realm.
O’er solar planets it maintains its reign,
each morning taking luminescent helm
for daily doings in our world’s terrain.
The varied rocky planets had a time
perhaps with weather mild, when water...

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“She’s let me down again Clare Cox” the ‘missus’ fumed about her wayward aid.
Now with the job to do upon her own. For other arrangements have been made.
“You’re helping me today” she pointed “And I...

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loved the hundreds of women and whiskey glass respected.
Loved trains overtake a galloping.
Cox on Colt, valued faithful night dagger
And - loop to hang the enemy on the bough.
Was a robber and a thief I'm clever...

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Felix is dead

I have a tail, huge teeth
Which I only use for food
I love the pack leader
I walk with him each day
But I’ve heard a rumour
Someone new is coming to stay

I bite through toys and
My...

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Alexander Pearce, you won’t know the name 
And you’ll gag when you find out his claim to fame
He was sent to Australia for steeling some shoes
According to Ireland’s 1819 crime news
Ended up in Port Author...

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Grace was born with Erb’s Palsy, it's a nerve condition, 
Which means she struggles with her arm and shoulder, 
But now she’s a rower LTA mixed cox four, Paralympian, 
Coming from Sheffield, training at Caversham,...

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Each moment, like life itself, is a pleasant knock,
This, like the spring surprises, unlocks each time clock;
And unpacks puzzling feelings like Pandora box,
Making me take hold of my lifeboat like a cox...

Knocks are manifold like...

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If I were a character from a TV show I would be Dr Cox from scrubs
I push people away i care about the same way he won't give JD a hug
I'll love you deep down...

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Life?

If they told you, first day, when you were born
The first thing to understand is, you will die.
You’ll face a life of insecurities, disappointment
And lies. You’re going to struggle and have to fight
To receive the...

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She asked her daughter to explain fully
How she became the target of a female bully

“The bully said I have an odd, long face
The kids cried, ‘Disgrace, disgrace, disgrace!’”

“Oh Mom, please, is it true?
Is my face...

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Bitter Lemon Woman

In sarcastic egos, you’ve cornered the market.
A self-important peasant, a show off bourgeoisie
Without compassion, a bitter lemon woman.

A twisted tongue, a controlling snake
A liar, a betrayer and a tortured soul
A pathetic vein of...

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Oliver is the cox of the LTA mixed cox four team, 
And graduated from Warwick Uni in Philosophy, 
Where he started rowing at once in his first year, 
Soon to become the cox of lively...

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Parents: He’s fine but just on the spectrum
Slightly dyslexic, number blind and 
A tadge autistic and is allergic to
Snails, bees and litmus paper.
He needs a keyboard but can write
His handwriting is poor. We love
Him, but...

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The Monstrous Past
I try to put the past to bed and tuck it up so it can’t escape
I say goodnight and creep away, but it’s always by my side.
I try not to look and hope...

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Pamela Relph wanted to join the army, the Royal Engineers, 
Because she was funded by them for sixth form fun arrears, 
But she got arthritis just when she was eighteen and keen, 
And so undertook...

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