Long Darnell Poems

Fortunately, when I was young, what I perceived - 'my kingdom' - 
spanned - and I'm not kidding you...seven - city - blocks!
But being neither worried about - nor having fully mastered - 
the tricky...

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Here's the deal, folks...
   This is, as indicated, the 2nd HALF of this fairly lengthy poem. Due to Poetry Soup's file-size limitations, this piece had to be posted in 2 parts. 
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This piece is a testimonial to the strong and unwavering love many of us tend to bestow upon our pets - been there - done this -


Just the other day, while I was talking with...

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P S its POETRY WRITE ON WRITE ON CONGRATS TO MY FELLOW POETRY SOUPERS PART 18

Thomas Flood                  ...

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My cat is a rescue me,
The abandonment of loneliness
He had his Forever Home promise
My love and affection were his.

See, he turns out to be, 
Complete contentment we shared
Mutual grounds in battles, here
We did not care...

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(Note: This is the introduction of a poem story I'm writing. This serves as the introduction to the key characters. The picture is hazy right now, but as time progresses, the characters will change from...

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In case you haven’t heard, Darnell, the UPS delivery guy is telling folks that Cameron said - right before he left -
He’d fin’ly made his mind up it was time to - reunite - with...

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Acrostic - William Patrick Darnell Sr

Willingly loving people as God would do;
Intelligent funny, wittily making you chuckle til blue
Listening with his heart so others can speak their words	
Learning what he must, trying not to make...

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A National Tribute To Chris Cornell

Such a treasure! He'll always live in our hearts, and nothing can take that away from any of us. The beauty of death can sometimes make treasurable moments, that we...

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I'm sending my love, 
And here's a hug too
Wishing nothing but
The absolute best for you. 

With love and esteem, 
We shall find our way
Hoping, and waiting for Ole' St Nick
Come and let's go play!

There's rumbling...

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I love you much, 
Billy Patrick, 
And I miss you so much more! 

I hope you're resting peacefully, 
I'll see you soon at Heaven’s door!

Until we reunite, my son, 
Keep an eye from above on...

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Remember (smiling) when:
You, me, the children then
Being out on the farm.

We were out tumbling in the yard, 
We had all tumbled so much
The fun we all had
We giggled so hard over by the barn.
 
The...

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I wish you were here to talk to me.
But you're gone now.
So all your advice is thoughts you see.
You were the one I came to when I neeeded advice.
And i always listened though sometimes you...

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So Risque

Racy
Casey

His Mind’s on the Moon

Spacey
Casey

Great Sprinter

Darter
Carter

Crybaby

Bawlin’
Colin

Always in a Rush

Boltin’
Coltin

Puppies for Sale

Daniel’s 
Spaniels

Don’t Cross Him

Callous
Dallas

Witch Doctor

Shaman
Damon

The Manny

Nanny
Danny

The Anti-Hero

Villain
Dylan

To Stop His Slouching

Straighten
Dayton

Wild Child

Feral 
Darrell

He Can’t Keep Secrets

Don’t tell
Darnell

Pretty Boy

Bonny
Donny

The Vigorous One

Lusty 
Dusty

Out of Practice

Rusty 
Dusty

Irritable Grandpa

Crusty
Dusty

Mr....

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As darkness engulfs itself around me,
I start to feel tired and suddenly alone.
By myself and away from the world
Darkeness has blanketed over me.

I fall into the darkness more, 
Only to begin to sleep.
I start to...

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For human was born unto this world, 
as He so chose to be. 
This God of our's, now Jesus Christ, 
is great Blessed love to see! 
We build our homes and decorate too, 
for all...

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Come Rest With Me
My Parents,
Bob and Thelma Darnell
R.I.P. 1998, 2000

God saw you getting weary, 
He did what He thought best. 

He put His arms around you and said, 
come with Me and rest. 

He opened...

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Thrill is Gone

Blues Boy, oh blues boy
say it ain't so 
Lucille's lover done gone
now I'm goin' down slow

B.B. bye baby 
I jus' heard da news
that B.B. is gone
the King of the blues

"thrill is gone away...

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Grandparent At Last


My granddaughters,
Aira'lee Nadean Jones,
Hope Faith Darnell 
 
Adelina Gracie Darnell
11.18.2019-09.27.2020
R.I.P. "Gracie"

Grandparents old of grandparents new, 
The unique joy that you are bringing true.

Fairy tale's told in the rosy past, 
My first granddaughters are...

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