Long Discontinued Poems

I'm fondly reminded of touring Europe our housing quarters and daycare i worked were under planned attacks blessing the attack meant for women and children would strike celebration of black September the attacked touched down...

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The remnants of August 2024 Hurricane Debbie

Like a humane huntress, she
(the anthropomorphized storm)
brought a spate of cool Autumn like
temperatures and gentle soothing rain
here within my neck of the woods
for the last couple of days.

No matter...

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Fall Of Berlin

There on the wall hangs a mixture of paint on linen,
Leaving the impression of a city besieged, encased in ice;
Purposely frozen in horror to remind the living,
Of blood oozing from the rubble into...

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An                          Kaleidoscopical        ...

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The most pregnant event that occurred...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
recorded July sixth nineteen sixty
upon birth of she who doggedly 
pursued me to the ends of the earth
and what not take no as an answer.

Unbeknownst to yours truly
a...

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I was making a deposit at the teller window of my local bank.  As the teller proceeded to finish the transaction, she asked if I would like to apply for their credit card. ...

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The Democratic Party has wasted trillions of United States Citizens taxpayers dollars.
The Social Security System has people even older than our nation of 300 years old
on our rosters.  Not all of it has been...

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V 11 Daniel 9:27  The he (the Anti-christ) shall confirm a covenant with many for
one week: (Israel and other countries for seven years.) Rev. 11:2,3 "But leave out
the court (of the temple of Jerusalem),...

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According to John and Matt Haggee of Cornerstone church. "If you want to be a truck drive you can take the classes and become one. If you want to be an electrician, you can take...

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According to John and Matt Haggee of Cornerstone church. "If you want to be a truck drive you can take the classes and become one. If you want to be an electrician, you can take...

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According to John and Matt Haggee of Cornerstone church. "If you want to be a truck drive you can take the classes and become one. If you want to be an electrician, you can take...

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Occasional cloudiness but lots of wintry sun light with mixtures of foggy, slippery, soggy, dry and wet days.  Such would be my 'one line' portrait of 'my neck of the woods'. There is a...

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Like a present long waited for that is sealed
I’m in and out of love and don’t know how to feel
Although my love life has come to a yield
Now is the time to harvest the fresh...

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There once was a popular car commercial that stated, "This is not your father's oldsmobile".  The manufacurer was proud to have built a better car. I don't know if it was better, but after...

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she's not rock postal... 
she designed the plank... 
Knows how to avoid the edge... 

she doesn't need to talk to you, 
...but will listen with intent... 

she used to pull the wings 
off flies... 
something,...

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As I approach the staunch realization that we are the poisonous creatures
Plaguing the very mother that nurtures our brittle and deplorable existence
We cross our arms seeking the unexplained comfort we think we know
Leaning back in...

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Sometimes our attention will turn toward some of God's special creations that may cause our hearts to skip a beat or take one's breath away.  Such was the case with me when one of...

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Twas like every November before it, 
But this one came with an air of uncertainty,
For the drums of celebrations had halted in may.
When Owen celebrated his second birthday.

Fate was finally smiling at Evbareke
Those around her...

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Retrospective 
By Laura Dee Battle
January 14, 2015

Looking back at the Crimson shades of hell
The days where I couldn't bear to face my own reality
Showroom shines of smiles concealing secrets I would never tell
Not that I...

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Day Sounds

On one recorded morning in June of ‘08, my ears tuned in to the sound of the mild banging of a hammer from somewhere close by.  I heard the leaves in the trees,...

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My God can budge mountains and if you’re thirsty for his knowledge here’s a fountain
Quit being filthy, it’s clear your starving

Failures are unfamiliar in behalf of your behavior my preaching to you is pray to...

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Darling, will you love me still if I weren't a poet? 
Will you hold my hand if I hypothetically happened 
              ...

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2000 miles is a long way, and 50 plus years is a very long time.
It spells the time and space that have separated me and my two best
childhood friends. Back then, whether it was hay,...

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LAUGH IT OFF

BERNITA THE BOLIVIAN COUGER

BERNITA SHUFFLES OVER TO THE MAKEUP COUNTER, WITH GLASSES SLIDING OFF HER NOSE AND EYES PINNED TO THE SALES GIRL LIKE A TAIL ON A DONKEY. " I'D LIKE TO...

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This site has been my haven, where I’ve met
so many poets; neither do I lack
for friends, and some I never will forget
although I know they won’t be coming back.

I’m blessed in that the best friends...

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