Long Down in the mouth Poems

A weary way-fairer all lost in wood 
One dark night fending for food fell in well— 
Unused and dry— it left him fate to brood, 
But clutched on still to Banyan roots that fell 
Into...

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After the rain


I share your pain
Let me lessen the burden
Come, 
Hold my hand
Let me wrap my arms 
Around your frame 

Hold you close 
‘till our river overflows with 
our heart’s nose
I feel the fire in...

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Passion ignited on a strike
She lights the dark night sky
trailing a glowing inferno
scattering embers near and low, soo far and ever so high, 
crawling across the hills ever searching
for a manner to quench her thirst
her...

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BLUE BY YOU

What’s Blue by me?  

Butterfly wings, 
the Blue Moth in flight,
stilettos, suede shoes, 
for dancing at night.
Moonbows and rainbows, 
in the spectrum of blue,
the eyes of your love, 
when he’s laughing at...

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A star is in the making, hopeful and joyful,
Digital as it’s said, ready and set to go,
Dwindling   in the spirit, rising but shaky,
A pill is fixed on the lips, slowly sinking in the...

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Dawn was grey,
He was sitting in a dark aisle,
Steel was cold,
His  nerves were giving away their hold.

And then he heard,
A cry of delight,
He saw sunshine.
She was bright ,
Brighter than daylight,
Wrapped in pink and white.

She held...

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She saw me heading her way, our eyes met,
I just knew that she was my life and yet,
My heart was beating fit to bust in my chest,
Would I say something dumb as I tried my...

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Opie woke up feeling right today,
got a good nod in
Everything was copacetic okay
Heard on the news 
there was a crisis he should know about,
as he wiped the spittle drooling down from his mouth
Emergency in the...

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"Buttons"

Silly word really, right? 

Sounds like when to speak it... like you just admitted that your bottom weighs an amount in the tons. 

Hell man, with me... ! 

"Wouldn't want a cart to move my...

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Deep breathing walkers
stretch across the blue grass of early day.

The park is a Florida basin under river roots.
A native cracker jammed down in a no-name Ford
listens to a country station that’s mega-nasal,
tin-star shaped and boozy.

Alligators...

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Pat Flynn and his ass live in Inchicore
Pat lives in the house with the bright red door
The ass drinks stout but let me tell you more
He won the the gold cup in 'eighty four.

Flynn went...

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Take your pills, open wide
Swallow it with your pride
It’s a cure, overdose
Keep your head down and your mouth closed

We’re so
We know
We’re shallow
I know

You can call it narcissism
You can blame it on materialism
Our delusions, indecision
Children of...

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Two daughters they had – Happy and Sad.
They had other names, but this is what we neighbors noticed.
And it is what we called them.

Happy was always laughing, smiling, joking, playing.
She was upbeat, positive, excited about...

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Year Fifty Two


Oh what a glorious day it is
And happy birthday to you I say
Fifty two wonderful years for you
And many more  you’ll have I pray

Don’t look so down in the mouth
And pout about...

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Took a cruise down a river of booze.
Pissed my pants and filled my shoes.
Now it's time to clean it up.
Take a shower and drink a cup.

The fever caused my nerves to shake.
I had to leave...

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A little Bird,
Moved for living,
He had chosen a tree,
When he saw his native man.

He didn’t frightened,
He welcomed him and sang a song,
Tried to fragrant his love,
And danced on the branches.

One day a guest came,
And parked...

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Have you ever heard of Miss Lolly Palooza
Lolly's a sweet young thing
You'll never see her when the temperature's frigid
She emerges at the first sign of spring

Sometimes a robin will try getting here first
It's an age...

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Every dark road traveled,
every pain and loss suffered,
etched deep in the face.

All the hardships endured
bruising the eyes,
the grief and heartache
down turning the mouth.

Giving up on caring
in the wayward hair,
the roughness of life
in the rasp in...

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in the Name of 
Preventing Unnecessary Pain
(P U P)

"Of countless ova and spermatozoa, merely a handful eagerly long
to be bred and birthed."
-- a deeply sentimental romantic
full down in the mouth

*   *  ...

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Reindeer racks, huffing and chuffing - smokestacks
                longing, like huskies, to run with shining
      ...

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They keep telling me time is on my side.
But I'm not sure that time can stem the tide.
When things begin to go down south.
And life leaves you down in the mouth.
All I know is to...

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Not Enough Money for the Month

By Elton Camp

Many old folks thought they were secure
And could enjoy life in old age for sure

But when their portfolios went south
Found themselves down in the mouth 

Even the money...

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What can I say
It's not my best day
They come along once in a while
It's not a big deal
It's normal to feel
Overwhelmed and unable to smile

The stress' of life
With everyday strife
Can sure get you down in...

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Oh woe is me.
Life is bad.
Things are horrible.
I live in pure sad.

I drag my lethargic body
Through mire, muck and mud.
Down in the mouth always,
A true Elmer Fudd.

All things are terrible.
I feel ugly and sick.
You cannot...

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Tattle tale Tessie is on my last nerve.
She tells on everyone with vigor and verve.
Before they do much Tessie is whining away.
Wearing down my good mood by the end of each day.

Blah blah blah blah...

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