Long Downstairs Poems
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Echoes of a Shady PastAn icy chill descends on 13 Beaver Veil Cottage as sisters Ester and Ellie walk gingerly up the steps on this wet and windy night.
This once charming pied-a-terre was now in a final phase denouement.
The...
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Categories:
downstairs, art, birth, character, courage, dark, imagery, imagination,
Form:
Prose
Echoes Of A Shady Past Part Twon icy chill descends on 13 Beaver Veil Cottage as sisters Ester and Ellie walk gingerly up the steps on this wet and windy night.
This once charming pied-a-terre was now in a final phase denouement.
The...
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Categories:
downstairs, character, dark, death, emotions, gothic, imagery, imagination,
Form:
Prose
Chapter 97 -- Damian Delilah Mallory: Family Times and ProjectsDate: December 2042
Early afternoon, Damian was
Busy in his den planning the trip
To Trinidad. He called CJ first
To confirm his commitment to
The project. "Hey brother you
Still on for that trip we spoke
About."...
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Categories:
downstairs, absence, allusion, earth day,
Form:
Alliteration
2 Detectives and a Victim, Tonight's Episode: the TwistJoe: "It's 9 a.m., here in Gotham and my partner, Mike and I, have been here since 7 a.m., and we also passed a cow coming over here!"
Mike: "That was no cow sir just a...
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Categories:
downstairs, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Once Upon a Halloween In the 50'sThe excitement mounted as we rummaged around in the attic looking through old steamer trunks for discarded clothes and props to make Halloween costumes. With an old suit and hat of Granddads, I became a...
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Categories:
downstairs, nostalgia,
Form:
Prose
Death WatchDeath Watch
It was early morning.
The sun was barely above the high hills on the other side of the lake.
I was at the end of the dock slowly reeling in my line.
I could see fish jumping...
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Categories:
downstairs, death, father, poetry, sick, drug,
Form:
Prose Poetry
The Plagueas the PROPHETS of profits, WE lead and WE’re fair
while WE’re living the life of the poor BILLIONAIRE
– silver yachts, pearly castles, cash (plenty to spare) –
with the world on OUR backs... ah! the burdens...
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Categories:
downstairs, society,
Form:
Quatrain
SPECIAL AGENT ALAN KING FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ILLINOISYOU ARRIVED ON CUE I SUPPOSE RIGHT AFTER THE CHRISTMAS DAY ARSONS MURDERS PROCLAIMING MY LIFE WAS IN GRAVE DANGER WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ARSON MURDER 8 ELDERLY PERSONS PARISHES PROCLAIMED MY EX HUSBAND...
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Categories:
downstairs, chicago, city, i love you,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Magdalen Christmas Eve Mass 1984Busy time very frustrating watching my
husband and ciro gargano go over the
blue prints over and over again during
the 1984 elections for lake county Daniel
Furlan Bobby Thompson Ernest Fisher Ciro
was looking...
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Categories:
downstairs, america, christmas, city, evil, faith, fire,
Form:
Free verse
The Pedicure VirginI don't know what came over me that day - an instant of weakness after years of resistance, I suppose.
My beaming spouse leads me, a dog on a short leash, into the forbidden citadel, the...
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Categories:
downstairs, humor,
Form:
Prose
Chapter 152 -- DAMIAN DELILAH MALLORY HOLANNYA: pt 4 Almost Time for a Wedding April 3, 2051
Dolly speculated about home, "the kids."
And decided Skype contact before
The dawn of day. Next day early morning.
Dolly was thinking, "this turned out
Completely different than expected.
Ooo this was Not the plan. She...
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Categories:
downstairs, absence, allusion,
Form:
Prose
Never Out of Season - a Short StoryI was wiping the dust off an old snow globe in the upstairs attic, when a mop of honey-blonde hair suddenly appeared through the wooden flooring.
"I thought I'd find you...
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Categories:
downstairs, august, bereavement, blue, christmas, december, farewell, grief,
Form:
Narrative
It Won'T Be Dark ForeverDaylight dies
Blackout the sky
Does anyone care
Is anyone there
Enjoy this life
Pop open a Sprite
Roll over to the right and kiss my wife
She's fast asleep
Daylight is trynna come
It's trynna creep
When she...
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Categories:
downstairs, cheer up, depression, desire, encouraging, feelings, future,
Form:
Free verse
the 3rd floorThis was last Saturday night. We were at a rooftop party in downtown New Haven thrown by ‘DocHouse.’ Doc-House is kind of a frat-house, owned by Dr. Melon, where he and seven doctoral students live....
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Categories:
downstairs, humor, school, social, student,
Form:
Free verse
Teachers Conference the FBI and meThere was no easy day going under cover
with four kids riding along with the FBI supervisor
I was just a young mother of four actually expecting
again seven months pregnant the FBI installed wires...
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Categories:
downstairs, art, beautiful, caregiving, chicago, feelings, journey, school,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Escape From HorrorWhen I first awoke in this hospital, they tell me I had stared straight ahead and never uttered a word. I was in shock for a while, but now Dr. Albright, the therapist assigned to...
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Categories:
downstairs, horror,
Form:
Narrative
So-Called Positive PoeDownstairs I go
Elevate me, you know
I'll get over the luv floo
Over the bad days too
Acting like a weirdo
A clown with an upside down frown... I'm a positive Poe
I'm out of my mind
I can't...
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Categories:
downstairs, deep, universe,
Form:
Free verse
Chinese SonnetsI
These days I forgive myself everything. After all
I'm alone and unhappy so I give myself a little treat
whenever possible. On summer nights I remember
the good women who loved me but live with their husbands now.
This...
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Categories:
downstairs, crazy, friend, grief, kiss, society, women, work,
Form:
Verse
I Am Not Done YetI am not done yet until all of you speak the truth, I am not done yet until I obtain justice for my brutal youth, you kick me around like ball and blame me for...
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Categories:
downstairs, business, confidence, corruption, death, deep, endurance, environment,
Form:
Narrative
Held AloftWe'd laid old George to rest the week before,
at ninety-one he now rejoined his wife,
no heirs to his estate, so one thing more
to do, and that's clear where he'd spent his life.
Downstairs had been quite...
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Categories:
downstairs, heartbreak,
Form:
Sonnet
Miracle On Ford StreetSt Anthony's orphanage was founded some thirty years ago
For homeless and orphaned children, by a priest Father Angelo
Every child was made welcome; race and religion mattered not
And every Christmas Father Angelo ensured presents they all...
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Categories:
downstairs, care, children, christmas, prayer,
Form:
Narrative
New NeighborsI am just finishing my morning meditation when I hear my doorbell ring. It actually sounds more like that buzzing sound you hear if you fry a fat fly on one of those electronic bug...
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Categories:
downstairs, depression, family, funny love, humor, husband, lonely,
Form:
Narrative
Joe Versus the RaccoonJOE VERSUS THE RACCOON
By Kate H. Stark
Each night ‘twas the same old proverbial shout.
“Hey Joe, will you please take the garbage bags out?”
Joe sighed, rolled his eyes as he walked toward the door....
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Categories:
downstairs, animal, dedication, funny, giggle, humor, humorous, imagination,
Form:
Rhyme
A Week In LifeIt is Monday, today is pay the bills and light shop.
All this after we have been for the morning run.
The dogs are always keen, they trot beside me
as at ten miles an hour we cover...
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Categories:
downstairs, life,
Form:
Epic
The BeadsThe Beads
There once was a boy, who was six years old,
Loving his parents, doing as he was told.
Church on Sunday, Mom during the week,
Learning about God, playing hide and seek.
Once and a while, they would...
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Categories:
downstairs, bereavement, child, health, religious,
Form:
I do not know?