Long Downturn Poems

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Brackish-gurgling days that
Unobtrusively slid along
Past tussock grass and curled up 
Balls of Fern...
Glued tightly onto structured vanes
Of outstretched frond.
Venerable Mosses reciting epic tales,
Measured throughout Metronomical 
Strains,
Chanting methodically in harmonious
Downturn - 
Wherein contained: 
Foreboding dialects delivered...

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Reflecting on the joy that comes
From listening to the heart, the soul
The One who brings everlasting peace
And a love that reaches through grief
Breathing a caress across the emotions
Whispering comfort to heal and console
Coloring feelings in...

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Enveloped in the mayhem of covid-19
We are seating ducks in our homes
Anxiously pondering about how the world post Covid- 19 would be like
Would it be welcoming?
Or rather vicious like a mad dog?
But one thing is...

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Home
How long will people die at the hands of mercenaries
How long will I be ridiculed on my own continent
How long will nature endure the harm being done to the land
There’s no place like home, no...

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I married in 1962 the biggest mistake of my entire life the marriage ended in 1973 I was now free to be me and never married again. But I have had my share of girlfriends...

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IN A NOWHERE LAND

I feel like a crazy, mad woman,
chafed and losing my patience.
Feeling so bad, ready to explode
or needing desperately to explore
and get lost to point of no return
or to find a nowhere land.

The...

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12)Coddle- Two fish enrapt in love.

13)Mustard- A diarrhea victim who can wait no longer.

14)Jam Session- A gathering of sweet-toothed weirdos with various jams and 
jellies.

15)Coffee Table- An occasional table made of stale and hard coffee...

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Meg often told Josh
to try to be less reckless
but Josh had panache
when dealing with dangerous
too often being feckless

since days of sixth grade
their hands often intertwined
Meg and Josh displayed
how their main wants were aligned
though to harm...

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Park bench encounter
Old man staring;
Faraway look

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Financial district
Business downturn;
By this fringe

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Stormy evening
Rain flows like oil;
Lightning dazzles

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Lift landing
Blank faces congregate;
Alone together

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Wind on my face
Rushing home;
Rain water wets

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Somnolent interlude
Cricket musical;
Deep dark night

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One by one
Bougainvilleas wither;
Floral carpet

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Pre-war terrace house
Old...

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She whispered in my ear of neon lights, 
my mother,celebrated actress,
waning star in sick bay,
zany bird nest hairstyle on display,
lock and tress erect,
skin-fold ripple eggshell pallor,
mothball end play flutter from the wings.
I, devoted sibling, reluctant...

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Rain washing wet
Exit humid heat;
Bamboo pines sway

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Weary estate
Rustic and ancient;
Old people pace

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Orchid stalks
Crystal flower vase;
Beauty adorns

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Class reunion
Familiar faces;
Change intervenes

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Old-time movie
Once upon then;
Romantic poise

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Property market
Doldrums percolate;
Prices go south

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Precious moments
Fragrance lingers;
Touchy feelings

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Red light district
Pretty birds ply;
Ancient occupations

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Evening...

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For the Contest: Abandon
Sponsor: Constance La France
Written 20.05.2025

To live with abandon is to spend your soul as if the tab will never come, but it always does – by unknown

When abandon runs dry

He spent money...

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Not party, but character defines a president
     popularity fades quickly
          achievements reign longer

Presidents Eisenhower to Reagan
     succession of...

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It will be remember by folks like you and me,
as one of the most dismal failures in history.
It was created as a new division of the Ford Company.
This car became a disaster within the auto...

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John Wayne would not entertain
self-doubt or indecision
jumped in again and again
with full blown tunnel vision

pure bravado does not stop
mortality's sure advance
nothing can give assurance
we will have that one last dance

not every situation 
is cause to...

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There must be something wrong
For you to say what you do
If there is no problem
Then what's wrong with you

You've got to be a little off
For your dreams to be what they are
If you are not...

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Carpe Diem,
Literal translation of seize the day.
How can one do that,
With all this money at stake?
Economic depression,
A sustained downturn.
I have just one question.
Where is all the concern?
Greedy palm itchers, 
Rival to communism.
The workforce overturned,
Jobs sent...

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Requite is unavoidable at times unless necessary
some present and won't expect anything back in return
it's a reputable thing to practice if arbitrary
there are people that don't and expect downturn

My husband wants his money back and...

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When I go outside and see the homeless, I see one thing,
There are no homeless Hispanics and yet, 
There is a Hispanic Panic amongst those who are paranoid

From the abuelitas selling taquitos to artists hawking...

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Blessed by Jupiter adorned by Saturn,
reckless and just a bit larger than life;
For desire and a little fire we yearn;

So much of the Universe left to learn
cutting through time with a celestial knife;
Blessed by Jupiter...

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For the Sweetest Little Sister Ever, My Lizzy
My love for you now aches with an acute, piercing concern.
I feel your emotions shudder inside my own heart’s downturn.
Lean on me, let me absorb your aches as...

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Full of wonder and imagination,
beyond beautiful, Earth's a paradise.
But humanity's role is in question,
for we do untold things that make no sense.
Food's plentiful, yet folks face starvation
if they are born in a third-world nation.

As the...

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Job Seekers 
After being unemployed for a long time I got
a job as a cook in a cafe where people came 
for the beer, but the local law demanded 
drinkers had to order something to...

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Her voice resonates in my mind,
No other melodious voice I can find,
Her smile is an infectious delight,
It accompanies me from dawn to twilight,
Oh! Sail back to me my beloved,
For to no other I would be...

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