Long Dwindle down Poems

Martin, a very senior citizen, wants to get a bucket and knife and go hunt up some greens in a field in Alabama. But in spite of his yearnings for a big bowl of greens,...

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Please do not define me by the house I’m living in.
You don’t know where I’m going; you don’t know where I’ve been.
Just because my house is not a mansion or chalet,
Doesn’t mean I can’t be...

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It's tucked beneath trees, as the leaves dwindle down
The varnish has faded, but the seat is quite sound.
Clouds cover the sunlight, that begs to pour in.

Others sit in the shade, forgetting the tears,
without giving much...

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Truly it’s a wonder that you appeared in my life
A miracle for which I have waited on to take away my strife
Such a gift from heaven; an angel emerges in place of my site
To give...

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Brutus Iulius Trois page 02

Where Trojans are there will be Troy
In Hesperia  the elder cousins the new Dardanoi 
the sons of Silvanus Dardanus shall inherit
and Lavinia's bloodline shall dwindle down  
caught by a...

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Turning blind eyes
Toward the stark, bleak lights of tomorrow
Justice is blind! Justice is blind!
The only concern here is how to survive today
To get ahead of the game
Scarecrows in the cornfields
With guns in their drawers and...

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All around is the soft pt pt pt of text messaging
Abriviated conversations in silent offerings
On and on in secret codes the droning fills my ears
They do not realise what it is they should all fear

Evolution...

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A rainstorm in the morning helps to wash away the night,
a rainbow seems to promise that this day will turn out right.
Our feathered friends all gathering, in search of morning treat,
could anything go wrong today,...

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birth, creation, dark, death, earth, history, metaphor

OUTSIDE-IN---INSIDE OUT! ©   TANKA

Very green flushed carpets
Sky blue azure topped ceilings
Tree branched sofa chairs
Mirror sea rippling four walls 
Windows and doors shut!


REBIRTH!  © TANKA

Infant birthing new...

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May your days be merry bright
And full of blessings. May all...
Your wishes come true this...

Yuletide season. May your cup of life
Overflow with optimism. May all your
Unfulfilled dreams come to fruition.
Reach for even loftier dreams as...

Days...

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If you could be an animal,
Which one would it be?
Which one shares your personality?
Would you be mammal, or amphibian,
Perhaps a reptile, or a fowl,
The strength and memory of an elephant,
Or the wisdom of an owl?
Or...

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F Fall leaves turn red, yellow, orange and brown 
A around October’s normal change of heat.
L Long nights cause chlorophyll to dwindle down. 
L  like children, leaves are playing trick or treat.

D  Disguised...

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Bitterness grays, as the years dwindle down 
Time chips away and memories fade

Time,...slips away, nibbling at grief
and years, without mercy, is also a thief
My vision of you is harder to see, 
And try as I...

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Blowing In The Wind


                              A Walk...

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The leaves whisper in the trees,

They crackle like fire underfoot,

They spoil and rot,

The color of their skin turns,

As they die in a brilliance of color,

Their crumpled bodies lay sprawled across the grass,

Waiting to be collected...

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What Remains
by
Rick Folker
June, 2017
Kansas City, MO

When the crowd clamors
And the tocsin clangs

When the mighty and powerful
Crush the weak, the vulnerable,
The poverty that chains and shames

When fear fights fiercely
With the menacing gang
Silencing the prophets
With their poisonous...

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Caterwauling winds
Force the once settled landfills far
Soil erosion starts
Settling  so far out of  bounds
To then dwindle down some again!
….didee © TANKA
 

Earth imploding ‘noted’
creation, environment, moon, morning, nature, night, science,

Three Strung Tanka Poems

Fished...

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Dedicated to my Granddaughter Heather Ashley Curtis-Kramer 
Simple Talk

I wonder if we really knew
Time would pass and she'd grow up
As days would dwindle down to few
To sit and talk and drink and sup

I miss her...

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Days dwindle down to a new year
Expectations sing into all ears
Can you believe how fast time drifted away?
End of the year, ever so nigh!
Months flew away with the swallows
By the fireside, I sit, sipping hot...

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