Long Elise Poems

I am the Mozart of my name
And I wait for you my Je’amour
To paint the parfai’d affair
And cross the fur elise of time
O vogue of vogues
Love is written in visions of glory
Even where the vogues...

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Impatiently, we stand in line,
Then, at last the doors open wide.
With tickets in our hand,
We are ushered inside, one at a time.

We had hoped for seats up front,
But people push ahead.
So we wiggle into row...

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As the moonlight reflected on a lake
Whomever you choose to be or make,
Your mind and heart can have a choice,
Add my consent if fair according voice.

Ether happiness is just a state of mind
Like joyful clouds...

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Für Elise 

walking through the hidden realm of 
my heart,

whistling close by me, a poisoned 
dart, 

burning lightning in a pearly orb,

the essence of my agony you 
absorb,

echoes of a dog's anguished howl,

the opening eyes...

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The tank stopped abruptly
And we sat open mouthed
At what we beheld
Our brains could not assimilate
What our eyes were seeing
Great mounds of …. What?
It can’t be that.
All the horrors of war
We had witnessed, experienced
Since D-day
Did not...

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To David …. The One With A Lion’s Heart

I never knew you...
At least this side of eternity…
In a way though….
I did know you….
I recognize your heart…

I know the pain of the struggle…
To keep one’s head...

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When I went back home for longer vacation 
Surprised to see our backyard turning out to be a mini-zoo
My younger brother had adopted lots of pets
Winged, furry, reptiles… I couldn’t name the rest

I was spurred...

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Angela, Andy, Amber, angels, ambience, attitudes, altitude, all-purpose flour.
Beds, breakfast, brightness, brevity, butter pecan ice cream, bald eagles. 
Cali, Carolyn, Chelsea, creativity, compassion, craftiness, cleverness. 
Dick, Daisy, Dwight, Deborah, dare devils, delightful deeds, designs.
Emily, Elise,...

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I almost trashed an anhinga in the middle of a street
leading out to the highway from our copycat
barrier island: sibling of another it resides beside,
curling around the end of the Florida coast as far north
as...

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Life was never boring,
Selling roses from my shop,
You were invited to visit and
You’d learn men’s secret affections.

The first to arrive was the usual fare
A well-built hunk of a man.
Tall, dark and handsome that women adore.
Twelve...

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You underestimate me all the time, all the time 
But I will not let you send me out of my mind
because you don’t have a clue.
You are like a empty seashell laying on the seashore...

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I’m glad to see you my dear brother
How’s our mom- a very loving mother?
It’s been a year since you’ve sold me
To your friend with lots of money.

I miss our mom so much, I really do
I...

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The last few years Thanksgiving was a lot of turkey for the two of us.
Our children usually have other plans. Our friends do too.
This year I decided no more turkey, I wanted beef. I began...

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Für Elise in rapid succession,
That's how my mind runs.
In and out. In and out dodging daggers.
A never ending song in spirals, 
Perilous and helpless,
Chaos as I puke but the race will continue because it never...

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Lily bloom
   opening wide eyed and colorful collide
        in the sun of mid afternoon.
Bouquet blends abound 
   and hues relayed in the colors found;
...

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Serendipity personified, Christmas time.
He sat on the park bench, so regal and fine.
Feeling blessed, given a second chance at life.
The same Godly-blessing not given to his wife.

He felt cherished, loved, revered, understood and more.
Had felt...

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It's almost as if Beethoven, had seen her gamin face
And had composed a melody...to match her given name
My grandchild, sweet Claire Elise, I love your name, so fair
You bear the name, so filled with grace...

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Baby just lately I’ve been feeling blue
Life has been lonely without seeing you
I’m up in the morning before the bright lights
And thinking of you deep into the night
I got out this morning; I hoped you’d...

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I have opinionated friends.
Bonita will not wear a mask unless it is Halloween.
It violates her constitutional rights.
What about other people’s rights? I ask her.
She scoffs.

I have opinionated friends.
Shirley says all news that goes against her...

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Oh!I still remember....
the magic in her smile,I can't dismember
Just the snap of her fingers,
turns solid stones tender.
The blue in your star filled eyes
Make the deep blue sea cry.

You are a perfect creation
And just like an...

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Different friends know a different me.
For I am not the same with Margaret as I am with Lee.
I cannot be the same, and neither can they.
We have history, each making our story in a different...

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How much is this duvet? Elise asked.
I found a tag that said two hundred and seventeen dollars and ninety-five cents.
Not bad, she said.
Is she nuts?
Another tag was attached to that tag. It said $895.95.
What is...

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You Raped My Soul
by Elise Hendry


I slowly trusted you…

I shared the depths of my heart and soul with you…

You allowed me to attach to you …

Like a newborn fawn…to it’s mother…

I drank deeply from your...

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Ava Elise

She came to us in the middle of the night,
I noticed the moonless sky had turned very bright.
Don’t ask why or ask me to explain,
I only know before, there was darkness and rain.

She seemed...

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I am going to Cuba, Susan said at the same time Diane said she was going to Spain.
Elise and I were staring outside; I was reflecting on whether or not it could rain.
I think I...

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