Long Ero Poems

Per chi e' solo e non ama,
ci saranno solo giorni
cosi' lunghi e grigi;
e' tanto facile comprendere la sua noia,
perche' io ero uno di loro, cercando i sorrisi, togliendoli ai piu' felici: forse era invidia!
E' non...

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Is it a butterfly out in the blue,
poised in its daintily delicate flight—
nebula N G C six three oh two—
offering rhymers a poem to write?

In our galaxy, that is the Way Milky,
with structure bipolar in...

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(Note: In this abecedarian poem, I redacted the name of the particular denomination to protect the innocent and to universalize the context. Fill in your own favorite groups! Prejudice against those perceived to be “other”...

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Linear time is a nether dimension 
ticking backwards ...
Z(ero) is reaching the A(pex)
Raised eyes see the future fading;
distant points of light died 
a long time ago,
yet, they still shine bright today

Linear understanding
only can see things...

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GAZA 2014

Which veil b
                locks o
    ur view  of the app
     ...

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Aboriginal tribes, ancient and free,
Bold explorers sailed ‘cross the vast sea.
Colonial dreams, a new world’s birth,
Devout pilgrims, a holy rebirth.
Emancipation’s fight, a nation’s test,
Freedom’s beacon, forever the best.
Great minds convened, a framework to frame,
Human rights...

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To husbands who are mystified
We offer here this marriage guide.
You'll have the finest union yet
If you accept this alphabet.

A  dopt a female point of view.
B  e strong, but gentle, kind, and true.

C ...

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A-s we both enjoy the day, 
N-ice feeling we both share; 
A-n occasion for the two of us, bringing joy to us together.

G-ood greetings from friends, 
R-emembering our birth; 
A-lmighty God in heaven
C-reated us on...

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A s I think
B ack on all those days of
C onfusion, utter
D esolation, I remember
E very blessing that befell me.
F amily and friends and of course
G od above loved and cared for me.
H aving thought...

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R-ain has stopped falling
O-n March twenty-fifth day; 
S-un is beginning to rise; 
E-vening chill has gone away.

A-nother morn has broken, 
N-ew dawn is now shining; 
N-o longer I see the dusk and twilight of the...

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C-an see it in the dark, 
H-iding deep doesn't matter; 
A-ll things are clear to God, 
Z-ero visibility to the sinner.

I-n the dark God can see it, 
R-unning away one can't do; 
I-n the farthest...

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Cherries in a Box

Cherries in a box
Foxes hot to trot
The angels fall from the mystic clouds
Onto the roman ruins on mountaintops

Lions Roar
Violins weep musical rain drop tears
Eaten is the soul of man
As the ancient crowds...

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Faithful was my father in providing care of family a protector 
Always working no weeks off no vacation
Tending family matters totally together with wife my mother
Hero to his own children first then others
Ever and always...

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He was a hero (not)
Infinite frigid cool-frozen cold subzero
A circle infinite ero

Resting on a pillow
Nestled in asleep in the willow
Mouth wide open, open curtains
Has a guest, not his wife and let
He rose,
She rose

Not a Godly...

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L-et it all hang out, 
O-ne chance to be sincere; 
L-et the false happiness turn
I-nto a real drop of
T-ear.

R-eveal your true feelings, 
O-ne opportunity to be honest; 
D-ay thirty in sunny May, 
R-esolve the emotional...

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tell iyan
to stay hot in the wide belly of the mortar
for deep in my stomach, it will find a peaceful
abode

tell emu fun fun
a good friend of mine
to wait for me at ode igbaja
for i want...

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