Long Fairways Poems

Reservations are made years in advance of the event.
Provisions from suppliers worldwide are globally sent. 
Sponsors enthusiastically devote their resources spent. 
Attendees eager to share stories of when they went.

Seeing the epic golf rivalry as...

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I come before you, proclaiming you're Brother
Or Sister in Christ's death, that Eve was our Mother
Though you claim (in faith too) that my Truth’s your falsehood!
If all faith’s just faith, how can we in our...

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As cave-dweller O man, thou wert crudest, 
Ere civilized and a bit social made,  
In a painstaking long march to the crest, 
Evolving— a seed of creed mutated,  
Ye struggled long before brought...

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Lisa and I played a round of frisbee-disc golf today—let’s reminisce.

I love the ‘live performance’ of sports, how you must physicalise
discipline. You get this instant feedback that you have to own and
lean hard into. The...

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You can almost swim across large parts of Florida, swim and
walk a few steps and then plunge again into the cool sexual
embrace of yet another blue swimming pool.
You can almost cross the peninsular of Florida...

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Family Tree

The family tree grows tall and true,
Its leafy branches cradle me and you.
Like every tree it has a season
When branches drop, sometimes without reason.
Our tree has suffered great distress,
Not merely damaged, but under major...

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Thought Police

Be careful what you say, 
be careful who you say it to. 
It might be heard... 
by someone that does not like it!

They will come to your door, 
and even the score, 
even if...

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Beneath the golden sunset two lovers watch the skies.
Embraces race straight to the heart where true love lay.
Arise, oh, soul and sing; great joy brings this surprise.
“Charming,” held me on the beach; my prince passed...

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There was a day when I couldn't speak..
                           ...

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Think of me as the eyes of late nightfall
crawling through a wafting sill
where lone moon cuddles dimmed glow
before she quietly slowly lays
herself on a cradle of clouds
as whistle of barn owl and incantations groans.

When dusk...

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Robert Sherriff - Australian - Poet -Author - Singer - Actor - American Historian – Photographer- Dedicated TO Jarryd Health Peter Les Sherriff
Golf Humor Story
As I sauntered along the lush, green golf course fairways, the...

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Ambiguous beds,
my drowsy youth,
like warm, Bermuda fairways
and greens.
My back on this bed,
thoughts roam,
hands gesture and write
words in the air —

A window to watch
clouds in the day,
moonlight on the grass,
stars on clear night.
Particles of sun
on moonlit...

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Golf Balls Did End Up Under

I just looked outside and saw so much rain
And hope that it all will go down the drain
Until one day again it finally did level off
We could play another great...

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I lay under the rays of warmth and joy..
My eyes enlighten by the shadow just like a toy..
The glow from east to west follows my day..
On the big tractor I sit with my music and...

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Golf is not a good walk spoiled 
As some folks would suggest!
It’s a game where you can find,
Nature as your guest.

The Woodpecker in its finery,
Peck, peck, pecking away.
The Red Kites flying overhead,
Wow! That sure makes...

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May your drives be long and true
Missed fairways, but a few
And when in a rough,
Be it not tall enough
To affect your follow through

May your approach shots miss every tree
Be straight and shank free
Your club selection...

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Sticks bewitched by fairies’ play;
They often lead my ball astray;
The woods much easier for to find;
Than grand fairways of greenery fine;

Of this there can be no doubt;
Golf balls are related to trout;
For every time I...

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