Long Full of beans Poems

Yeah, Right!


A friend of ours from years gone by - his name was Chester Colfax - though slightly strange, was still a real nice guy. 
But every tale he ever told was laced with so...

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Ain't it wild the things that have passed?
The things we thought would change,
the things we thought weren't gonna last?

(remember picnics on the park grass?
that was awesome)

Movies with friends, weddings on the sand,
rock and roll concerts...

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I grew up with Phillip Jones who was our doctor’s son.
We built huts amongst the ti-tree and fired the odd slug gun.
We went through school together and we hung out up the street;
played footy and...

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You see a man in ragged clothes
Digging through garbage for no one knows
A skulking youth with acne’d face
Shuffling by with little grace

You see a woman, old and frail
A blind girl struggling, reading braille
You see an...

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Koooooo Zhik Zhik Zhik Zhik Zhik 
                            ...

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"The scientific law of causality states every effect
(such as a fart)
has a cause
(such as beans for supper)."
-- beyond all Rational doubt
a deep Truth
to digest full

*   *   *

In a universe causal, alas,
no...

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Some fried chicken and fried potatoes,
pot full of beans, and sliced tomatoes.
I hear catfish sizzling in hot oil,
and some fresh picked corn waiting to boil.

Old folks sit at the big oak table,
kids sit down wherever...

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Imagine me as a book covered with dust,
A soul whose warmth for years remained untouched

Letters on every page were ill-defined, unclear
The essence was hidden in an ambiguous fear

Uninterested I was in the societal rigmarole,
Me and...

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Linda the queen of Winda is in the swing of moods
               She keeps the little dove on swing, on her eggs...

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POEM "JELLY BELLY" by martin gedge

A jar full of jelly and a bag full of beans

in multiples of colors in a rainbow of dreams

a taste that you savor in the juicy of a jam

bursting with...

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A vociferous yowl came down to earth and slaughtered my soul
I was in deep sleep, lids were lead, and dreams were wavering spool
My problem sat on groove, heavy-hearted like slushy interference 
Passage of time was...

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Dream of 
cotton candy 
and ticker-tape parades 
when we finely win this grievant 
long war.

Do it! 
But how can I! 
There has been no training, 
no understanding of what I 
must do.

One pie? 
Just one...

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Windows And Doors 

Windows and doors 
And other means 
Of escape, or views 
Of me inside. 

Doing laborious chores, 
But full of beans, 
Yet the latest news 
Is that I cried. 

So I dreamt up...

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Today could have been a better day.


There is nothing wrong with singing a song,
As long as the words are right.
When all is said and nothing’s done,
Just start again and set alight,
The wishes that you used...

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The new language

It was late August, on a glaringly hot day, when I felt dizzy
went to sit on a gigantic carob tree full of beans on thick leaves 
to sit in its cooling shade; it...

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I am a teacher

Eager beaver

Full of beans

I build bridges

And burn the candle at both ends

I am a teacher

Cap in hand

Full of the milk of human kindness

I fight tooth and nail

To make my pupils see reason

I...

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Feel like singing a happy song

And if you'll allow me to bend your ear

I don't mean literally of course

That could be physically quite painful

At my advanced age, my mind is still clicking along

Had envisioned when...

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I've much to be grateful for
mostly it would be the printing press
millions of books came from it
reading a book needs no change of dress

You just pick up one of your choice
sit down with a cup...

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Think I'm just gonna bum around today
If you don't mind that old expression
Literally, I'm gonna goof off and waste time
Feeling lazy in a state of vegetation

These days are happening a lot more often
Became a senior,...

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Feel like singing a happy song
And if you'll allow me to bend your ear
I don't mean literally of course
That could be physically quite painful

At my age, my mind is still clicking along
Had envisioned when I...

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Mr. Myth is not treated right
No one believes Him
Stories of a puppets nose growing long
Was a lie but Walt had to tell it

Whimsical tales of fairy dust and
Teeth replaced with money
Is just a fairy tale...

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How do we adjust to changes in the body
As age takes it's toll through the years
There's an amazing transformation at each stage
Quite regular like that of my peers

Although not the case it certainly seems so
Felt...

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My memory bank is outta funds
Someone musta robbed me in the night
Think my name's either Jack or Charlie
Can't remember which one is right

Had to look on my driver's license
To determine if I am who I...

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Cocoa from this bean derived 

Essential to this product

Scarce thought for the deprived

With creamy blend of milk and butter

Our tendency to indulge

A fair wage and exchange- it's juster

Alas sugar laden, it feeds the bulge

And addiction

In...

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My memory bank is outta funds
Someone musta robbed me in the night
Think my name's either Jack or Charlie
Can't remember which one is right

Had to look on my driver's license
To determine if I am who I...

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