Long Furlong Poems

In Elysian Heights, Room 8 stands strong, 
as a blessed place for a furlong purrloin whisk-along a ride-along comforting face,
where memories of childhood days belong,
a classmate, a friend, roommate_in our youthful race, ("Room 8") was...

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Chicanery grabbed lustfully repeatedly - yup!

While merrily bobbing along
the boulevard of broken dreams,
which in truth measured
no more than a furlong
think envisioning myself top banana
analogous to bull headed Donkey Kong,
I felt on top of my game,
which...

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Temps of the Morn
         Jeannie Flinn Furlong

Frozen in time, brrr isn’t it chilling!  But, thinking what a cool way to go!
Red that color starts at the...

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Dragon always needs to be entertained, or there’s trouble brewing, I Say!
So we got him an electric train set, for him and his penguins the other day.
But naturally, he had to sit in the middle...

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P S ITS POETRY WRITE ON WRITE ON CONGRATS TO MY FELLOW POETRY SOUPERS PART 10
 Many thanks to you selected poets;
 Of sharing your whispers from God, tho you didn’t know it;
 Each letters...

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(any resemblance to the following and 
living persons iz purely coincidental)

Family, friends, and
     strangers didst weep
when my brutally
     murdered gagged and
     bound distended...

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"The World is smaller because the people are closer," ... by the Poet.

There's something singular needs to be said,
mind the conduct or stature -- latter's best,
the subject at hand is of size; nay zed,
a bit...

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I stood at the rail, watching a filly called Midnight Black
and breathed in the pungent scent of liniment and leather.
Love for Thoroughbred racing lures me back to the track,
even when the course is sloppy from...

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Stepping down from the AC coach
on to the railway platform
A hot wave of salty moist air 
drenches me
On my customary visit
to this city I'm tethered to
by my memories..
She coyly calls herself Chennai
like a new bride...

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I read the news today oh boy(  beatles a day in the life))
about America from across the sea
bridge  over troubles waters (Simon & Garfunkel)
but  it never use to be
was always ‘a wonderful...

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On my two year anniversary 
a new verse too read
canny words set free
doctor said you need

Apples nutritious 
And grapes with pips in
Cables that trip us
And drapes for peeping

At sights kept hidden
Affairs and lovers
Secret keeping
Shared with...

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My Yesterdays, Todays, Tomorrows
My ‘not-just-six relatives’ tree enlivens…
	living	
	thriving	
	 struggling
	clinging reminders 
	even ‘dead wood’!
Bringing life anew reveals…
	one and all
	grandparents
	 parents
	mothers and fathers
	siblings 	
	aunts and uncles
	cousins
	husbands,
	offspring	
	grandchildren
	and  adoptees!	
Infusing roots silently penetrate…
	bringing nourishment
	embracing darkness
 	sharing wisdom
	fostering foundation.
Bulging expanding...

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THE THREE-LEGGED HORSE
 
I am placing all my bets, on this, 'ere 3-legged horse 
That it shows some fettle, and gets round the course

It has no chance of winning, for that you can be sure...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME
              Jeannie Flinn Furlong
Hello friends! You’re invited! Please come to celebrate my day!
Allow me to share party time with...

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Fixing our own mistakes can be quite a vexatious trial
Laughing at our errors often brings us a humorous smile
Asking others for assistance is not a sign of weakness
What it shows is a humble nature known...

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SPARK
    Jeannie Flinn Furlong

My Head claimed, "It’s time to pen my feelings for you.
She thought your season had ripened to a friendly adieu…

I wanted my cleverness to sound brave and bold.
Instead, my...

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In the footsteps pacing the penultimate mile of mist,
at the edge of fading furlong of future walkway obscure, 
in the twilight hour the sunset swansong resonates
for the forlorn extant being silhouetted still
against the scarlet skyline...

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"I carry your heart with me (I carry it In my heart) I am never without you"
                  ...

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Help me
the call of the desperate
a furlong voice sent on quest
from which it will never return
Looking for hope from a god
who is not be there
Darkness your blanket and coldness your friend
Gravity pulls the sorrow from...

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Men dressed in top hats and tails
Ladies in designer dresses and fascinators,
Bookmakers standing by the rails
Taking bets singles or accumulators,

Epsom downs, Derby day classic
The best of three year old equines,
Tensions heightened becoming dramatic,
Punters drinking champagne...

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Heart To Heart With My Saviour
     Jeannie Flinn Furlong

So, Jesus!  You rose.  I recall those three days.
Your "life"! Continued with more enduring "love"
True bravery simplified following. New ways.

I imagined...

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From a young age he took to the roads,
never staying anywhere for long.
Always singing a cheerful song.
Yet most of the ladies seemed like toads.

Making choices at all crossroads
meeting here and there a tagalong.
Together they travel...

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THE RACE

In a rural 
    country vale
Aylesbury's forgotten tale

a steeplechase
       from memory  long gone
the four mile hunt 
     from Waddesdon

Twenty ...

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I walk in silence as I defile
Chasing circles with a vixen vile
Only the shadows know my pain
For I walk in silence of slumbering shame

With solitudes of the fortress built
I walk in silence with a gainful...

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Tomorrows Not Yesterday

This nightmare drama so soon will perish.
I’ll remember the anguish but no  tear.
We  sort days for memories to cherish.
Yes! Resist all blatant aspect of fear.
Glimmering tomorrows will become clear.
Come join me!...

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