Long Gaits Poems

In the gilded halls of the lush royal palace,
Portraits and busts of illustrious men,
Adorn the gardens and marble fireplaces,
But those of their wisdom no longer reign.

Withered are the founding principles,
Replaced by the capriciously whimsical,
The lofty...

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The esteemed guests streamed into the candle lit
Foyer and dissolved into a sea of idle courtly ritual,
Landowners, majors, magistrates, slender maidens 
And fair matrons all slithered into the modestly gilded hall so
Discreetly adorned by understated...

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*Image of Horse Carousel by Pixabay.

Paradise Holds A Horse's Crown

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Tis naught mere magic to be...

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Run, darling, for the garden waits.
Run through the yard and enter through the gaits.
A world full of wonder, a world that is pure.
White roses will be your poison and your cure,
For they will protect you...

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Bedraggled and grimy they hike from the tracks,
Fleeing the urban centers to the south.
Unsteady gaits and sun worn skin glow.
A young couple with a thin mutt,
Ramble towards a local store.
The lively grin of the underfed...

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I found a toasty taverne
on a Tuesday night in Athens
whose name in Greek translates 
as "The Good Wolf." 
The name resonated with me 
and George Harrison's solo songs
poured from the speakers,
so I had to stop...

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In an universe of timeless rhyme,
Stars in constellations at synchronicity, chime.
The world is full of vivid faiths,
Gospels life, in a clockwork, gaits,

Cleanliness of the soul, is God-ordained,
Natural instincts arrays mind trends,
Life in its eternal discipline...

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A QUEST TOUCHED BY HEAVEN

Treading towards an immortal search
  a mortal soul stood begins the quest.
Crossing deep sea and burning desert sand
  down the wild and civilized land,
soul driven by zest will so...

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Luckily, the languor didn't last long as a fit of spry gaits hopped into my attention and automatically carried it over------ that was a pair of fine feet in white sneakers. My eyeballs were soon...

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Insolent and ebullient ,
The thistles and thorns proliferate
In the wake of the roses' spectacular demise -
ruthlessly cut down in its prime   
Eyes misty , yearning for the vivacity of yesteryears
Reminiscence of glory days
Paling...

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I

With faces painted of edeala natural cream
With feet flourishing in undulating dance-steps 
The proud dictates of the restive drums 
Where the Ikolo performers are on the thrive
Each in readiness to out-pipe his neighbor –
The dancers...

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Father looked 'round his house one day
Nothing unusual, beauty abundant
Mothers voice rang with laughter
Children's games, merry clatter

How beautiful this is, murmured to self
Chest to burst with gladness
Clouds ever near, hung from past 
Lingering near hearth,...

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Kenya A Hotbed Of Awes

Hahaha! Hahaha!
Do not get me wrong!
As they crave  for the savoury outdoor success,
As they are mounted and motivated to hoist  the flag of their motherland high,
They spread  the...

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WINE OF CONFUSION
Days pass past peoples’ presence,
And see them they can’t even though they try,
They open their eyes thoroughly,
But still…still they cannot see,
They are drunk…wine of confusion.

A voice, voices itself from within,
But still their ears...

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The beauty of the early dawn,
Make all feel active as sportive fawns;
The dew drops shine in the lawn-
But as the Sun grows its beauty is gone.

The heat of Summer, the chill of Winter-
The rains mekes...

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Paws on the Avenue

Every afternoon ‘bout half past four
Paddy and I go out the door
No straying from our daily ritual.

Paws on Fido Avenue
Happy tails of sloppy kisses unmuzzled
Parade of canines – every kind “bone-i-fied.”

A purebred...

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Inhale deeply the sweet aromas of the air
As you follow her religiously down the stair.
And when you enter her cave with true heart
You will never again want to part.

Close your eyes and see her more...

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A giant road is emerging. My sandy path 
is ready to be swallowed. Gambol, amble, 

ramble, saunter, stride… My way knows
a variety of my gaits. This is a stamped 

path in my gene as an...

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The Andalusian tops my list,
So elegant with eyes like mist;

But the Quarter horse isn’t far behind,
Praised for their intelligent mind;

And next we have the Cleveland Bay,
Wonderful sport horses are they;

The Warmblood’s are a canny cross,
Drafts...

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I passed in a garden
with the gaits of the wind.
I saw the owner of garden
with the art of love
in the look of a rose.
The branches of all the
trees were ornamented with
the blossom of the apple.
Bravo,...

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The best day in New York is when
The Marathon takes place,
For people from all walks of life
Come out to see the race.

If the weather gods cooperate
And it is crisp and clear,
Then the multitudes plus music...

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At the sport of para-shooting, about focus, 
Lorraine was in love at the first sight of it, 
She’d been a rock climber, bad accident, 
So she now competes at Paralympic writs. 

She first fought at...

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Earthy murmurs of night’s incensed flames
release my soul from time’s lonely contempt ;
I pour groans on this secret craving
That my mouth, in disguise, words play
About sweet babbles, once again
To incite a passion of fleeting trysts.
Chapters...

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Bleeding Tears

I would love to master the bait,
But my heart still crumbles with tears,
I thought I had wept all,
But your simple sound still sizzle straight to haunt,
My gaits to move to splotch me,
Because the vase...

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Ignorance is bliss.

So you want to keep me in igorance
Keep me in a mist
So when I get paid
I get blitzed

So you want to keep me in ignorance
I am of no importance
Daily ways, daily trance
Battered, exposed,...

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