Long Gaston Poems

When the American flag waved bravely, for women it did not FURL.
However, many bold and determined women have changed the WORLD.

I am a proud bother of 8 sisters;
Two of whom are older and 6 are...

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As promised to Sara Baker... here is the Night Before Christmas, 
Cajun style ~ by James Rice
                  ...

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The sixty-year reunion
of the class of '55
was quite a celebration
for the ones who had survived...

First came prissy Pomeroy-
then Milford, Meeks, and Moody
who like old crows, perched and cawed
at busty old Miss Trudy

While Trudy curled her...

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Visiting my father, I noticed the old garage
could use a little fixing up.
     He had boxes stacked up, and clutter to 
the very top.

     We all started...

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I remember it well, and it's such a joy to tell of the fun                     ...

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The Beast: The smoke is in the opposite direction of me . ..... .. . 
When I look at myself in the cracked mirror,
At first glance, I'm hideous as hell on Mount Everest! I’m not...

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Briana it's so hard to think, you were so young. 
Grown up, a young lady now, where has the time gone?
Your Success, allowed you to fly around the world.
So beautiful and smart, an Executive girl.
Climbing...

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(continueing the Monsieur L'Vampyre adventure)
   THE DEATH OF MADAMOISELLE duPONT
Dear Stella, up the path, into the park,
deep shadows hide the trees along the Seine,
the quiet of the night accents the dark
and you can...

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STELLA DIES
Dear Stella, up the path, into the park,
deep shadows hide the trees along the Seine,
the quiet of the night accents the dark
and you can feel your breathing now and then.

The peaceful gloom, enveloped by...

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The Vikings and Bills, two teams that
share a feat, four trips to the Super
Bowl all ending in defeat.

A feeling of such sadness, that's
hard to put in words, creating deep
emotions, that are violently stirred!

The hope is...

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Phantom of the Opera

   I stand and watch  from my box five
And listen to the most beautiful Nightingale
I could stay awake till  wee hours of dawn gale
Listening to her melodic voice...

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There is a sadness in Buffalo,
that will always be felt inside.
The pain of four Superbowl losses,
just tears your heart and pride.

Jim Kelly, and the boys did all that
they could do. Four Superbowl
attempts, they played, but...

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??????GASTON GLOCK THE GUNSMITH GOES HOME??????
 
Gaston Glock, the genius gunsmith,
The gun guy behind mysterious myth
And the groundbreaking Glock handgun,
Produced the glock gun but now gone.4

What a grand grandeur idea granulated.
Gaston Glock's genius granted 
Global...

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My last words to you were, "I love you."  Those were your last words to me
on the phone. You were in Miami. The night we spoke you were rushed to the hospital. Your life...

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He then said. "You must go back now."
I said to him, "Lord I want to stay with
you." He said, "My son you must go back
your purpose on earth is not finished."
  I opened my...

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(Christine)
And in my dreams he sings to my young soul,
he is darkness, passion, lust,
and he is beautiful.
He is obsession, danger and desire,
hiding in labyrinth catacombs his disfigured face,
a scar I do not see.

He lives...

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In the fifties, just a lad
Cheering locals with me Dad  
2nd tier, watch 'em play, 
Mannion, Peacock, Clough and Day 

Swinging 60s, working man 
Got the fever, diehard fan, 
3rd division, hear the moans,...

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(Calmette, the editor of "Le Figaro" newspaper,
is ending his chat with his friend, Burget, as he
returns to his office.  The "other Lipps" refers to
the Brasserie Lipps, a fashionable Paris restaurant.
He's pleased to see a...

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the greatest lumberjack

     Rufus the Lumberjack

   the greatest hunter

    Jo Lion Guinea Pig

  THE BIGGEST FISHERMAN

    Mr of the hooks

  ...

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(The writer Bourget is discussing the murder of
his friend, Gaston Calmette.  Sixte is the hero of
one of Bourget's novels.  Proust, another novelist,
lived in the street where the murder occurred.
Sorel was a pre-Fascist philosopher.)


3....

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Elena's cooking is so much desired.
A wonderful chef, she is to admire.
Her Lasagna is all our favorite.
You want to eat slow, and just savor it.
Italian dishes are her Specialty.
Marinara sauce over Ziti with cheese.
She has...

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Relaxing in my very own, rustic tavern
Pondering with a mug full of beer
After a day of hunting in a dark cavern
With my latest kill of a rare deer

Standing around on a bear rug was LeFou
Chatting...

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