Long Gathering momentum Poems

Life is like a yo-yo held within the hand,
A string connecting purpose to the shifting sand.
We cast it forth with hopeful youthful might,
A downward plunge into the day and night.

It spins and whirls, a vibrant...

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She had so little
Bread crumbs here and there
Few coins
One lamp for warmth
Few clothes
One pair of shoes
A pack of sour juice
A can of stale cookies
Some honey in an old wine bottle
A jerry can of water
It...

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MY NEIGHBOR KOFI
LOCATION: Mazamaza, Lagos, Nigeria:
My neighbor kofi, 
The computer scientist
At 34,
He crisscrossed, jetcrosed, redcrossed,
And hobnobbed around the globe:
Kathmandu, Acapulco and the Galapagos 

He dined and wined
Like there was no tomorrow 
He dined and wined...

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“HOSPITAL HUMP” 
(a tall tale – or not?)

The wind and the cold on the hill
they stood still
as two shadows arrived
near the peak
above what was known
as “Hospital Hump”
a devious, dastardly,
butt crushing bump.
So started the legend
a Grand-dad...

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The first time we tackled 'The Nipple' which is also known as La Mama
The leader said "Today’s walk's a toughie", We replied "No Problema"

It was really a pleasant excursion till we dropped from Cumbre del...

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Bethlehem

The tiny town was busy, 
as it was that time of year...
the census, 
the government of Rome. 
Reaching into the lives of the people, 
ruled by force and dread,
to pull out all that they needed,...

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So many at the start
Jostling Elbows stuck out
Tempers a little frayed
My mind a computer chip
Reminds me I run alone
Other might be near
I run alone

Many yards do I pound .....Mind on job ahead
Forget all problems with life...

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I want to relinquish this stagnant pain. 
It has been lurking in my subconsciousness 
and perforating my reality for too long. 

I try to extricate myself from this servitude 
but it sticks to my fingers...

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I'm on the mental battlefield, my pen is my sword

Giving up now is what I simply cannot afford

I'm gathering momentum, I'm picking up pace

For a while I was second but I'm now in first place

There...

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When winter’s icy hold, has started 
to withdraw
And new life’s first emerging and 
snow begins to thaw
And icicles start melting, forming 
droplets as they go
To gather on the ground beneath
and slowly start to flow

Trickling gently...

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I can't concentrate in church
My hard heart is beginning to clutch
The transparent porch
Of the image of the girl in church

My fingers would freeze on the piano
As my eyes catches a glimpse of the rainbow
Moving graciously...

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Sweet memories swerve
As winds of destiny massage into moments, times
Lullaby scents linger following the streaking trails set by memorial reunions 
Unfurling moments of childhood in tomorrow
Clouds wither tears in seasonal dew
Following the waters along the...

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All these emotions 
they linger in the dark 
close enough to hold 
but you never know where to start;
Left wanting to get closer
but you let me slip away;

I don’t want to be disappointed 
but I...

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It started life as a teardrop
Slowly running down your face
Gathering momentum
Picking up a pace.

This turns into a trickle
Over the soil as it flows
Giving life giving water
To the roots as it goes

A trickle becomes a stream
Cant...

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I pasted another dreamtime adventure, 
into my mental scrapbook and 
looked to the next ebony sky.

A traveler on a quest for life’s meaning; 
I incubated another question and 
disappointment hid from ethereal revelation.

The meaning, is...

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Hurtling clumsily through dark layers of sky --
   Unwelcome residue of engorged, menacing clouds --
Gathering momentum, bulking up as they descend
   To stab the helpless ground with their frigid edges 

Few...

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Gathering momentum
the blossom unfolds itself to reveal it's fruit
as it clutches onto the branch
in frail revelation

then sun comes up to spread it's delicious rays
upon the ever growing seed
and both day and night
it is rocked in...

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She moves in circles, dancing and swaying across the tree tops
Serenaded by the thunderous symphony of dark storm clouds 
Rain joins and embraces her, gathering momentum to fly toward the sky
She whispers and cries, soon...

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