Long Godspeed Poems

Here he stands, Edwardian vogue, sometimes with his spats, 
sometimes with his brogues below his dungarees. With rounded collar points and tie, and jacket donned below this flying suit, his waste is tied with simple...

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(continued from, "An Epistle Warning against Melancholia: an Allegory--Part I," where somewhere in late 18th-century Europe a friend, Laetitia, by way of a letter warns her beloved girlfriend, Euphoria--a young, gay and unsuspecting mistress--against the...

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Milton was a person you couldn't help but like.
Almost every  time I wrote a Triolet
He'd stop by and visit and once said,
 "You know how I love the triolets!"
A gentle soul,  shared gentle...

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Gren's Evergreens (Golden Oldies) # 2 
Sponsor: Teppo Gren

I chose song #2: Unchained Melody:

Oh, my love
My darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you...

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A Tribute to Jayson, My Brave Warrior

My dear son, Jayson
When you called late last night to let me know
You were deploying to go overseas tomorrow
In spite of my great resolve
I broke down and sobbed.

The little...

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Back on the river, forward into the howl of the unknown, 
for three days Sergeant Floyd has been crippled by excruciating pain in his abdomen, 
as the only man here trained in internal medical matters...

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Oh no!
When a boat departs from the bay,
Floating on the white flowers of the sea foam,
When a tiny bit of the Moon wanders across the oceans,
All coloured in the ash of clouds,
Not even then the...

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What just happened?
I ask myself this simple question every day. 
How could I have let you...?
How was I so blind....?
I ask myself this simple question every day. 
How could one person absorb my thoughts?
My feelings?
My...

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The Playbill for the 9/8/01 show at Godspeed Opera House falls from my  palm to the floor. Here I sit, with a drugged hangover but alive. The last thing I remember is a suicide...

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The Rich: 
Our lunch is so tasty and luscious 
It’s like in the mission we will see 
Hmmm….the air so cold and affectionate 
I can finally use my money as well as charm 
Crap! My...

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~Amber silents, daylight violets;
Custom stares;
Love comes here;
I wave you into the Harbor of Halifax.*

Love is where there is caring faith;
Loves committed grace;
A chance we come together;
Sail to the ends of the earth with me.

Writing this...

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Whispering wings ~ feathers afloat,

   Molting and marvelous, magnanimous

      Wonders, alighting in familiar places.

      ~

Each feather remembers the warmth,

   The pear-shaped...

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Lament

Brooding days,
     Vanquished in the unconnected gloom,
            Shower frost,
Standing watch at dawn to pierce the morning
With an artic tempest,
Swirling ‘cross...

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(To commemorate the final flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery)

A majestic bird flared for a picture perfect landing on this historic day.
Its tires gently kissed the welcoming earth in a magnificent display!
With 39 missions and...

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Son, I'm so proud that you elected to serve in the United States Marines.
Military service is a family tradition - it just happens to be in our genes!
Your forefathers have worn the uniform since the...

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We Must Make Way For Princes and Paupers,
Yes Pave Way, Blaze the Paths for Dukes and Drinkards,
Duchesses and Their Harem Of Rowdy Wanton Belles,
Who is She A Dame or A Damsel,
In Relating My Jaguar To...

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So young and so in love
       in a marriage from above-
Countless surgeries on my
ovaries,
How much can one woman
           ...

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I watched as you walked down the hall,
	It was a special time—'twas the lover's favourite day.
Though not mine yet—though it may be that all
	Though it might be if this plan goes the right way.
	
Finally, you...

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                              ~*~

        


      ...

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For all the stars that shined their light
And found their reflection in my eyes
Not one could illuminate this cavernous sky
For their vision was constrained by sight

You peer into the depths of my galaxies
Without a word...

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Him or me 
again Im tired
Wake up early to
not get fired
Struggle with my heart
to do What is right
but i'm always Tempted 
to stop this fight


I am old 
Im Young no more,
winter snow is here
And it...

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MEMORIAL DAY 
June 1, 2015

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To all of you that have ever worn
"THE UNIFORM"
The Uniform of safety and security,
 The Uniform of pride and liberty
THE UNIFORM OF FREEDOM

THE UNIFORM OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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THANK YOU

Thank...

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At Gabriels feet, weighted down by the wages of sin
As the last angel falls, the fight for mankind will begin
Should we cower and kneel for forgiveness our only request
Or stand shoulder to shoulder, believing humanity's...

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Sleeping With The Dead





And the cemetery was my home, the only place that felt like home that is,
three years I barely left its gates, I was safe, that is until I tried to leave,
then everything...

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Spaceship Sun shines Supreme pools of Photosynthesis -
Golden Gleams bring News - Breaking Bright News
The Light lights on "Reaching for the Sky
Early Greens and Evergreens, 
their Little Leaves stretch out armbuds
above verdant blades standing up...

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