Long Grainger Poems

Pirates Remember

In the days of old, 
the ships were bold, 
and went anywhere they pleased. 
They were men, 
hard men, real men...
released from the burdens of mud on their shoes, 
traded in favor of swimming...

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NEWCASTLE  UPON  TYNE,    ENGLAND

Half-Scot,  half-English  and  ill at ease with the past,
Newcastle is sooty black from its coaly drama, 
And  the breathless town was always ...

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Recycled

I have gone through many storms. 
Some I thought would capsize the boat, 
and drown both me, 
and my beloved children.
At the first sign of squall, 
I tried to be ready. 
As the storm approached...

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John walked out the front door. 
The screen slammed behind him. 
It was very loud in the stillness of the day. 

The man looked out at his land before him. 
It was his father's land,...

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Thought Police

Be careful what you say, 
be careful who you say it to. 
It might be heard... 
by someone that does not like it!

They will come to your door, 
and even the score, 
even if...

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The Cape

Superheroes, 
moms, dads, and those that we love, 
and we can not see... are flawed. 
They try hard to hide, their inequities... 
in order to give us the illusion 
of safety, and security, 
in...

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Ashes and Thirst

Evil comes in all shapes, and all sizes. 
We have all heard this many times... before. 
But how truly large, or small can it be? 
I want to ask this question you see....

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Dan, 

Dan is the man that tells all. 
He lets us know the world, 
is upside down, and turned around. 
He lets us know it is on fire in one place 
and flooding in another....

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Pandora's Equation
 
The box was beautiful. 
It held everything ugly in one place. 
It was meant to be a prison, 
to create safety on the outside, 
from everything on the inside. 

Man can not leave...

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Good News

Every day I get up and pray, 
Lord... please... 
some good news for a change. 
Something worth saying to my family, 
to my friends, 
something worth sharing, 
that is lovely. 

The TV talks empty...

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Caring and The Job

The caretaker got out of the car. 
She went to the back, 
opened the door, 
and pulled her ward out too. 
He was an old man. 
He was a frail man. 
He...

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Rocky

Rock is not a racehorse, 
he is a tiny Billy goat. 
He thinks he is much larger
than he really is. 
One day, 
he will be all that he believes 
he already is. 
That will be...

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Seeds

The mystery... 
the very miracle of seeds
eludes me completely. 
I put a small, 
tiny,
round,
shape into the soil. 
I water the hopeful kernel, 
and it sprouts a few days later. 

Life comes right along. 
How does...

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Day Dreams

I love to have daydreams, 
about the nighttime. 
I believe I can see it all 
clearer in the light. 
I am not afraid of the monsters...
in the closet, made of laundry
and fallen clothes, 
from...

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Evil Shadow

The quiet before the storm, 
is more sinister...
than it has ever been. 
Because, 
there has never been a squall, 
like the one ahead.

Food, energy and resources, 
scattered about on the floor, 
stepped on, and...

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New Shoes

"Grandpa, my shoes are too small, 
or maybe my feet or too big?"

"You are going to be ten foot tall, 
if you don't stop growing..." was his answer. 

I peered at my feet. "What...

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Passing Moments

The test of time, 
is given to every person on earth. 
It wears on us like rust on metal. 
It adds flavor as it pleases. 
Sometimes in the best ways, 
as in cooking, seasoning,...

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The Tricky Chirp

The nester bird comes to live, 
in a nest, they did not make. 
Yet... the bird, 
feels right at home 
and not alone at all.

The new mom seems surprised, 
she can not hide...

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Safety in Hand

The raven calls my name, 
and I am afraid to answer. 
He will know all about me, 
even if I do not know all about him. 
Life is scary. 

I put the phone...

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Sweet Grace

Forgiven is grace, 
on my face, 
smiling, 
that I am free. 
Jesus, 
he loves me. 

How do I know that He is real, 
because I see him clearly in my life. 
I pray and...

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Unsettled Calm

Why am I writing this, 
when they say... 
really no one cares? 
I don't believe they are right. 
The more "they" try to prove themselves, 
the more "they" show who they really are, 
and...

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Tiny Heroes

What you do matters. 
I mean the small stuff. 
The things that no one else sees. 
He does. 
He sees it all. 
Nothing is hidden. 
Nothing is missed. 

Going out of your way for...

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Counting Beats

There is a machine, 
that the doctor has, 
it is sheer magic. 
It can be placed on the belly of a mother, 
and the heartbeat of a child can be heard. 

The sound...
It is...

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ibanez, ibanez, ibanez to make her dance
french horns to tones of a bassey groove
the bassoons move the volumed effords
coupled with the flutes: the clarinets often are envious
we rather not fuss
we are smart enough to compromise
cornets...

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Dancing

I have two left feet, 
but my man, 
he has two rights. 
Together we make it 
far across the floor, 
and back again... 
to the door. 

We can barely hear the music, 
as we are...

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