Long Heretofore Poems
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Seven Kingdoms
I
The Holy Bible said seven kingdoms would arise,
then like windblown grains of sand, fall to the dust
Six kingdoms have come and gone, blinked their eyes
and we’re now, in these last days, living on the cusp
But...
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Categories:
heretofore, judgement, religious, spiritual, truth, , western,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
A harrowing drive on the Schuylkill ExpresswayA harrowing drive on the Schuylkill Expressway
(route 76) both heading into
(and a small number of hours later
exiting) center city Philadelphia
to Schwenksville on May 19th, 2024.
Yours truly (a doodling Yankee), and the missus
went to town, NOT...
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Categories:
heretofore, adventure, america, angel, anger, anxiety, atheist, blessing,
Form:
Free verse
A healthy dose of invective flourishes at Highland Manor asylumA healthy dose of invective flourishes at Highland Manor asylum
I hate to be curt,
but welcome to the monkey house
at 2 highland manor drive,
where all manner of imbeciles go berserk.
I and the missus
(thee unfortunate recipient
of poisonous...
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Categories:
heretofore, abuse, anger, angst, anxiety, bullying, conflict, feelings,
Form:
Free verse
What Have I Seen?1
Sunrise, late winter
skunk smell
turkey flock
playful otter, too.
The white heron
a great blue,
white phase,
in the abandoned beaver pond.
Purple clematis
its long-awned achenes
in globose heads
spidery, fiery, extravagant fruit!
To identify or classify
birds by
the complexity or beauty
of their songs.
And so
what is...
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Categories:
heretofore, allah, girl, nature, peace, prayer, war, writing,
Form:
Verse
Harriet Harris Circa November 13th, 1935 - May 4th, 2005Harriet Harris circa November 13th, 1935 - ~ May 4th, 2005
untimely death sentence ordained
approximately six months prior
to mother dearest celebrating
her seventieth birthday,
though the last three years of her life
impacted courtesy hysterectomy
to remove...
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Categories:
heretofore, absence, age, anniversary, birthday, death, family, mother,
Form:
Rhyme
Amelie Beth Harris McgeehanAmélie Beth Harris -McGeehan
Acknowledgment of birthday gal,
whose invaluable priceless worth
exceeds more'n a bajillion dollars.
First born of Boyce and Harriet
(both long since deceased,
albeit cremated whereby their ashes
- cremains scattered to the four winds)
in Paterson,...
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Categories:
heretofore, adventure, age, anniversary, appreciation, brother, december, sister,
Form:
Free verse
My Annual ResolutionsGrowth should be the ultimate criterion,
nucleus and kernel of every annual pledge,
for myself and other people who might gain,
from a heartfelt commitment such as mine,
that monumental new year down the clock aptly named,
global village stepping...
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Categories:
heretofore, adventure, art, birth, care, celebration, character, encouraging,
Form:
Free verse
Harriet Harris nee Kuritsky circa November 13thHarriet Harris née Kuritsky circa November 13th,
1935 - ~ May 4th, 2005
(untimely death sentence ordained ~ early February 1935)
I trot out a poem acknowledging birthday
of dear ole mom, who succumbed,
lost lease on life
nearly...
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Categories:
heretofore, absence, age, america, anniversary, appreciation, bereavement, birthday,
Form:
Rhyme
Hey God If U Only Knew Me, Take My Advice God DammitThere's an inner/outter counter blank element that defines our earthly countenance transparent transpire to an irrelevant parlor non native nill given gotten gave, positioned ill latently counterintuitive never minded gotten gained heretofore-d hahaha-d wtf-dis thisd?...
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Categories:
heretofore, analogy, change, emotions, how i feel, life,
Form:
Free verse
The Evil EyeThe darkness, now descending, floods the city as it dies
while shadows lurk in legions 'neath the looming Evil Eye.
Its frozen stare envelops all, it penetrates and pries,
denouncing loathed dissenters to the keepers in the sky....
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Categories:
heretofore, evil,
Form:
Rhyme
I Haint Donning Royal Carpet TreatmentI haint donning royal carpet treatment
No stuntman/woman showed up,
albeit intervened in timely fashion
to thwart mishaps experienced
courtesy me I bemoan,
and poet lore re: yet of Perkiomen Valley
Pennsylvania, United States of America
never suffered major illness...
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Categories:
heretofore, adventure, allusion, angel, blessing, father, grave, october,
Form:
Rhyme
Ok Lets Go With ThisIs there a coherent competent compromise to where/which we can all adhere with all that drains our incumbent neural net desires for recumbent destruction through incompetence? The not knowing of an all encompassing ill wisdom...
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Categories:
heretofore, angst, christian, corruption, kids, identity, inspiration, metaphor,
Form:
Free verse
AfterglowI was an artistic, floral designer, intoxicated by the sweet-smelling blooms,
Like magenta butterfly swarms, at a standstill, intoxicated by floral fumes.
Gold days were full of my bloom designs, each one so original and unique,
Just as...
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Categories:
heretofore, beautiful, career, flower, happiness, imagery, memory, nature,
Form:
Couplet
Harriet Harris Circa November 13th 1935 May 4th 2005Harriet Harris circa November 13th, 1935 - ~ May 4th, 2005
(untimely death sentence ordained ~ early February 1935)
Test teasing prophylactics embarrassing
purchase never made at local drugstore
unsurprisingly, obviously, invariably...
birth control taboo subject, best to ignore
subsequently intercourse...
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Categories:
heretofore, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 8th
Form:
Elegy
Fun Net Ticks and Sill Lab Buff Hick Aye Shuncurt hissy Matthew Scott Harris
who wishes ewe well
to make $cents of the following
mumbo jumbo lettered gumbo.
Hip puck crease see
(ad hoc) key hide dee claim
haint how my noggin
comports itself to take aim,
cuz ear lee aire...
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Categories:
heretofore, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 7th
Form:
Free verse
Polar BearsSymphonic sirens serenade me from afar;
distinctive, delectable scents tickle and tantalise:
my senses awash with anticipation
as, finally, I lay eyes on my prey.
Slowly and surreptitiously,
I draw ever closer to my quarry.
Prancing and playing, oblivious to the...
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Categories:
heretofore, animal, environment, mother, mother son, nature, snow,
Form:
Free verse
Nope Not Even a Brief HistoryNope Not Even A Brief History...
About Month Named December
The Latin root (albeit - lo'
(mein lee) first two syllables
i. e. decem) - no
joking - translate to mean ten,
where millenniums ago
this delineation quite apropos,
cuz (wade back in...
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Categories:
heretofore, creation, fate, january, meaningful, moving on, new
Form:
Free verse
The RavingFrom 2010. Narrator is Robert Gibbs, snooty White House Press Secretary.
Lay, O Lord, a curse on press men, rude and churlish, sad, obsessed men
Who persist to query me on matters they know I must...
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Categories:
heretofore, hip hop, parody, raven,
Form:
Narrative
Gobbledygook About Thanks Taking Formerly Known As ThanksgivingHeretofore stuffing said scandalous fête
worst day of year turkeys do hate
though vegan lifestyle
sweeping culinary tables of late
though me and the missus
still omnivorous foods sate
palates sprinkled (of course
while mouths full with borscht,
and eyes wide shut)
with garbled...
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Categories:
heretofore, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, adventure,
Form:
Free verse
Reading Out Loud Brings ExaltationYours truly whiles hours away
reading out loud... tis not hearsay
cuz ears of mine relish... neigh
feast hearing spoken words, I do say
plus eyes (mine) drink one
or more letter combination yea.
Aforesaid pastime doth rarely
if ever tire hungry...
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Categories:
heretofore, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 9th
Form:
Enclosed Rhyme
Baseless incriminations heaped upon head of missusBaseless incriminations heaped upon head of missus...
courtesy evil ferocious wraithlike grimace
Acrimonious scurrilous words
flew out the mouth
of vicious nasty shortish brute
leaving yours truly
as a key witness dumbfounded.
Outrageous spluttering claims
of stolen parcels
plus ransacked jewelry
totaling to the tune
of...
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Categories:
heretofore, abuse, analogy, anger, april, bullying, conflict, discrimination,
Form:
Free verse
Ku Kops KlanWith fascist fist, white CHAUVINist (whose christian name is Drek)
hailed pearly Knights in Kevlar tights who spurn the ebon fleck,
and joined the Kops enforcing stops which keep black pawns in check.
Floyd feared the Kops (most...
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Categories:
heretofore, society,
Form:
Rhyme
Just In Case You WonderedJust in case you wondered...
Yours truly, (i.e. I) quickly
became hypnagogic afore
subsequently segueing soundly
into autohypnosis booklore,
while binge reading courtesy
regarding aptitude chore
treasure trove books galore
five dollars as many
paginated fictitious stories ('bout deplore
hubble basket cases) fit into authorized...
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Categories:
heretofore, 11th grade, 12th grade, betrayal, cheer up,
Form:
Free verse
Passive aggressive insubordination against establishmentarian paradigmBully me, yours truly
never ordained, gifted, or blessed
with mien mean characteristic
evoking, jump/kickstarting,
representing, nor zapping
friend or foe courtesy fiery intimidation
if anything aura, charisma, dogma, and karma
emanating, issuing, and oozing out
body electric of one heretofore bookish...
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Categories:
heretofore, 12th grade, anger, body, feelings, grief, pride,
Form:
Free verse
The Soldiers Winter Is the Winter SoldierThe soldiers winter is the Winter Soldier.
Reality shows the totality of evils depravity. Some see it as a formality when evil begins rioting. It is a catastrophe when the pirating of evil destroys tranquility. To...
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Categories:
heretofore, bible, conflict, evil, first love, hate, love,
Form:
Pastoral