Long Hooch Poems

Like Hannibal we crossed the pass and crossed 
   the Alps (okay, the Brynderwyn Hills) 
and a bridge too far on north-west passage.
   From out of the Valley of Mizpah 
to...

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from island corner, big Antrim lad
  to Belfast city, a tiny pad
  shattered windows, tilted clocks
  Goliath had lost his socks
  gargantuan giant going mad

  Armagh apple girl, any topic
...

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Granny Mae was a sweet old soul, but Granddad - not so much.  His all time favorite things were downin’ flies by spittin’ chew...
Droppin’ lines - illegally - from bridges...snaggin’ cats...an’ brewin’ Buckeye County’s...

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Vietnam in '68
By Franklin Price
08/10/2020

January '68, I arrived at Cam Rahn Bay
Found out this place, in Vietnam, was the best place I could play
Ground bound, in the Air Force, and living on the beach,
On a...

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Billy Bob and Betty Bob was guzzlin’ hooch at “Rusty’s” 
when a dude the size o’ Uruguay come thunderin’ through the door.
He made his way to the slot machines - obviously mad as hell -...

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A profession that's not the norm.
It borders on the absurd.
In the mountains and down the hollers,
powerful engines could be heard.

I decided to try something new.
Put my driving skills to the test.
Driving from Harlan County to...

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Mama and Daddy was always Love-Dovey
She is His Sweetheart – He is Her Honey
First Love… Real Love  -  Forever True
Pa… I Pray to find A Man Like You…

Daddy Laughed and Put His Arm...

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Clique ... clique
Peer pressure is a gun
Low self-esteem wanting popularity,
gather together in small clusters
Grapes of wrath ... attack anybody 
who try to break the bind
Verbal popping every moving target
in the movie theater line 
Estrogen cries...

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Humankind  iLL-Humane--

Left on a chain in the rain and in summer’s heat;
Continued barking
Ill humane treatment
Carcass
Remains left on chains--caged up dogs
Maggot distorted flesh rotted muscle and fat
My passion is the humane humankind
I felt compelled to...

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There are those that let the bottle dictate their heart,
For unknown reasons they think it seems to make them smart.
The deeper they dive into that hooch the smarter they get,
Till they find they’re hooked and...

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I may be all wet, but I sure ain't no bluenose!
And, while it's none of my beeswax,
Let's have a bull session-lesson !
Take a gander around, and tell the guy with the cheaters
I'll give him an...

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There was this very unlucky man 
with a very unlucky past,
in a small town with his unlucky dog,
upon which stares were cast.
They knew to keep their distance
and how unlucky was he.
His family cursed through generations,
their...

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Skagway, Alaska in the late 1890s was sure a rowdy place alright!
It was seethin' with humanity a-raisin' hell all through the day and night!
'Twas the gateway to Chilkoot Pass beyond which lay Klondike gold!
Why! ...

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Happy May Day, all you PS boys and girls...EVOE!

Squeeze a cherry and let it sit,
And don't forget to take out the pit.
Let it ferment,
At least a day as a rule,
To give it some zing
And a...

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Cocktail parties are an entrenched American custom, I suppose.
A forum to spew inane babble and where the booze freely flows!
I've suffered through more of them than I care to recall,
And I try to avoid them...

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Litter bearers burst unexpectedly 
in with a casualty.  Sergeant Lindsey 
grabs one pole end, then BOOM!, the roof and rear
end of our frail little hooch disappear.  

A swirl of black, smokey blue sky...

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I saw my boys the other day while
Digging for hidden dumpster treasures.
I had wondered back to my yesterday
By sheer fortuity, a destiny created by
Hooch and instinct. They have grown
Into youthful perfectionism and I'm 
Afraid to...

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Today I am pulled from everywhere, don't know which way to go
Like a kite with no string for the wind to blow
Don't know which way to go
Lawdy Miss Clawdy, come cleanse my soul
Alcohol has poisoned...

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It was January '68
Chapter 1 - arrival
by Franklin Price
2/13/2019

It was January '68
The place was Cam Ranh Bay
The embattled country, Vietnam
Home's half a world away

Had not a clue what to expect
As I left the freedom plane
Return...

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I really honor Elizabeth Dole foundation 
what it really means to be a caregiver 
I'm the caregiver of my husband's 
memories now ipte y wn anxieties 
all 101 airborne west Mooreland 
my husband is indeed...

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Today we say goodbye to jill
This surely is a bitter pill
A lively lady full of the beans
A cruel world so it seems

A kind hearted lady with lots of love
On her final journey up above
A mother...

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How do we know they are amongst us
Are they the ones who do not believe
Those truthful earnest things we believe
Aren't they the ones who try to deceive
Our youth into their filthy naughty deeds
Do they mock...

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I closed the door of my dirty old flat,
I went outside for a short evening stroll.
I bought some cheap hooch and a condom instead.
I'd only arrived when I heard a phone call.
It was so persistent,...

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 There was Red Dawn and
Crocodile Dundee.
    Full House and
The Lottery.

   Road Runner and
G.I. Joe.
   The Lost Boys and 
Cameo.

   The TMNT and 
Silver Hawk.
 ...

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Golly, where do I start when there are so many of them
Some B-Movie actors but so many are gems

The third movie he starred in was with Hannah in Splash
A mermaid so cute, boy her squeals...

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