Long Hurdling Poems

All the guys and gals that I had graduated with, from Jimmy Dorsey High School, back in 1935,
Half a century later were dispersing all around us, surprising me with whom among my class was still...

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It all started with a dad who didn't love him
a mum who wouldn't hug him
a sister and brother who are addicted to smack
This isn't even a poem, these are the facts

a little boy in need...

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My son, you are a victorious man when… 

God’s leadership over your life is your utmost desire
Every time you wake up, till when at night, you retire
Though others mock your aim with insulting satire.

God’s mercy...

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Awesomely white, amazingly glorious
Bible Revelation Horse* --- victorious…

   Carrying CHRIST from heaven celestial
   Driven for tasks, divinely essential…

      Enthusiastic, daring, energetic
     ...

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How I long for you,
My sweet blue moon
To see your face,
Sparkling and glistening,
High above once again
To see you in
Your brilliance of the night,
Kindly shining so all can see
In the darkness around
To see you, so
Beautiful and...

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I watched the sun going down this evening
leaping over mountains and towns
ascending long rays of light upon still water
sparking lights of infinite glory mesmerized
my thoughts keeping me in perfect harmony. 

I lay motionless on the...

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You know those dreams you have about the end of the world?
You do a double-take in the morning then laugh about it later.
I will now tell you that it is no laughing matter.
And it’s not...

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As a pilgrim* in this enigmatic world
granted freedom for wondrous exploration
I’ll journey along life’s varied avenues, or highways 
cognizant of rough roads, valleys, and even hills to trek
trusting my God, the perfect Guide toward streets...

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Six years on foot
Through far and hurdling paths like wilderness
My secondary learning root
Which taught me to taste and endure bitterness
Oh my brain of rational thoughts:
In the mornings it felt cold but fresh
And in the noons...

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Far deep within the woods, there is a seldom-trodden trail
Whose winding way is paved along by rustling, fallen leaves
And flanked by ancient maple trees. This nest of branches weaves
The woodland spirits’ canopy, in autumn hued...

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Flashlight, my face is a grey smudged blare
Eyes burn red with a savage hunger’s flare
An ancient thirst for the taste of glorious victory
Hurdling over the speed limits set in a false history 

Starved as I...

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The pains of my pains ,
Was watching you lying straight  
In that wooden bed 
Whilst mourning with pain 
I knew then 
That your eyes are forever closed Mdali .

The pains of my pains ,
Was...

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with deep chartreuse eyes
big & peering through the crowd 
assembled against her will
at her family’s home
she slowly makes it through
with arms folded & gripping herself
but the first attack is what sends them back &
it comes...

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At 11,000 feet, open the door
Right hand, left hand, hold onto the frame
The skies spans forever, the wind does roar
Right foot out, left hand to the strut of the plane

Right hand next out, left foot...

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Hurdling, bending, twisting about
Contemplating, stressing, feeling without
High as a kite then down in the dumps
Cat has my tongue, my throat filled with lumps 
Floods of people.  Why do they watch
Must act "normal" and perform...

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I was young- nearly twenty-
the day innocence became ill.
I remember the funeral well
that ninth month.

As the sunlight shattered another night,
I awoke in a dim lit room, silenced
by a strange sunrise
as it splayed across the earth,
then...

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You're constantly making me smile
without appearing to use any effort at all.
Make my heart flutter like the feeling of jumping
off the tallest building  just watching myself fall.

You surround me with happiness
with the joy from...

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Not So Precious Moments

They call
these nameless voices
introduced by
insipient rings
droning on
their piercing voices
shattering the moment.

They insist
on speaking breathlessly
running past the
comma’s
hurdling the
periods
racing toward
some distant goal.

Oblivious to
barking dogs
screaming children
whistling tea kettles
beeping smoke detectors
droningonandonandon
in mantric monotony.

Who imposes
such a penance,
demands...

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I been whispering to my spirit songs of true freedom desires.Imagining a time and place where all things are based on doing right and by choice doing wrong is not an option. The songs I...

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That skin-and-bone-like,
Chocolate-colored veteran, 
Fragile personality accession;
Ascends tallest of palms, 
Committed to toddy-tap, 
As it’s his hereditary profession...!

Driving upward and down, 
Like a smart willing monkey, 
He reaches the highest of height;
Sitting over the petite petioles,...

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The brush strokes broader now
covering canvas complete.
Earth now shrunk to smaller ground,
traversed by wandering feet.
Wisdom comes in IV drips,
scarcely supplying demand.
Water is deprived from these parched lips,
passing through my outstretched hand.

We are all but survivors,...

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The early drive to the glamorous airport 
Looking like rubbish 
But feeling great
In the back of one’s mind worrying about 
Being late 

Suitcases bulging 
Genial check-in attendants 
People hurdling 
Over each other 
Chill out people,...

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I need God* and His might
To correct my foolishness and ignorance 
While subduing my pride of towering arrogance 
Along ambitions of carnal extravagance…
Here am I, staying humble under His great deliverance.  

I need God...

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In the oven
And a turkey to devour
All love ones from all over the world
Are dearly remembered in our hearts and minds.

One single reason that I would know
Is hurdling all the hardships
Though what dealt into my...

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