Long Jills Poems

Have you swam the forests      under the seas
glided it's waters             wandered it's keys
watched the gray giants  ...

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My subject is nothing new.  It's been around since Adam and Eve.  Like the 
snake and the apple.

It's the enabled kid who throws a ball through a window, while the enablers, his parents,...

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Linda Bentley, 

I remember the first time we met you came round for a coffee. 
I remember it well, we sat talking for hours, just you and me.
Over the next few years, We must have...

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Thankfully wife as helpmate available,
when yours truly feels unswell
her tender loving care can spell
relief afflicted which she can hopefully quell
but spouse of mine, he doth not aim to oversell
nevertheless counterpart valued
as once me Matty Mattel
prized...

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Every Jack needs his Jill

When I close my eyes I see you 
Those pretty brown eyes I can see right through
Your beautiful soul 
Is where I live 
To you is where my love is to...

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(Dedicated to all booklovers who have lost their loved ones to the scourge of the termite hordes - I did)

I thought I was a bibliophile
and indulged in pedantic boasts
I'd speak of ancient tomes and stuff
revel...

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I suppose that nearly every town has its share of self-appointed snobs,
A few old crabs and the usual crowd of ordinary Bills, Jills and Bobs.
In our fair village there's a character whose name is "Squire"...

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Time was running out, Christmas Eve was drawing nigh!
The elves had worked day and night since early in July!
To meet Santa's toy-making schedule, there must be no slack,
To ensure there were plenty of goodies for...

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Time was running out, Christmas Eve was drawing nigh.
The elves had worked day and night since early in July!
To meet Santa's toy-making schedule there must be no slack,
To ensure there were lots of goodies for...

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Time was running out, Christmas Eve was drawing nigh.
The elves had worked day and night since early in July!
To meet Santa's toy-making schedule there must be no slack,
To ensure there were lots of goodies for...

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We all know the story about
Little Miss Muffet,
but did she ever get over
being arachnophobic,
and Jack and Jills little 
hike up the hill,
did they ever recover
from their nasty spill,
and poor Humpty Dumpty
with his tragic plummet,
were all...

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Hung up my saddle and its reins
Now I'll count the losses and gains
My reputation's got some stains
I've still got Texas in my veins
 
I got old with some aches and pains
My knees creak whenever it...

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Jill’s wedding cake reflected her eclectic personality
Perky, pretty with prominent polka dots
It included stripes and flowers

Jill is an artist the groom’s side explained to each other
No one had to explain anything to Jill’s side. They...

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