Long Jolene Poems

IV.
An awkward silence fell on them,
Reg felt bad, and looked at his feet,
“I didn’t mean to pry,”he said.
she laughed and said, “Don’t look so meek.

“There’s not much work for women here,
and I had no family...

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VI.
Reg looked from the dinner table,
heard the door take a hard pounding.
Jolene frowned, said, “He sounds sober…
He’s much worse when he doesn’t drink.”

But Reg knew what this required,
good men stood up for their women,
no longer...

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V.
Reg did nothing but embrace her,
it seemed like the right thing to do,
she said, “Let’s just go back to bed,
it’s much nicer lying with you.”

The next day, while he was dressing
ro hit the ranches for...

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III.
“Excuse me m’am,”he did call out,
“It looks like you could use some help.”
The woman looked up cautiously,
if she feared him, he could not tell.

“And what if my husband should come,
see a stranger talking with me?”
He...

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VII.
It was one year, minus a day,
when Reg ventured back to her home,
he’d gotten work running cattle,
all over Nevada did roam.

But the whole time he dreamed about
his woman alone on the ranch,
he realized he truly...

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Dancing and singing along with the rest 
With the sun beaming down
It’s Glasto at its very best

****
The teatime slot my favourite spot
Iconic performances from idols past
Still going strong as they sing all night long
Never dreaming...

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Turkey hunting with his pappy
The dogs let loose into the marsh
Birds flew out, and guns went off
The end result was rather harsh
Willie Joe jumped first at nothing
Shot at turkeys in the air
First shot missed, but...

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Dear Mom, 

You are the voice of reason in my head 
If I must make a decision that challenges my ideals
You speak to me when all I see is anger and dread
You are my inspiration...

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Shrubbery leaves and foliage, all these very gloriously and graciously green,
In my verdant jade roof top garden, reflect greenness on my laptop screen.

Verbose prolixed, scattered, strewn fill up spaces all around in my jade garden,
Soak...

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Obituary


The following notice recently appeared in the Toad Suck Monthly News Express. The management apologizes for the tardiness of its publication:

Ms. Villonia Beebe has passed away,
She was Toad Suck's most famous attraction.
Born May 26, 1900,
Died...

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(sung to the tune of Dolly Parton's “Jolene”) lyrics by: Medgar Fallon Roe

Obscene! Obscene! Obscene! Obscene!
Trump Administration is obscene!

Obscene! Obscene! Obscene! Obscene!
Trump’s words are all obscene!

Late in January oh so cold
A pandemic was foretold
Trump ignored...

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Dad’s oldest sister, Aunt Jolene blew into town in the middle of the night.
She was armed with knowledge, ready to straighten us up, and make us all do right.
My children would do this and that,...

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The tabletop reverberated by your powerful fists
My nail polish on the other edge, 
If it jumped an inch, It jumped five
I caught it.

Arm raised up over me, poised for the strike
I believe you
Scissors wielded like...

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My father in the heights,
Please keep me in your sight
Cuz Parkinson's takes its toll
On mind, body, and soul.

I need someone to help me cope
Someone to feed me hope
Sweet words fall from his lips
Long after our...

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The person that I've grown to be
Has rhythm in her soul.
Music shaped my life, you see
It played a central role.

The sixties made us “Twist and shout”
The Beatles held our hand.
I liked the things they sang...

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Found alone and scared on the streets of LA
A kill shelter is where she would stay

Sitting alone and cold in the dark
Nobody around to hear her bark

Until Jolene came to save the day
A nice rescue...

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The old beaten dashboard in my old beaten car,
Is my old beaten down drumming kit,
And whenever I sit at a set of red lights, 
Each hand is a magic drum stick,

Recreating the moment Phil Collins...

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When I am in a melancholic haze
Her words lift my weary spirit
When I am drowning in my lonely tears
She rescues me, lovingly guiding me to shore
When my soul is trapped in darkness  
She renews...

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Warm winds sing above green trees,
As crickets chirp in evening's breeze.
And you embrace this tranquil scene,
Dancing naked with sweet Jolene.
 
Playing all day with a crooked broom
whisking troubles from your room.
Leaving just a tranquil space
and...

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Summers wheat

Do come and climb upon my tractor seat
And I will tell of skies that weep
Weeping so, across the brows of summer heat 
Do come and climb upon my tractor seat 
And I will tell...

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Give it back.
You stole it from me.
Did you just put it in your sack,
Or bury it under our tree?

Give it back.
My day is silent, is still.
When I find it, shall I use sticky-tac
So it can't...

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Jolene was bored out of her mind. 
Would she soon in self-pity drown?
“No more!” she cried. “I’ll head for town
and buy a purple sequined gown,
the most expensive I can find!”

Dads’ money, spent in huge amounts,
buys...

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In a world that devalues art in favor of sports and academia I think I need this reminder once in awhile, so I am posting this on my office / crafting room door.


Remember:
God gave you...

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Old McDonald's had a barn
Dutta, Dutta,
In this barn he has a charm
Dutta, Dutta,

Why, look to the left, i see a waterfall 
I'm going to write about a waterfall 

It's pretty.

Old McDonald's had a barn
Dutta, Dutta
In...

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