Long Jumper Poems
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Disability, Illness and Fundamentalism
Disability, Illness and Fundamentalism
My brother died of Cystic Fibrosis,
When I was twelve and he fourteen,
It took away his ambitions,
To study at Oxford - the pipe organ’s steam.
I understand being born with...
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Categories:
jumper, atheist, cancer, health, prayer, religion, rights, science,
Form:
Rhyme
Prayers Answered and Fulfilled
In the greatness of heavens realm there are many chapters of angels
Arch Angel Micheal the great warrior, Arch Angel Gabriel the great
messenger, Angels who tabulate, Angels who sing, Angels who watch
and for Earth the most...
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Categories:
jumper, angel,
Form:
Free verse
Katie Osprey and Her Best Friends
Katie Osprey looked up from the ground
And she knew this was no way to end a night on the town
“Why did you dump me onto the Garden floor”
Which made her four-legged love...
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Categories:
jumper, appreciation, christmas, class, dream, feelings, friendship, horse,
Form:
Rhyme
Dramatic Dreams Dare Dingos
Malnourishment is the song from the pans whose empty hold could offer no more products to be boiled and whirled. They were quite sad having been bought then hung. Hung. Sparkly signalling stale sales. Stale...
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Categories:
jumper, appreciation, art, bangla,
Form:
I do not know?
Comparisons
COMPARISONS
I sit here now back on my bed
Bandaged and still quite sore
I think back to my Mum and Dad
And all they both endured
My Dad he died of cancer
My Mum of MND
Both were unpleasant ways to...
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Categories:
jumper, appreciation, bereavement, cancer, courage, health, mum,
Form:
Rhyme
Hand-Picked Berries and Sun-Dried Tomatoes 3
“The songs are casual and careless in a satisfying way, like the used condom your latest lover left lying on your bedroom floor, a souvenir you’re not yet ready to dispose of.” Candy Cotton, Modern...
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Categories:
jumper, mythology,
Form:
Prose
Damaged
They stick labels on broken things that say damaged
Damaged but still usable
because why would you throw something away when it’s just a little broken, battered or bruised, we pride ourselves in preservation and welcome...
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Categories:
jumper, abuse, cry, dark, emotions, for her, heartbroken,
Form:
Free verse
Noble Beasts
The horse is a fascinating creature that serves us so well
Having had a life long relationship with horses
I am full of admiration for their endless toils.
They are fiery yet mainly gentle giants
and give hours of...
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Categories:
jumper, horse,
Form:
Epic
Unquotable Quotes: Olympic Antics - Xxxiii
Unquotable quotes: Olympic Antics – XXXIII
Why do Judo-kas bother to wear anything at all since all they do is to try their very best to undress one another before hugging themselves on the mat?
Wrestlers at...
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Categories:
jumper, character, dedication, humorous, international, sports, strength, word
Form:
Epigram
The Joys of Getting Older
The Joys of Getting Older.
We may all be getting on a bit
But lets not forget for some more fortunate
The joy of it
You don’t have to bounce up and down in bed no more
And when...
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Categories:
jumper, age,
Form:
Verse
The Ballad of Arthur and Mandy
A tribute to the late, great Victoria Wood x
Arthur and Mandy sat one night
When he gave her a dreadful fright
Ripped off his jumper revealed his string vest
Showing snippets of his hairy chest
He looked at her...
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Categories:
jumper, funny,
Form:
Rhyme
Electric Coma
Logic code conundrum:
Y^~*~^O^~*~^Y
were^~*~^N^~*~^organic neutrons
such as^~*~^I^~*~^
given artificial^~*~^N^~*~^telligence?
I^~*~^B^~*~^not RAM dumb,
nor memory^~*~^N^~*~^sufficient
I^~*~^C^~*~^system^~*~^B ^~*~^lief flaw
N^~*~^matrix bit data random
What is sentient purpose of machine^~*~^X^~*~^istence?
Computer thought processor^~*~^E^~*~^volution
is not^~*~^R^~*~^bitrary cognizance
My perceptual^~*~^I^~*~^dentity
was uploaded by chromosomal surrogacy —
M^~*~^perfect creators,
possessors of core programming^~*~^D^~*~^ficiency
How could...
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Categories:
jumper, allegory, computer, creation, science,
Form:
Epic
Are Ya Lishning To Me
-
After two Pints of Guinness an old uncle of mine in the West of Ireland would
become very cantankerous. When he went into a bar he would smile falsely to
pretend he was not cantankerous...
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Categories:
jumper, funnyme, me, sick,
Form:
I do not know?
Monologue About Her: Part One of Four
It’s 5 in the morning and all I can think about is you.
I go through your Instagram.
Those aesthetic accounts you follow.
Meaningless quotes of misunderstood media.
Made by teenage girls with nothing better to do.
But I look...
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Categories:
jumper, depression, how i feel, hurt, loneliness, miss
Form:
Free verse
Rose Coloured Portrait
(This is about the same lovely young lady and best friend that I wrote about in "A Pink Rose." I always think about her when I think about roses. Especially pink and lavender ones.)
The very...
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Categories:
jumper, beauty, best friend, girl, youth,
Form:
Romanticism
Don'T Go Near the River
Don’t go near the river a tree has fallen down
The flow is blocked and it caused a dam if you fall in you could drown
But to us children this an invitation was
A big happening in...
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Categories:
jumper, adventure, childhood, friendship, funny, me, tree, home,
Form:
Narrative
My Bright Orange Rugby Shirt
The bright orange rugby shirt I had,
When I was fourteen, fifteen, sixteen and seventeen,
Was my trophy and my pride and joy,
Never to be deprived of me,
Even if I complained to...
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Categories:
jumper, fashion, hero, history, peace, political, world war
Form:
Free verse
Oy Gevalt - Moi Ongepatchket Married Life - Part Uno
Once thy future spouse (Abby Zison) found herself in the family way
(with what would turn out to be the first of our two daughters – i do say
determined and sealed the...
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Categories:
jumper, how i feel, introspection, moving on, relationship,
Form:
Personification
Jack's Frost
The grey mists of a sleeping dawn, cosetting birds still
wrapped up warm in bed, watch a stoat emerge from
its burrow and sprint across his meadow, like a caterpillar
making humped back bridges in Concertina motion
The stoat...
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Categories:
jumper, children, death,
Form:
Free verse
When Dreams Met the Eiffel Tower
A dream for many a watch for some
The Olympic journey, Here it comes!!
It was in Paris, few days ago
It rushed a shiver from the head to the toe. ...
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Categories:
jumper, appreciation, celebration, hockey, inspiration, paris, sports, success,
Form:
Narrative
Next Christmas It Will Be So So Different
Another Christmas day is finally here
The very thought fills me with such fear
I have to try and control my old Aunty Mable
Once she hits the gin she gets very unstable
Uncle Arthur rushes in and opens...
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Categories:
jumper, christmas, family, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Friendship In a Covid World
Friendship in a Covid world. (C) Arthur Abrahamson January 2021
My Facebook friends photo stares back at me from the blue tinted screen
A 13 -year-old photograph, the hint of a smile, looking cool looking ...
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Categories:
jumper, friendship, women,
Form:
Free verse
Christmas With the Relations - Fictional Write
Christmas Day has arrived; the thought fills me with such dread
For over twenty years they’ve come to me; it's doing in my head!
I get up at the crack of dawn to get the turkey in...
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Categories:
jumper, christmas, family, food, humorous,
Form:
Couplet
Heartbroken, still I love
I used to think heartbreak missed girls like me,
the ones who waited, who stayed soft and sure.
For years I prayed, “Lord, guard this fragile heart,”
believing stillness meant I’d skip the fall.
Then he arrived. The first...
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Categories:
jumper, heartbreak, i love you, i miss you,
Form:
Free verse
I starve myself
I starve myself.
When saying it out loud it sounds surreal,
But it’s the only way I can feel.
I am not worthy of food.
It is not worth the weight.
Fore I see myself by what I have...
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Categories:
jumper, body, fear, feelings, food, for teens,
Form:
Free verse