Long King of the castle Poems

I miss the old days where only you had my key
I miss the old times - running wild and free
I miss the old house and your pool and banana tree
I miss the days when it...

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The King of the Castle 



Said I’m but a child
Afraid of the world outside 
Afraid to run wild and to  be proud
Of the freedom it provides
Afraid of love 
Afraid of the dark 

Said you...

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I'm in charge here 
I am your chieftain.....your Lord and Master                        ...

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They all gathered at the Tower,
They faked their cheers for about an hour;
A king in his castle,
on the very first day,
All of the actors,
He would pay;
He...

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The Dickens
                     Authored by Chuck Keys

Hot thickly sliced juicy turkey
sandwiched a mid fresh bread
tastier than...

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When you get life has edges and dangers abound,
Pat yourself on the back, for this wisdom’s profound.
One who groks danger’s near has the best chance to live!
Fools who’re sure that they’re safe either brag or...

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Earth's Tragic Events 


Earth's tragic events 
Seem to crawl upon us, 
Anniversaries of deadly happings 
Spread across our atlas. 

Today marks an anniversary 
Of the San Francisco earthquake, 
It happened back in 1906 
The earth...

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A young tourist went into an old castle for site seen, 
he became fascinated by the antique structure, the Gothic sculptures and the beautiful  renaissance paintings hanging on the stone walls, artistically.

Some people moved...

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I am the authority on any question you may ask 
But be prepared, because I know I've already completed that task 
You ask me which pet is better, a dog or a cat 
Read my...

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You and me,
Six years behind us.
So many more words spoken
So many places seen.
Thousands of kisses and hugs
Thousands of tears
Both happy and sad.
Four more miracles
Blessed together beyond measure.
Many sorrows left behind too.
Many goodbyes said to others
But...

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For I am death, the personification of pure evil,
The grand godfather, of legions of unnumbered generations.
Behold thy disciples, baptized beneath my crimson waters,
Of blood.
Then reanimated as the living undead, in mine own image,
These are my...

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I'm not a stranger to disappointment
I'm not surprised by how much anger I feel
for something I always knew
I would never be man enough to get...
but somehow I transformed into a prisoner
a prisoner to rot for...

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Once everything was lavish,
I needed no special wish...
surviving on strength alone
seemed impossible, but I failed twice 
not knowing the magnitude of my sacrifice.


Making changed and adapt to another lifestyle
with less desires was an incomparable task...

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I was born with this name 
A name that cannot be moved.
Through my struggles and through my pain
These shackles I shall remove.
Dignified in all my ways 
Eminent proven that can't be replaced.
I am a true...

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I bought an RV , that's where I'm living these days..
Living and learning all the RVing ways.
When I awoke this morning it was raining 'round here.
But my RV wasn't leaking and that filled me with...

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There's biscuits in the oven and bacon in the pan
it lingers in the air reminding me that I am
a lost and lonely body, a man without a home
just a free ranging king without a castle...

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Yellow storm clouds,
Form under each step,
As the thundering gravel cries,
Through my shoes…

The sour decay from the dump,
Can still be tasted by the nose,
Through the candied perfumes,
Of the lily women lining the trail…

The white bridal bells...

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Out in the midst of a deep dark forest the soothsayers silently sat. 
As they tried to make out either heads or tails from the entrails of a cat. 

“What think ye?” said the first...

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I’m not certain when it happens.
When the high fidelity stereo of a youthful past
Drowns in the monophonic static of tomorrow’s responsibilities.
When cowboys and indians or cops and robbers
Become traffic tickets and the politically correct, Native...

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I can imagine a great many things
polka dot pandas with gigantic wings
a world without war, a day without death
even the moment I take my last breath

Fabulous planets of purple and pink
a moment of peace where...

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As morning arises and grogginess continues to overtake
The smell of something brewing suddenly helps one to awake
Stumbling Down the stairs with eyes sunk low
A Sweet aroma lets each subject know
That sips of glory are just...

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It's time to write a poem
   What time, you ask, is that
It's time when the world moves you
   Time to put on your poetry hat

It could be a spectacular sunset
 ...

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Craving for that embrace 
Craving for that affection that is real and safe 
Awaiting for my senses to explode with his presence
To smell , see, and inhale the masculinity and beauty of God's creation
I crave...

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In the summer months, Neuschwanstein Castle hosts six thousand visitors a day.
Mad King Ludwig II of Bavaria’s ghost cannot keep these sightseers away.
He does his best to make them feel uncomfortable, inserting sadness in each...

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A commoner King usurps the crown
   Marries a blueblood of royal renown
Drunk as can be, in an imperial mood
   Orders the Queen to appear stark nude
Before his commoner friends, no less
...

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