Long Learn the ropes Poems

This piece is based on a true series of events --


First time me an’ Jessie seen him - walkin’ in from nowheres - 
couldn’t o’ been a stranger sight - as each of us recalls,
But...

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She arrived from the big city
wearing a red ten-gallon hat,
and a denim stone-washed outfit
which topped off her shiny new 
cowboy boots that were designed
by Tucson Sue.

This dude ranch cowgirl had a secret,
she never rode a...

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If finding good times is your wish
And poetry your favorite dish,
Then visit us. The soup is on!
It’s piping hot and never gone.

And with so much to see and do,
This place is hopping!  Rabbit stew
Has...

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Actions speak louder than words, it's true.
Folks may doubt what you say but they'll always believe what you do.

Don't let the best you have done in the past be the standard for the rest of...

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Hands
By
Jude Kyrie

Mind wandering in my chair.
I travel back in a  time long ago.
So many years have flown bye.
As many as the falling leaves
in autumn.

I think of Mom and Dad
and my older sister.
They have all...

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Hands
By
Jude Kyrie

I think back across the ether of time
measured in long ago faded years.
I think of Mom and Dad
and My older sister.
What I miss about
them is their hands.

Hold my hand
as we cross the road said...

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Every family has them

These unsettling times, these misunderstandings

Times when many things come into play

In most cases these wee spats are soon over and forgotten

But sometimes differences run deeper

Because of other factors

Such as jealousy, middle child...

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When all that spanned the void were landline phones, 
AM/FM, network broadcasts, and, of course, the US Mail,
We might have often thought ourselves especially alone,
But we never had to fear the threat of Facebook jail.
Now...

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Every family has them
These unsettling times these misunderstandings
Times when many things come into play
In most cases these wee spats are soon over and forgotten
But sometimes differences run deeper
Because of other factors
Such as jealousy, middle child...

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Every family has them
These unsettling times, these misunderstandings
Times when many things come into play
In most cases these wee spats are soon over and forgotten
But sometimes differences run deeper
Because of other factors
Such as jealousy, middle child...

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Start to know truth
Seek then wise proof


Deep in your heart
Your soul light starts


Dare to live brave
Know how love saves


Faith holds the key
To how you see


See beyond sight
Feel your soul light


Hope sculpts and scopes
Dare learn the...

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I look and ponder, watch you grow in haste
Explore with wonder, new experience taste
No fear encountered as you learn the ropes 
Your sails adjusting, full with winds of hope.

But there are moments when the seeds...

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17 March 2010

Father And Son
 
--Mirrored Refrain—
--xaBA xbAB xaBA xbAB xaBA xbAB—
--Father and Son—

Fare thee well, to humbly exist and live for my son
If he feels blue, I’ll be his clown
Everything will be fine and...

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29 November 2010

My Time


Time is laid upon me
To nourish by virtue and unspoiled
Choose from a road – concrete or soiled
Learn the ropes from every tempting epitome

Chasing time or run out of time
Precisely or faulty, I...

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Greedy Vets 
I spend my days with greedy Vets,
It is plain for all to see.
My vets are very greedy,
For their labor there is a fee.

Their greed for knowledge is endless.
Their greed for answers is clear.
Their...

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Have you ever been in the valley of the shadow of doubt...
Trying to make sense of what faith is all about?

Early believers walked this trail...
Even the Emmaus disciples had wide eyed stories to tell.

The disciples...

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I think I'll try to write a sonnet now
They say it takes a while to learn the ropes
Yet while it's true that no one's taught me how
Still something deep inside me whispers, "Hope!"

I'll seek a...

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Life is like a mountain
As you strive to reach the top,
You can never get there in one go,
On the way you have to stop.
You have to start off slowly,
You have to learn the ropes,
Starting with...

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The happy nest
inspires; expires.
Chirping papa
sends his regards
with memories -

flying solo,
of his marriage;
and the mundane -
the bills and chores.

Listening aids
one left behind.
I incline to
get an earful.

I learn the ropes.
I see him smile.
Mourning’s over.
Gets on with life.

He’d...

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A child named future sired by the present from a lineage past
Fresh ink born out of a pen inspired by the stone cast
A yarn wading through the pulling strings to learn the ropes
Through the words...

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Seize zest
Write your best
Live fest


Love knows
Watch deep flow
Joy shows


Dance deep
Wake from sleep
Watch heaps


Seek more
From deep core
New shores


Mull fate
Fill your plate
Mark date


Now dare
Live full fare
Purge cares


Sign now
Know just how
To bow


Change grips
Drink fine sip
Fond trip


Faith hopes
Learn the...

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Love has a way to work things out,
Intent sets free a vivid sight;
Voice a kind say with a still bout,
Etch what can be a better light.
Here for a while endear fond cheer,
Align your heart with...

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