Long Lon Poems

One day in early summer Murphy the Irishman came to town,
He rode upon a matted mule , his face was burnt and brown,
The corks that hung from his bushman's hat persuaded flies to keep away,
But...

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The Snowflake That Sank The Titanic

It all begins with a single snowflake
(Each one in itself is unique)
Brought about through evaporation,
And returned by the force of gravity
In the form of snow to the planet,
To rest on...

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“Let’s Ban War”

Have your ever thought
About banning war?
How much better we
All would be
If we just banned war?

So much more we could do.
We could buy food
And clothe the poor.

We could chase butterflies
Around in a Zoo.
Look at...

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Day-223 “I Am Your Constitution”

In the wee hours of the night
There came a pounding on my door
Up from my bed I rose

Who’s that pounding on my door?
Why are you pounding on my door?

 Wake up!...

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Declared plainly by those that know not thee	                     of whom this present world was not...

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On those cool summer evenings when coyotes haunt the night
And the campfire is dying—burning low, then flaring bright,
A cowboy plays harmonica while others sing and hum
While down by the chuck wagon a lonely guitar does...

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wheel ding utmost pro lix: 
   scrum compulsions won 
despite feeling dog tired, (like a ton
of bricks weighed me down) 

   while seduced by the sun 
solar radiation from the sky...

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Day-193 “Very Bad Santa Crawl”   

Once upon a time
I wandered upon this scene
Was quite a jolly bunch
Down in New Orleans

Down on Bourbon Street
Where bad boys and girls come to play
Some say it‘s for...

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“Ukraine, Dare We Compare”

Dare we compare?
Does history tell?
Must we remind those 
Who reek of Hell?

900 days---- 

The siege of Leningrad,
Over 1.5 million starved, frozen or killed.
Is this your legacy?
The blood on your hands 
Runs cold....

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“Mother Earth Speaks”
From the east she awakens
Her nightly slumber aroused
Splashing her face
With thundering waves
Her eyes open to
Snow covered peaks
Valleys rich with green
Forests filled with feathered melodies
And deserts for castaways

Pondering her motherly thoughts
Rivulets of tears
Flow down...

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“Santa Fe”

Santa Fe, Santa Fe, 
Oh Santa Fe,
Take me home to Santa Fe.
Where mountain peaks 
Are bathed in gold.
Where artists and seekers
Come to unfold.

Where natives live in ages past
Stair step terra-cotta 
Rise on desert floors.
Where...

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Day-248 “Winter’s Wrath”
From out of the north
The cold winds blew
Hell’s inferno turned blistery cold
The Devil himself all 
Bundled in ice coated steel; 
His snarly, crackling laughter
Piercing the barren air.

His staff, a brazened fork,
Pierced all who...

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Tripping thru the cosmos
 just the other afternoon
I saw Cleopatra dancing 
on the dark side of the moon
I stopped by just to say hi
 and she met me with a smile
and we rode cross the...

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“Lynching”

Black man floating in space
Knotted rope about his face
Crosses burning
White sheets chanting

Black man squirming     
Blue knee choking 
Buildings burning
Dark nights looming

A noose from a tree
A boot and a knee
A black man...

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I was one of the best leading men in Hollywood.
Many people thought my acting was quite good!
As long as Jack L. Warner said it was so,
I would be acting in many a diverse scenario!
They would...

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Day-211 “A Simple Kiss”

There’s a weed in my back yard
It’s tall and lanky
It’s black, mean and ugly 

I’ve chopped it down
three times today
each time I turn
it flares up again and again 

As I was scratching...

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There's a party going on upstairs,
your invited, to come and have a scare.
H.G. Wells, will meet you at the gate,
costumes required, hurry don't be late.

Vincent Price will be tonights D.J.
Halloween is his favorite Holiday.
He's spinning...

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We worked together
in the airless cubicle gulag
on the surface of the moon
during the last ice age

Diligently scurrying under
the bright artificial lights
composing odes to poverty
with great purpose and poise

Dodging the executive ghouls
who skulked the narrow halls
Lon...

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On this darling day, some sixty two years ago was born 
a golden girl with glory, glee & glow; christened Dane-
Ann, a nice & noble name... I  know, garnished with 
grace and great gifts...

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Enough is Enough

The more we have
The more we want
When will Enough be Enough?
 
The more we fear
The more we want

The more tears we shed
The more tears to come

I beg of you God
When will Enough be...

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SCOTLAND'S MONSTER DINNER 

          walking upon the moors of Scotland    i saw a sprite who
became a unicorn -- she mated with Kelpie:  kissing
therianthropy --> she rode the unicorn:   shedding...

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They are found in 
The rising of the sun;
When dewdrops glisten
In the morning rays

When moon beams
Drift across the sky
And rainbows
Turn to gold.

When cascading winds
Breeze through the trees
And waterfalls
Crash into the sea.

A child at play
On a...

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Warmest Birthday Wishes

Belated Greetings, Cousin.
We are both Nanas, now!
I remember us playing cutouts,
in front of your living room door.

We'd set up a little table and 
charming little chairs, too.
The door would be open and 
screened, so...

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Day Dreaming Cowboy

Wish I was a cowboy
Just for you tonight

We’d Waltz and two step
Across this bar room floor

We’d put quarters in the juke box
Till they spilled upon the floor

We’d sing along with
Hank and Willy
Till they...

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Day-184 “A Mountain Melody”    

Your majesty   
In snow white crown
High above the plains you rise
 
I knelt and prayed that someday 
I would own you for my own
America! America! 
Shed...

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