Long Lottie Poems

THANK YOU
Dear People,
On the support that you give me, I Say;
"Thank You",
The voice that I have, "Thank You",
I know you can't leave me alone,
"Thank You",
I'll be pleasing you every time,
"Thank You",
Every night and Every day...

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I wake up at 7:30 sharp, to
The static of my alarm clock
No discernable noise except for
My own voice whispering, "Today
is The Day."
I could crawl back into bed and pretend
Not to have heard; I could instead...

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Ivie Twombley
1884-1913

Lottie Gordon and me were always together.
Joined at the hip, most folks would say;
You never met two ladies quite like us.
If you had known Lottie and Ivie,
The two of us at age 21,
If you...

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Viola Fuller

1879 – 1909

For it is written in solemn Chinese ideography,
That two women under one roof spells trouble.
For indeed my life found trouble
And death quite early due to influenza.
I spent my leisure hours in China...

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Frank Lane

1877-1913

RS was my best friend,

A friend ever to the end.

Together we footed and mounted 

The pliant limbs of the Hybrid Tree

On County Road,

And wetfully whistled,

As with birds in the warm zephyrs 

Of summer solstice,

At...

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"I carry your heart with me(I carry it in my heart)I am never without it.
                    ...

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They Were Hit By Falling Space Debris

By Elton Camp

The only death from falling objects up to now
Was suborbital junk that killed a Cuban cow

Cow nor its owners were available for interview
So we can’t be certain...

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My heart was stolen by your bright, clear eyes
Sleek fur, silky smooth, soft under my hand
when you were killed I was so traumatized
Had you only obeyed my last command?

Was a perfect day in garden enjoyed
Watering...

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3,000 tons of space junk going around the earth
Bits of metal uselessly orbiting for what it’s worth
The UN wants to clean it up for all of our good
But ownership of it is the issue for...

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