Long Lunched Poems

It was late in the perpetual summer, and I had been dozing,
On a blue and balmy afternoon, as I lulled on my porch swing.

When from my pleasurable dreams, I was eventually aroused,
By sweet breezes that...

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Chief garbage taster as fifth grade Halloween gag
at Henry Kline Boyer Elementary School
interestingly enough landed me a grubhub grab bag.

I rooted thru poetry anthology of mine,
and came across an unpublished poem
by one obscure poet (me),...

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at Henry Kline Boyer Elementary School

As a Halloween costume, 
one year during early grade school, 
my father got the brilliant idea 
for his sole son to be dressed 
with one of a kind getup.

Missus Shaner...

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I will admit I was a tightwad, though that fact shames me now,
As never changing mountains, often colorful mists will allow!

I never meant to be unkind, but only endeavored to be practical,
Like the moon exiting...

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Midst the mulga and the gidyea out beyond the old Paroo 
runs a road which leads to Yowah and a great place it is too. 
Where the populace is smitten by an urge they can’t...

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It was a beautiful day for a picnic in the park,
We all thought we would stay there until dark.

Just enjoying the peace of a late summer bliss,
Like a departing lover engages you with a kiss!

We...

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An out of body experience?
I hadn’t thought it might be that.
I only knew that something happened
that was strange and a bit scary,
and it has happened twice.

Both of these times I was driving my car
in a...

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My opinions are changed, 
My heart lacks fervour, 
For you lunched the war, 
Purposeless, 
To liberate who are already free,
To enrich who are already rich, 
To make the fierce, more ferocious.

When will the time intrude...

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To live a talented retiremant,
i dreamed of a normal retirement,
Meeting classmates again coincidently
Getting together for a cup of tea or coffee,,
To be with the church,
When I retired that all began,
A storytale retirement,
I did participate and...

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The Rocker’s Rhythm

It comes to mind as here I sit
And reminisce you old friend
We’ve travelled far in 40 years
Let’s see where it began.

A generous gift you came to me
A young girl with new babe.
I squirmed...

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The 'tock', 'tock', 'tock' of the station clock, 
the clickety clack of the board. 
Telling the time and destinations 
but no one to cry 'All aboard!'
The 'bang', 'bang', 'bang' of the carriage doors, 
the shrill...

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Dear Readers: In an effort to contribute my bit to the revelry of this day which is usually dedicated to sheer nonsense, I'd like to introduce a Q and A series I call "Grins and...

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I remember you and I
How we sat to lunch summer after summer
I remember you and I
The small scope critic and the pearl sweet preacher
We lunched in the Bronx, feasted
In Manhattan, the wasted
Cancer fled, I have...

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Six years on foot
Through far and hurdling paths like wilderness
My secondary learning root
Which taught me to taste and endure bitterness
Oh my brain of rational thoughts:
In the mornings it felt cold but fresh
And in the noons...

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PEACE

I had a mate; his gentle face a marred reflection of the pain he divined in others.   
When a new kid in heavy leg brace hobbled into class we chose to stay away.
Shunned,...

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HE     LEAVES   FOR   THE    LEAVES

Leave   work? Then I want to  be dazzled by  the  crop
Of fall trees  still...

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My palms are growing wet
Sweat has covered my trigger
Night and day in enemies nest
Operating like battalions of mere singers.

I fight 21st century with 20th century bullets
Blood on my face, wounds yielding deeper
In shattered body my...

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This Plea send i before that day,
on this narrow neck of Land, 

As here  i stand on borrowed breath, 
in this uncertain plain of ephemeral filth, 

before the maker of all realms,
ere i be...

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I will always recall the look on Ed’s face
As we lunched underneath an oak beside the river
We stopped at an ideal spot on our canoe trip
Ed said, “This sure does remind me of Nam!”
A chill...

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A cottage amongst nature,
Days with friends from church.

The sunlight shone above the trees,
God's miracle from above.

We lunched and conversed,
Walked about inhaling the fresh air.

He was young and handsome,
I was shy and receptive.

We talked about beautiful...

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Yesterday was a miracle day,
We had a beautiful luncheon with friends.

A beautiful carnation was given to the mothers,
To celebrate the day.

A table was set with a tablecloth and china,
We lunched and had delicious foods.

A pianist...

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The old soldiers Café 

We went to my favoured restaurant it is no longer so,
on a table near us sat a group of Ukrainians eating plenty
of meat with sausage and the server said there was...

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Spiritual faeries job was never ending.
She had to coordinate the team, all six. 
Mental fairy was easy. He had it going.
Established an amazing relationship with Imagination fairy.

Social Faerie was excited about life.
She had formed an...

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A monarch known as Flutterby
ruled her kingdom by being herself.
She encouraged others to do the same.

Visit every garden that suits your fancy
she told her subjects.  Breakfast with me daily.
Forget your troubles in the land...

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