Long Muffs Poems

Blurred speech, stalled hands and feet,                             ...

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How long will I have to write rhymes? 
Till the time I accept the logic?
Watch it! You’re caught and fastened by fossils, 
No Entry, Kill Bill, with ease as ya see!
With Illmatic words, overheard by...

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I'm a speech punk; kind of a menace
Not sure if the word is permissible in these parts
But that's the word I need, life's a furnace
So flush that. Gosh, you leave me no choice
I'm trying to...

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Stake Your Claim (On God's Heart)!

Stake your claim on God's heart if you're looking for gold,
There are nuggets to find there; no snake oil gets sold,
Philosophical sophistries, fake news, et al.,
(Up for grabs) are the...

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FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
 
As the bitter Northern wind howled in the grey early morn,
Sat a young child half frozen, looking sad and forlorn,
He came from a rundown broken home, with 6 siblings,
Where there was little...

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Temperatures fall on this late September day

She paces, thousands of times, back and forth

along with the soft sounds of Lionel Ritchie playing

in the old sitting room,

the room where they spent many a night

lying in front...

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It seems more and more like I'm under the weather
I’ve even no business suggesting a change,
That my thought's unimportant, my role’s like a feather
(Detached and rejected), there's something that's strange!

Good friends that I’ve loved in...

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The Avon Lady sold her some lipstick in the colour of plum
It was on special offer and she couldn't resist buying some
Then she bought a purple dress to match her purple lips 
The purple pirate...

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Once upon a time…

There was a man quite new to the world
Who kept his feelings bottled inside
Though from the start of his existence
For fear of judgment he would hide
The pain that’d haunt the things he...

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Written: May 17, 2024

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Artistic portrayal of life events as a diorama
Fog hinders sight, and exertion leads to drama
Seek ease, apathy,...

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Naked to Nurture.  Naked, to Nurture.



Why not naked into woods?
We yank up gumboots.
Enshroud our piggies in wicking and itching sockbags.
Hoping to holdfast against the forfeiture of bought heat.

The city slickers in their shiny slickers
clasp...

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L ittle voices, rising in volume and pitch
I mploring teacher, begs all available aids to help pop 
C oats, hats, muffs, mitts, sweaters, gloves, socks, shoes, and boots on 39
K indergarten urchins who are galloping...

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EXODUS AT THE LAKE
my exodus offers two paths that diverge
This is my lake, not Thoreau’s Pond
One path hugs the water to Cash Trail
The other that tugs at my heart
Will wander among old Maryland trees
I heard...

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Rhymes with “Stuff”
     By Dane Smith-Johnsen

Bluff is a cliff that above land is laid.
Bluffs are charades to win card games played.
Buff is a tint between white and brown.
Buff shines stuff; rub...

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wet feet

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As the days grow shorter, and darkness fills the sky.
The chill in the night air, brings tears to the eyes.
You shiver and shake, from your head to your toes,
No matter what you do , you...

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Frosted icicle ledges 
Cold air surprises our noses
Hard diamond water forms ice
Asthmatics run for their inhalers

Dripping icicles forms well tipped arrows
Crystal spider webs of glass peeks from your windshield
Glistening blue-white quilt covers spring grasses
Evergreens wear...

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A Renga:


It feels like summer
Even though it's October
And leaves have fallen

Night shadows in the garden
And the waxing gibbous moon

A 3-4 time dance
Mixed with memories of youth
Whispered in the room

That first love always lingers
And also the...

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Day and night, my ears are ringing,
Never does that bird stop singing.
There just HAS to be more than one,
A second takes over, when the first is done.

I know that hate's a nasty word,
Nature is a...

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Shop Shop Shop I have had enough.
Going from store to store is mighty tuff.
Getting through town is really ruff.
People is a pushing, shoving, and  being gruff.
Some people have happy faces thats all fluffed up.
Others...

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Broken strands of opaline pearls,
dot emerald lawns as evening falls;
night lights aglow, fireflies bed down
lulled by whip-poor-wills' soothing calls.

Mother moon, her blue chair rocking,
unfolds blush blanket-clouds to wrap
wee stars in warm muffs of wonder
upon the...

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In my younger years used to take the bus
In winter froze my nose and ears
Don't know how I survived still have 'em
Kinda crooked the way it appears

Wore woolen ear muffs as mom insisted
Sure did the...

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Shopping during the winter trying 
to keep my hands warm by placing 
them in my pockets but how can 
I carry my purse walking down 

lake shore drive the horse carriages 
stroll by the geese...

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Here they come 
the frequent trespassers of this terrain 
in their tattered truck 
The heavy black boots 
step down 

Their helmets on 
and safety glasses 
their ear muffs 
thick face shields 
and Kevlar chaps ...

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Those who hole up in concrete brains
Miss much joy in the world
Do they fear others’ opinions might have merit?
Is this why they insist on blinders and ear muffs?

I cannot imagine how much energy goes into...

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