Long Neck and neck Poems

"Each popular belief sans proof endures."    
-- Jezeús
 
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Despite the countless beings dying here as well as there,   
this earth is...

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She's already crossed the finished line 
         She has won you 
              Trophy in...

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My brother, Lincoln Beachey, made my life a wonder,
Mother's eyes were full of him and loved how he was bold	
I was the shadow elder son of a family in poverty's control
and struggled to to sustain...

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having fallen through the cracks of the dwindling economy
making his way backward to his
home town,
as the result of many choices gone awry
he lives with his parents---
now aged, broke & single,
he works a job that has...

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The devil in a moment of weakness did challenge a poet to a battle of words.

I HEAR YOU ARE AT THE TOP OF YOUR GAME
Said the devil to the poet.

NEVER HAVE TO WEAR A SWORD
Said...

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A BALLAD TO THE ANCESTORS

Like ripened fruits plucked from a flourishing tree,
They were stolen from a lush paradise garden;
A self sustained dwelling having no need of a warden;
A beautiful paradise where all could work and...

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An institution for the average man and also for the Toff
The gun blasts, the gates fly open. They’re off. 
Eight magnificent Steeds already to win the race.
Trampling all before them, galloping at full pace. 

Jeremiah...

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hat hat hat hat hat hat
                             ...

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hormones started it all
taking her into puberty
whether she liked it or not
making her the object of the male gaze
at an early age &
she found the affection of many,
she partied hardy,
squeezing herself into the tightest clothing,
snorting...

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River was it or was it not,
I am not so sure,
But that’s the feeling one day I sure got,
Something flowed from the top,
Right where I began my height,
And as if a river would it began...

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A gauzy haze rises from the flickering gas light, 
                      revealing the face of...

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Commercial season in its full swing
boats afloat dot foggy harbor scene
	we're off like a prom dress
	let's catch a mega-mess
barbs a'flyin', some even obscene

Wish 'em up! Catch 'em up! Bend the rod!
tease with the herring, but...

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And they are off

Only a whiskers breadth parted they
As six spun round the corner over lands mud gray,
And sounds came loud from thundering hoofs
Louder then the heart in my chest;
Then my eyes caught sight of...

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The last few years Thanksgiving was a lot of turkey for the two of us.
Our children usually have other plans. Our friends do too.
This year I decided no more turkey, I wanted beef. I began...

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Its the final day
At the US Masters
This Highlander
Enjoying new pastures
 
Recently turned pro
Leader-board he tops
As he partners Tiger
Playing brilliant shots
 
Eagle, birdie
Birdie, par
With play like this
He's sure to go far
 
Neck and neck 
On the...

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Written By: D. Collins 9/18/20


What we have should be called the politicians disease.
Since the epidemic started, they've been down on their knees.
Whatever Trupo says, which is his mob name.
McConnell kisses the ring, to show he's...

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It was an impromptu journey,
A sudden and quick decision,
I needed to unwind,
I needed to ease the stress,
Travelling was a remedy,
It was a panacea,
My cousins were delighted to see me,
So were their parents,
It was a memorable...

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The Reluctance of the Young Runner

           by Edmund Siejka

He was a gawky teenager
On a high school track team
Intimidated by his coach
Who exercised almost total control
Over...

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Up, up and away they said,
as they sailed over the blue and the red,
hugging each other and holding on tight,
the Donald and Hillary on election night,

For my sore eyes got my binoculars out,
I followed their...

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Violins plucking strings
of horsehair, satin ribbons
violet violate a dark
foresaken world
like a beautiful dream 
romance unravels 
the sweet pain 
comes undone
then those wild horses
dance macabre neck-to-neck
racing all the way home 
for want of a better country,...

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My friend and I, across the State
from booneysville just to relate
a bgger city ~ climate fast
ours slow, so's that we make things last!

The salad bar, our favorite trek
all you can eat ~ don't make a...

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If you have never been in touch with a spirit animal
follow me for you have simply not paid attention
I have so many I am a walking wildlife zoo

My ultimate most powerful spirit animal is the...

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Quak, quak, quak...
Thee my sovereign dame;
Hi.. Remember!
The day we took oath,
Witnessed by lotus, 
In this lake;
I looked up in sky,
Then face to face,
And eye to eye;
Kissed your beak,
Hugged neck to neck,
And asked, 
Love me as...

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Get off , get off
You must run
And do not turn
Your face right or left
You will competitor
With another people
Who wants to replace?
You must be at the sight
To be the first
That will be chosen
The fire is gotten
Who...

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Tear soaked tombstones
Love letters
Class rings and report cards.

Texts from you
Roses from homecoming
Kisses stolen in the twilight
Phone calls until midnight.

Standing in the rain
Holding your hand
Neck to neck in the wind
I wish it would never end.

I fell...

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