Long Off his guard Poems

‘Round eight o’clock this morning I was sitting in our kitchen,
Wondering what the best way was to occupy my day,
When, “Wha’d’ya’ want for breakfast, dear,” Connie suddenly asked,
Which took me by complete surprise…I didn’t know...

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Dolly woke first kissed Damian 
On his cheek. He was still asleep.
Today was July 27th  Dolly 
Thought, "Oh my Goodness."
"Today is me and Molly's 
Birthday. Justin and 
Jordan turned 10 in April. Now
Me and...

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Poet's Notes 1:
My poet's notes must precede the next Echo Poem as well because the poet 
has not given me permission to publish her poems on my site. I can, of course, 
reference her poems...

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Conflict
 
The priest ran
Scared to raise 
An ignorant army

On a darkling plain
Loading guns
With dummy

Faith. The froth
Rose arrogantly
In the test

Tube.  They heard
Eyes shut and saw
Ears plugged,

Contorted faces
Expecting the explosion
Any moment.

Slowly
Very slowly the froth
Spilled over

Leaving behind—would
The...

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Over dramatic phrases bring back thoughts of old time,
My overdrawn heartbeat sets the pace of every line.
I look through this window as the wind sweeps the trees,
My gaze becomes a stare as my thoughts become...

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So who would have thought after 11 years
You’d be the one to take away my fears

I won’t deny that I’m hooked on you 
And I love the fact that you are hooked on me too
People...

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Just the other day she asked me
did I still have feelings for you,
I admit, that off a guard she did catch me
that I did not know exactly what to say or do.
But the truth is...
even...

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Upon the dusty shores I watched 
the calming waves of sea debauched. 
They seem to whisper in my ear 
then motioned me to venture near. 

Now had I known to swim not sink 
I could...

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I've been dealing with the fluvid,
And boy, it's hit me hard 
I was out and about last week, 
When it caught me off my guard
 
My eyes had veined a fire red, 
When it took...

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Self-assertion blatant, repelling babble exuberant, closing floodgates you eschew, none fooled by you.

you speak,
winds shriek,

shout loud,
feel proud,

you brag
self tag,

your lies
none buys,

voice lone,
place shown,

musk breaks,
face wrecks,

mouth shut,
stops glut.

You blurt garbage dirt, off your guard, torn to...

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Mesmerizing. Fierce fully aggravating.
Sinfully off this guard
Narrowly beyond tracks
Heart-aching, credit-crunching.
Stomach-turning, memory-converging.
Temperance.
Control. Mind-bugging soul 
Cracks, strokes, tears, burns
The butterflies churn
Nerve-racking. Emotion-bedazzling
Ambience comely.

Done. No more.
Appetite so ended
Thoughts and ways never blended
Sharp. Frail. Obscure.
Gross. Beguiled. Unsure.
Lack-luster, deafening throbs
Shocked!
Spun....

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Whew, today’s unexpected chilled wind
Made a mockery out of both spring
And fall in their changing off the guard-like
Waning and waxing in the rhythmic circadian
Nature of Nature’s revolving canvassing.

In frosty goosebump fashion, it appeared as if
Impatient,...

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I slipped into depression
I never thought I would
As I really liked to mingle
At every chance I could

But the beast it got me
When I was off my guard
Stopped me my life from living
That hit me very...

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From that day we first met,

And you stole a kiss

You caught me off my guard

I questioned, is he the one

I couldn’t stop thinking of you

 

You made me fall in love with you

You caused me...

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Life life should be treasured because 
Life is short and before you know it 
You might die anytime anywhere 
Life is filled with with thing to enjoy
Even though life does not seem fun 
First but...

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It caught me off my guard
And crept up while I slept,
When I awoke at dawn
Through the window it slowly went.

It never said a word to me
Or whispered in my ear,
But it did do one thing,
To...

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Law of causality was 
seeking answers from the 
rites of flowers. Why do a black powder 
and glass sharpnels interrupt 
the turnover of bliss, 
when I held the sacred 
lotus in my hand ?

Somebody brings...

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