Long Old timer Poems

I'd just checked out of a hotel in the town of Santa Fe 
Went to the store to collect supplies and went on my way
I was heading for the gold rush in the state of...

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[Non-Fictional Preface: Fictional Old Folks Home/Apparition] "This is the story of two friends, both considered themselves start-up writers, whereas, one who was a bit more of an upstart, was merely known as, Robert Frost. Frost's...

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"Robert Frosts', friend, Edward Thomas was an indecisive fellow, until that one day they took the other road Edward wanted, and of course, Robert's piece was not Edward's choice to say the least, so when...

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During my younger years, that young squirrel                            ...

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The Old Prospector, The Crazy Old Fool

Folks said that nasty fool is a damn old bat
times the bastard knows not where he is at
Rumor is he lives in shame for murdering a man
eats lizards and...

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ISLAND HOPPING
by

JOHN M. ARRIBAS


My first day of community service at Glen Oaks
Assigned to spend time with a few elderly folks
Spotted an old gentleman staring out into space
Weathered beaten hands and a sun etched face
How are...

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I tell you of a friend who's so fond of everything french
She didn't call her a frenchie when she saw one on a bench 

Her favorite food french fries and syruped french toast
She's been to...

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Her long sleeved robe matched the hue of the plants so perfectly 
that it was hard to tell where the rest of the color and her form began. 
Her skin was a papery, ghostly white....

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In 2024 the breakthrough came
which solved two scientific dilemmas simultaneously:

1. Brain transplants into human mortal bodies with limited life spans were far too expensive.

2. Robot computers could never emulate the complexity 
and learning ability of...

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Ponytails and blue jeans 
Sat at Papaw's knee, 
Watching as he whittled 
On old branches from a tree. 
    And while he talked of cowboys 
And big old Texas ranches, 
He trimmed...

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Animal kingdom was invited to join the forest meadow
Band orchestrated by the deniable dictator, diabolical gorilla king
Causing loads of premature bragging from delighted grand-animals.
Deliriously enthusiastic orangutans began to show off their voice prowess.
Excited flocks, herds,...

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The Evils Of Drugs  Part II

One night I was in My Hotel room laying on my bed and
I kept tossing and turning all night. I couldn't sleep, soon
it became daylight and I steped out...

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Leading his horse in the heat of the day
Been gone a long time but he still knows the way
Just a few shacks when he went for the gold
He’d found a few nuggets but now he’s...

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Hark there kind sir, what brings you here?
A message for my lady, from Sir Lyle Gere
He penned these lines, for her gentle ear
Would you have this delivered, pray kind sir
Indeed I will, my word is...

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Frank James ‘Been Living Too Long
(1843-1915)

The old man signs autographs, telling young boys how a lifetime of crime never pays,
You heard from his legends he robbed a few banks in his younger and turbulent days;
He...

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The old man signs autographs, telling young boys how a lifetime of crime never pays,
You heard from his legends he robbed a few banks in his younger and turbulent days;
He works at the fairgrounds, he’s...

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Last week in paper I see story old nuns some die with Alzheimer in head, others still jolly old gals think good sharp things, making jokes Bishop's small dick, like that. Turns out ones who...

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Get out of my way!
I’m in my car and I’ve got to be first all the way.
I’ve got to prove something about myself.
Number one me all the time, has to be me, no one else.

Get...

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GHOST STORY

Hey!  Over there !  I got a glimpse of him !
Yes,  I see him now over there almost hidden behind  those books  
      ...

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The old tree is leaning badly in the forest as the man approaches ...

Well, old timer I think its time for you to go?
Have some respect son as I am over two hundred years...

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For all the times I’ve felt alone,
And in the stench of gross cologne,
For the fear of my life story,
I still don’t like the name of Cory.
I write this poem to remind my self
To not hit...

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How the world views treats older people
Not today you're in the way
Older people are boring they're wild awake and snoring
Some have prosthetic teeth
Some never awake there're always sleep
It's very, very hard to meet and greet
Take...

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It was the best cherry-cola that I ever had. 
It’s the aftertaste now that’s incredibly bad. 
It was 1953, at the corner Five and Dime. 
I still think it might have been some sort of...

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Day follows night here and night swallows day;
Yet day after day, I see your frail form;
Solemn sanguine style watching the world play;
Only your dialect stays to etch your own norm.


You and your shadow sit in...

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Dorothy and Toto want to get back home because as we all know, there is no place like HOME. So, seeking guidance from all but the wicked witch, off and away to places unknown, we...

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