Long Overhang Poems

“Have you noticed the pounding against the opening of the cavern,” Lumi asked him?
     “I have,” Joulupukki responded.  “Whatever it is seems to be trying to force their way in....

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King Cephissus lured Liriope
.  To bathe and frolic in his stream
   Entrapping her she lost all hope
   His favours now she must redeem 
   Her ardent struggles came...

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When I get tired of the concrete and tar
there’s a place I can go, and not travel far,
that hasn’t been touched by progress at all;
nature stands still beneath gums growing tall.

And in amongst shadows with...

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The guards patrolled the Chinese wall
As they did every day
They did not pay much attention
Seems to be the usual way

A clink disturbs ones peaceful stroll
A three armed hook appears
Catches on the parapet
With one of its...

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A day that’s spent in the forest is a day that’s heaven-sent,
with the air so crisp and clean with ample shade,
where Mother Nature’s in control with the forest as it’s meant,
and the struggle’s all around...

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"What is our life but a succession of preludes to 
an unknown song whose first word is surrender."

          Quote by _Constance


My life has been one...

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abominate, abhor, abuse, admonish, adumbrate, afflict, advance,
agitate, agonize, alcohol, announce, approach, awaken, bait, bark,
bawl, bedamn, bedevil, berate, betoken, bluster, bode, bother, break,
brew, browbeat, bully, caution, censure, chide, clutter, comminate,
complain, complicate, confuse, cow, crucify, DAD, damage,...

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We made our padded rooms,
Trampoline parks for a time,
For bouncing off the walls,
With a crash into the side,
Those clouds our leather breakers,
Of eroding rolling rows,
Salty tongues of the storm.

Strapped into a jacket,
A hopping biped fowl,
Once...

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A fly lands on the roof.
     A crow perched on the lawn.
     Drops fall from the sky
     To darken all that's seen.

 ...

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You arrived on a splendid December day, as I recall.
I relived when we came home; I let out a large sigh.
I put my elbows on the overhang facing a mountain wall.
I sighed again vowed to...

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The creek was the color
of weak tea, a bronze brew
that filtered light to bathe 
the bottom in the soft glow
of an autumn morning.
Even after a long summer,
the water was still high
up the tufted banks
with deep...

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the prophet arose from his prayers
and scanned the horizon
"they will be here soon"

two hours or so to moonrise 
with little protection in sight
and with no direction in mind 
he raised a bit of dust and...

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UP   TOO  CLOSE


When I was three I was taken   
To a shipyard for the launch, 
The graceful wetting of a ship -
Elegant sweep of a warship,
Huge yet sleek,  strong...

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I saw a leaf fall
Then I heard the wind blow
I considered the small voice of nature and I considered it
Fortune has'nt smiled on me
Life has been diffcult to deal with
Knowledge brings me to the ledge...

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Water, air, earth and fire,
they are all elements of life.
Secrets, lies and jealousy,
they are all creations of human nature.
Myths, legends and the common rumour,
they are all creations of imagination.
Then yet what are reflections?
Are they just...

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There's such a simple thing as sitting on the porch
Where summer rose of Sharon leaves overhang the rail
I'm relaxed on our old fashioned swing    made of slats
Where a fine grey and white...

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The Perennial 

On an overhang, where the mountain slopes gently towards the lowland and the sea
 there is a crooked tree with long roots embracing the mountain 
Is the plant an asp or a birch,...

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We fall down, 
spit,
fight
get ready for battle.
Almost like it's mandatory-
oh but that wouldn't be story.
It'd ruin the plans,
lose all the fans,
take a way that unique quality,
of taking pride, giving hope-
hope that lasts, continually holds respect,...

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Dry river mystery

The river in the domestic landscape was not as big 
as it used to be, for years, the rain upland fell sparsely 
when the hot summer came, the river dried up.
The river bed...

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a highland stream

the stream that runs beside 
the hot dusty byway 
at the cottage
is clear, tinted brown
from all of the cedar roots
it winds forever through 
endlessly seeking a clear path
freedom from the jungled trees.

its banks...

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The light, this enlighten definition of facing thyself
As a warm aura floating on your skin
The light of your mind.
Suddenly, there is a voice leading you
To an inner path, forgotten yet carved
The voice of dominance.
Like an...

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The young men sat, planted under the overhang
like the pansies and geraniums that surrounded them in boxes,
as the rain pelted the terra-cotta terrace.

The mountain air was sharp with the taste of lightening.
Having bid farewell to...

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As I enter the old-growth forest,
silent shadows hush whispering leaves.
And quiet descends like a curtain,
suppressing sound within its tight weaves. 

A transformation slowly takes place,
from a rough trail to a dense thicket.
And the woods swallow...

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A happy old camper, still motoring along
My life has been better than most
How come I'm blessed with such good fortune
Maybe cause I eat Shreddies by Post

A good breakfast is the most important meal
Starts every day...

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A happy old camper, still motoring along
My life has been better than most
How come I'm blessed with such good fortune
Maybe cause I eat Shreddies by Post

A good breakfast is the most important meal
Starts every day...

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