Long Overstay Poems

Mark Hurlin Shelton is a Poet from Cape Town South Africa, born in October 1967. He was raised by his grandparents in Three Anchor Bay, near Sea Point, where he attended his first schools: Ellerton...

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Happy two thousand twenty fourth  birthday Autumn - September twenty second

But first etymological climatological meteorological esoterica:

The word autumn (/'??t?m/) is derived from Latin autumnus, archaic auctumnus, possibly from the ancient Etruscan root autu-and has...

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Jack Horner was an impish little boy, who lived on Cherry Orchard farm;
That produced varieties of fruit. For a mellowing sun, kept groves warm.

The Horners had always been a serious set-no nonsense, like spring rain;
And...

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Hey what did I miss?
Do I owe you something,
that every time I make a move in life you react?
Do I owe you success?
That every time I drown, making bad decisions
You recognize,

Judging like an expert.
Does it...

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I’m flabbergasted at how the streets are thronged
Could You be the one for whom twelve years I’ve longed?
Oh say, a Physician like no other before seen?
Different from the kind to where I had been?
Could Your...

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Happy two thousand nineteenth birthday Autumn - September 23, 2019!

Despite twittering, uber
sputtering kickstarting
onset of cool weather
argh, another brief daily spate
re: forecasting blistering,
nauseating, sweltering...
ninety degree plus Fahrenheit

temperature forecast
(along eastern seaboard)
courtesy mister summer,
who will overstay his welcome
hoop fully...

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Let's have a word from THE RISING SUN:
  
I rose this morning and spoke hope to the solar system,
reassuring everyone concerned of a stabilizing experience;
and advising citizens all, in my sphere of influence, to...

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Schiff picked up the phone receiver again:Pelosi, your idea's great! The pizzas paid off! The gofers all rolled back! And their hauptman Mutt Gaets vanished, purportedly calling for a press conference. 
Pelosi: Uh, pizzas paid...

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Hello. My name is Spring and I make an appearance every year.
People have often made comments of me like, 'Spring is in the air'.
For Daylight Saving Time, many will say 'Fall back and Spring forward'.
Well,...

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A Little Kindness Never Hurts

Her bad reputation was talk of our small town
she'd rush out to get mail in her flimsy nightgown
rumors spread about her lovers in her large bed
and how one is not enough,...

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Hearts resume,
Minds forgive, 
No mask;
Tasks unmask.
No entry;
Vigilant sentry.
This apple,
Turns purple;
The teacher:
My preacher,
So awesome, 
An anthem.

This tempting demand,
Succumb my command,
It comes around,
Anytime to astound,
My pleasing soul.
Doubts stylishly stole,
Any moment unannounce,
Spread to renounce,
Hunting feelings pouncing,
Only eyes bouncing...
The...

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There's no reason for me to think
that the four seasons run wild and free.
There's a God out there, and He's in charge.
Sure, every season has a mind of its own,
and each knows exactly where she...

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“Veni, vidi, vici – I did, oh yes, I did!”
This you proudly say when you’ve satisfied your Id!

At least most folks feel this way if they like to win.
“Veni, vidi, vici” – They say it...

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White is not an opaque color
It seemed to shimmer incandescent figures under the eve of light
A foreshadowing

Pain is the white that compliments your wedding dress
Tying the knot
Knowing you’ll be bound to it forever
Pain can be...

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triolets

Poured a cup of coffee and softened it with cream
I hug a romance novel, first chapter's underway
Hubby's gone a fishin', a long way off downstream
poured a cup of coffee and softened it with cream.
Couch is...

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The sugar bowl proverbial.
The sweetness of sharing
what you have; a tight hug.

Don’t share the leaves,
in your own yard, nor the weeds.
Don’t rush a neighbor’s demise.

Don’t overstay;
time is valuable -
boundaries sans fence.

A good neighbor is not...

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So what's your status,
Nimbostratus?
Are you here to stay, like old Aunt Gladys?
- To rain and rain until we're glad it's
Not for you to own the day,
But eventually must fade away
Before the steady strugglings of the...

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Need a cuddle, are you available? 
I promise not to linger too long
Maybe seven, maybe eight hours or so
Maybe until the break of dawn

Just enough time to satisfy my craving
That haunts me day and night
Gonna...

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Need a cuddle, are you available? 
I promise not to linger too long
Maybe seven, maybe eight hours or so
Maybe until the break of dawn

Just enough time to satisfy my craving
That haunts me day and night
Gonna...

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Need a cuddle, are you available? 
I promise not to linger too long
Maybe seven, maybe eight days or so
Maybe until the break of dawn

Just enough time to satisfy my craving
That haunts me day and night
Gonna...

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With night, light blurs sight
Morning gets informed of fright
Yet flies dark aright

Unstoppable soul
Peeped into the gloom's roll
And take due control

Alongside farewell
Unbearable psyche  compel
Fright it does propel

Unstoppable soul
Now scattered far to console
Gloomy frights enroll

Intact memory
Saves...

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Need a cuddle, are you available? 
I promise not to linger too long
Maybe seven, maybe eight hours straight
Maybe till the break of dawn

Just enough time to satisfy my craving
That haunts me day and night
Gonna wind...

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Need a cuddle, are you available? 
Promise not to linger too long
Perhaps seven or possibly eight hours
Maybe till the break of dawn

Enough time to satisfy this craving
That lingers day and night
Soon gonna wind up in...

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In the ebb and flow of feelings that is the cycle of my life
I seem to be caught in the spring of my emotions
while winter stalls refusing to take its leave.

Like a bad virus insisting...

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As I sit here pondering about life,
an intense feeling of utter sadness 
greets me. It came out of nowhere 
instantly. What should I do now?
Emotions will come and go. They're
normal, and they serve a purpose,...

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