Long Pad of paper Poems

I’m not saying my father hated the English, God forbid. If he were still alive, he’d hate to hear me say that. He’d correct me right away and say he didn’t hate the English. Truth...

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I ask a question, who knows?
A question about what the future holds.
A question about the very face of life- it wears a mask, why? I don't know.
May I ask this question? Will you know? Will...

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A poet who was famous for his love poems was approached by a young boy who shyly bowed his head…
“I want to write a love poem…can you teach me how?” He said.

The old poet smiled....

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A dark room with a small wooden desk, no lamp
A thick pad of paper and a typewriter, never used
Like a museum exhibit, though they aren’t allowed to gather dust
And dead flies and moths, a pack...

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a man comfortably stretched out on the bench
watches his little daughter run around,
looking out for sketchy folks,
while at the same time talking to her---
she giggles, continuing to want him to see
what she’s doing---
“look at me,...

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The Real Cowboy

A lined pad of paper and a pencil stub,
Just what Dreamer needs to write her hubub:

"How do I love thee - let me count the ways."
More to the pity WHY do I love...

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No one encourages me, they do not realize you see

I have accomplished this, I have accomplished that

I did not get rewarded, I've done my best

I passed the test

I look great, I look nice

But they are...

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The Stage

We are often alone when we write. 
We use ink, or blood, depending.
The color often defining the mood. 
A quill, a feather a plume, 
a sharp PIN indeed, to prick…the imagination. 

8.5 x 11...

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tap water to vampire
…an extra worker short
….Twitter
…iPhone child labour lawyer 
…booking a meet and greet at a school for the dumb deaf and blind children for Prince Andrew…symbol would be spinning in his grave
…Brillo pad...

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The Banks of Serenity

 

Under the trees and on the river

Here I find my rest

No voices beckon or holler here

It’s just silence of the water

The Willows bend towards love

The Oaks stand sturdy like men

And here...

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Bought a pad of paper
	Has lines on it
	One hundred pages of paper
	Already stained

Stole a Staedtler marker
	Just a pen really
	Stuffed with ink all waterproof
	Document proof and lightfast

Wrote a poem just like this one
	Used the pen to...

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Within the realm of human imagination,
the immortal spirit is allowed to be free.
Fantasies gather in the brain's thought room,
opening eyes to the possibilities that could be.

Painting emerge from the mind's cocoon,
showing new visions to narrow...

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If all else fails
Grab a pad of paper
And plenty of useful pens
Express your feelings wholly 
Forget the social trends

If all else fails
Seek the unconditional love
Of family and of friends
The time is not yet to rule...

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Lemon luminous lanterns soft lighting 
A breeze of Peppermint tea leaves or coffee feels exciting
Mellow melodic music makes for melancholy musings
Intense Incense that insists on being noticed
Pad of paper and motivated ink to create my...

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