Long Piece of furniture Poems

The Ash Can  ©

I got the call on Sunday night.  I was traveling on business.  When I looked at the caller ID
 I wondered why my husband’s boss would be calling me....

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THANKS FOR YOUR TIME: To everything there is a
season, a time for every purpose under heaven; -
Ecclesiastes 3:1
A young man learns what’s most important in life
from the guy next door. It had been some time...

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Metaphor of outrage, Translation of Carlos Bousono’s poem : Metafora del desafuero

			                    ( In celebration of...

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After El Cielo or Bust

I know time isn’t 
on my Mother’s side
for much longer

Her frail body like a delicate 
wine glass that has just tipped 
off the table toward 
a floor
that is sturdier than 
an...

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From here to wherever, I'll follow a yard sale sign,
it's a past time endeavor, for my collective state of mind,
I may buy some furniture, or a trinket for a dime,
yard saling is a pleasure, yes,...

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Mother's Day Tribute

To Mother

Things are complicated, and I’m frustrated
And gag to hear you say with parental authority
“When you’re older, you’ll understand better!”

Well, that’s a long way into the future, and I’m present
So spare me the...

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If you walk around our house…and I say this candidly…you probably wouldn’t give a second thought to some of the things you see.

You’d probably miss that piece of wood in the corner…if you walk by...

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Early Life
Of Miracle man
July 18, 2020

Today I’m remembering the old times
when phones were party line, (if you had one) and life was simpler.
When stores weren’t open on Sunday and no one worked.
It was church, family...

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So Hey out there!   Yes You!  
 You with that day to day job, that day to day life and those hidden fears of Death, Failure, Sex,or whatever 
(Whatevers can catch you...

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I am a Savonarola chair
carved from discarded 
remnants of cedar and birch that
littered our backyard - 
waiting to be burned
or broken by a trespasser’s hands, 
or tended to by the warm touch
of a gardener’s natural...

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I watched the child approaching me with wonder in her eyes...a welcome sight I’d seen at least a thousand times before.
Most the answers people sought were on the plaque beside me, but this young lady,...

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So This is How It Ends:

I stare at you
You stare back coldly at me
I study the lines on your face
And I watch this house slowly empty out
One piece of furniture at a time
Fifteen years wiped...

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Crazy people are life’s brilliant colours
A Street can look so dull but to a crazy person a parade of dancing fairies appear as the floor catches the rain
A fence post can look ordinary but to...

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Where do you come from?
And where do you go?
Pigeon steps, crinkled blazer, bent 
Posture, sunken face, worn and never changed, 
Stumbling along your broken track 
Over hills, underpasses and tarmac 
Carrying shopping bags two for...

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Every piece of furniture I am becoming attached
Is that possible?
Nah cannot be
You cannot become attached to things - personal things
Just like you cannot become attached to people
I am tired of being the mannequin
Guinea pig -...

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(More Pun-ishment)

The difference between a Fine and a Tax
is really easy to tell!
A Fine is a tax, for doing wrong!
A Tax is a fine, for doing well!

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade,
I once heard...

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There once was a gentle man so humble before all
who were common and before all who were great.
Never did He bow down before man nor worldly kings.
This one man talked about what true love is......

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Joy dances in even to the bereft
She cracks my frown with a tango
Then she leaves my house swept

Joy is a hummingbird trapped indoors
Her iridescence lights up all my grime
Usher her out before I’m enamored

But, happiness...

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no I am not merchandise 
I'm not a tool a piece of furniture
 I am awakened I am a thought
 I am humanities process I am covered in filth and shame
 I am dirty yet...

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The lock clicks,
And the apartment is left lifeless.
Each piece of furniture lining the walls,
Is lifeless under winters' creeping touch.
The T.V. was left on,
Playing reruns of "Dukes of Hazard".
Silently it flashes in the background.
A blanket is...

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Did you see her?
She’s gorgeous,
She’s nice, 
She’s pleasant,
She’s everything you’re not.
And what angers me the most?
You like her,
You wish them both good luck.
I mean,
At first he rejected her,
But it seems he now realizes the mistake...

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N- Nothing...I’m not even there….you offer me nothing
E- Empty…You leave me empty of life, love, laughter…
G- Gnarled…My soul is gnarled by your nail of indifference
L- Lifeless…I breathe, and yet my dreams have lost the breath...

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Languishing roses in her vase
Love is but an antiquated  sentiment 
As her youth has faded.
Fame is wasted on the famous.
This much she knows now.
The glitter. The razzle and dazzle
All made a vanishing act.
The ghost...

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I'm not made me to stare on at the world, 
Else I become the sky;
 
I'm not made me to be exploited without resistance, 
Else I become the earth;
 
I'm not made me to roam...

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A dusty, wooden table, painted a vibrant
red, stands alone in a vacant ole'
farmhouse kitchen.  Nearby is a
window sporting many panes of 
broken glass, allowing vivid sunlight 
to filter throughout this rotting structure.

A large jar...

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