Long Proud parents Poems

January 13th 2024 - Happy Lxv-th birthday Matthew Scott Harris

date of conception:?  ~ Late March – mid April 1958.
date of parturition: January xiii, mcmlix.
date of expiration:? January i, eminem, 
where earth, wind, and fire...

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Happy Lxiv birthday Matthew Scott Harris

date of conception:?  ~ Late March – mid April 1958.
date of parturition: January xiii, mcmlix.
date of expiration:? January i, eminem.

A gangly, measly, and scraggly bundle
of lovely bones even as...

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Christmas With Christ Poem/Story Contest
Sponsor: Isaiah Zerbst

Way before Jesus Christ was born, I was one of a chosen few,
to be a spiritual Being attending to God. 
I thought I was really nobody special, 
but He...

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Glen Campbell – A Special Person
      It was September 4th, 1968 and I threw an empty suitcase into the trunk of my car, telling Joan, my daughter, that I might...

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In the manse market for a preowned spa house

Mine feeble efforts pale in comparison
to a kid scaling El Capitan
of Yosemite National Park,
nevertheless me, a dry witted husband
self emasculated milquetoast
of late ofttimes yawps imprecations
against fickle finger...

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Hanging pictures today February 5th, 2021 with the missus...
(in an attempt to cover up (overlay) fruit fly waste byproduct)

At four feet eleven (fifty nine inches),
the spouse longitudinally challenged
hence she browbeats her husband,
(who only stands five...

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To the proud parents, Anna and Theo
A serious lad, silent and thorough
A clan of preachers
And dealers of art
From the southern Netherlands came Van Gogh

When sent to school, he did not want to go
The separation led...

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As I view flat prairie with mountain range beyond, morning sunshine warms me
and I know by afternoon, fierce storms may gather without warning.
I envy not the urban dweller rushing to and fro amidst stark cement...

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CHARLIE'S CARTOON CHARACTERS

Once upon a time, long, long ago, in a far away land, in the land where Charlie lived, there was a group of cartoon characters who felt as though they were the greatest...

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Way to bee!


As Humble walked with his parents into the bee nursery,
He saw the other proud parents with their own little bees.
Eventually the teacher said, excuse me parents,
I will have to ask you to say...

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If any parents were to check a facebook account of any teenager... 
It  stretches their imaginations to see friends from the world over...
Some friends claimed to be some famous idols, 
Some even have pictures...

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patented genuine leather gloves 
captivating our boyhood heroes
those same gloves flailing about
towards fly's we were supposed to catch

a glowing white ball with red thread
that begged to be rocketed into orbit
we dreamed of such heroics
pleaded to...

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My start in life was not round here, 
Newcastle was my home, 
But now I've spent 20yrs in washington where I roam, 
Now I wonder what is left, 
A hopeless future at its best, 
A...

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I cuddled my baby until he took his first few steps
And began to exercise his new freedom of choice,
I heard him babble words like “ma ma” and “da da”
Years before he developed a man’s voice.

I...

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Art gallery glimpses
Posters on walls;
Unfamiliar insights

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Fresh good market
Country festival;
Abundant fruits

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Young child escorted
Proud parents each side;
Nurture greets nature

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Roasted meat stall
Duck, chicken, BBQ pork;
Appetizing fares

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Pay day queue
Busy ATM buzz;
Cash flow escapades

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Sleepy moments
Heavy eyelids flutter;
Bedtime stories

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Quizzical notions
Unanswered query;
Planning-in-progress

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Chinese...

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Proud parents gathered for the fifth grade band presentation.
The kids labored long and hard to enhance their musical education.
'Twas the band's first concert since its recent organization.
The harried teacher approached it with a sense of...

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Rudolph and Santa saw the Christmas star,
            they knew not what it was ‘til stardust fell-
snow-capped pines whisper to them from afar
  ...

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Aerial combat planes
Tactical flight path;
Fluffy cotton clouds

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NatGeo Wild on TV
Forces of nature;
Survival instincts

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Cute little girl
Ballerina dress;
Pirouette smile

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Proud parents
Juggling little one;
Child chuckles

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Touching moment
Two old friends laugh;
Years bridged

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Breezy whistle
Wind ripples trees;
Skyline forlorn

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Mailbox check
Snail mail galore;
Bills now due

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Gifts...

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Past Will Find Behind

Predict that past will always find behind;
Would be best if both Carolina's combine;
A poetry and book contest be presenting;
Both Carolinas am sure are consenting.

There are those who lie and are alibiing;
New plans...

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AN INCOMPLETE LOVE STORY

Once upon a time, long, long ago in a far away land, the land where Xxxxxx lived, there was a girl named Yyyyyy.  Xxxxxx was smitten with Yyyyyy but he was...

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I am a Veteran proud and true, hundreds of thousands just
like me served for the Red White and Blue
To protect all you Haters So You Can Hate America

Proud Parents, these are the "Role Models" for...

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I watched in awe the laboring tenants of the birdhouse I'd made,
And for their family devotion, they (and I) have been amply repaid!
Mr. and Mrs. Wren became the proud parents of a couple of eggs,
And...

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I reckon the empty nest syndrome hits all at one time or another,
When youngsters flee the nest leaving dear old Dad and Mother!
This morning on the patio I witnessed this situation at its best,
When two...

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early 50's
don't mean maybe
here i come
slap the baby
hear me screaming
now i'm breathing
the proud parents
really beaming
mid december
it is chilly
named me mike 
instead of billy
adolescence
before you know it
kind of shy
don't you blow it
moved away 
because of dad
left...

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early 50's
don't mean maybe
here i come
slap the baby
hear me screaming
now i'm breathing
the proud parents
really beaming
mid december
it is chilly
named me mike 
instead of billy
adolescence
before you know it
kind of shy
don't you blow it
moved away 
because of dad
left...

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