Long Puffery Poems

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  Incontrovertible truths endure
when the beginning of the end has...

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When old vets gather at a pub to reminisce with their peers,
And their tongues are mellowed with a few free-flowing beers,
Raucous war stories and much back slapping are apt to befall,
As unique people, places and...

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Early Autumn.
Lazy Sunday morning.
Coffee cooling.
Reading poetry, writing pooretry.
Viewing artworks, editing photographs.
Eggs and crumbcake, long since
consumed.
Forgot by mind, by mouth
though not by belly.

Hawks foreground the 
white puffery in the North sky,
circling.
Perhaps challenged by a corvid.
Something black...

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I arrived early today for the appointment made months ago,
And began the interminable wait to see the medico.
When I checked in it was already half-past noon.
The nurse said, "Take a seat and we'll be with...

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I arrived early for the appointment I had made many months ago,
And began the interminable wait to consult with the medico!
When I checked in, it was already half-past noon.
Nursey said, "Take a seat and we'll...

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There’s a wizard in the Ivory House,
speaking grandiose
The klu 
is in the bewitching words 
he spew

This be the klux of the matter — 
See the toxic spiellage
vapor wasted 
‘pon the global village

His pagan echo klan
got...

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A dreamt event
for the newly-wed,
both looking sharp;
how many hand-written invitation cards
have they sent
with the reddest heart and lovely words? 


Down the church isle they will go with a tight-sealed tounge;
an organist will play the famous...

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Haggis hype
Bagpipes bleating like unshorn sheep
Tartan theatrical - military tatoos
Scotland cloning Dolly the Sheep
National pride - Robbie Burns, poet, bard of Auld Lang Syne
Highlands of ancient rocks, rift vallies
      ...

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In our lives filled with lofty goals,
We may reach for much beyond our means,
And as interest is piqued and grows,
We sell wisps of notions as our pipe dreams, 

Yet while news breaches concerned factions,
Of those...

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Bugle boy,
little boy blew

A lot of white noise
have got many red necks 
following you

That horn of consternation
wails loud and angry
Those temper tantrum toots
dead air cryo empty

Bugle boy,
little boy blue

Your scarlet letter tone
has got the murmuring...

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So nice of you to mention 
from your lofty Bully Pulpit
the bravery and sacrifice
of honor driven men.
Spewing verbose platitudes 
that smell of self inclusion,
when pack straps, boots, and pistol belts
have never chaffed your skin.

The microphone...

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Bittersweet is the knowin’
That being right...is sometimes wrong
That sure as the breeze keeps blowin’
Bein’ meek..is to be strong

Oftimes it’s best to not address
False claims put forth by fools and boors
Endure their efforts to impress
Lest they...

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Eight Pieces of Puffery 

there once was a time in history 
where yesterday, did exist
its debuted was convened 
in a twelve to twelve physical functioning,
implemented handicapped 
surreal not made up themes
where promotional statements
gave way to...

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A person lay in a quaggy ditch
Who was dead as dead can be
And on a tree there hung a sign
For all the world to see.

'Here lies a person who had every chance
But was the type...

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