Long Purebred Poems

Standing there,
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Strangers and pilgrims on the earth
Not as famous as Mrs. Butterworth
Not as strong as Mr. Clean
Cannot sing like Jimmy Dean

Who am I? I ask myself
Feeling small as a Keebler Elf
Instant replay of my life
Shows I’m...

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I had to dog-sit for my neighbor Ed,
A week I had to watch his miserable purebred,
And his list of rules were plaguing my head,
I hung on every small word that he said,
How “Baron” must be...

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They come in many different sizes
Different colors, different cuts
All purebred from Poodle planet
No mixing of Martian mutts 

Innocently enough we let them into our homes
Now with too many it is to little to late
We've been...

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Our dog, Lucky, died on a Thursday.
I decided I could be sad for years,
for months, for a week, or for hours.
So what would alleviate this utter despair  
and sadness?
A new dog, of course.
I searched...

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My body is full of chasms   
Lumps and abnormalities 
Big and round in the middle 
Nothing wrong with a dimple 
It is simple 
Yes sure I have a wrinkle 
My toes are curled...

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Primordial Soup

In the cosmos kitchen of distant past,
When first thoughts of life's creation were cast,
A unique recipe, made its debut,
'Primordial soup', life's creation brew.

Take 6 cups of seawater from seashore head,
Where precursor molecules are purebred,
With...

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Yesterday, the snow fell, laced lazily 
all across the frozen field; grace fell down.
My heart raced, apace in a minor key
troubles fled erased from me, was my frown. 

Seemed semblances filled my life-weary head 
so...

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between us there is only one,
with something to offer,
one who takes,
one who requests nothing,
one who never stops to ask,
there can be no compromise,
the moment for sharing,
has passed beyond recalling,
these words are the remnant,
of a scourged...

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body builders have an ab-sense
girdles are just an abs-tractions
to communicate is to accomplish-'meant'
to know your limits means know-'ledge'
too much wine means too absorb-'bent'
a purebred can be a cat-as-'trophey'
being elected does not come with a flag'grant'
women's...

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Hungry woman

Before I lay me down to sleep
I pray for a man who is not cheap

So he can buy me beautiful car
And give me shiny moon and a star

I want to have soft furry coat...

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I saw Tarzan,
 with no clothes on.
  Who knew there
 was a Black Swan?

  Cinderella.
 got home
 after midnight.
  Muhammad Ali,
is looking for a fight.

  Pinocchio.
 tells a bunch of lies.
...

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Paws on the Avenue

Every afternoon ‘bout half past four
Paddy and I go out the door
No straying from our daily ritual.

Paws on Fido Avenue
Happy tails of sloppy kisses unmuzzled
Parade of canines – every kind “bone-i-fied.”

A purebred...

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Saturday Morning November 1964
My twin and I have a TV Guide in front of us
We are thrilled because we got a colored TV set yesterday.
In the TV Guide there is a peacock by the shows...

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A purebred Arabian horse 
is strikingly beautiful,
Finely chiseled bone structure
Concave profile, a distinctive head shape
and high tail carriage
prized by the Bedouin people,
the desert dwellers.

But Duldul was a mule—
Historical accounts concur,
However, folklore refers to it as...

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My Satin Doll happiness was a fading view
of your elegant Ella Good-N-Plenty camisole caboose
Having Memory Lane sultry thoughts,
bed-craving crypt feelings from the past
Adventurous parlor games that were so you,
Hide-and-Seek was the favorite one you loved...

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Our children bought us DNA tests for Christmas.
Um, why would we want to do this?
What if we wanted to rob a bank or burglarize a home?
Aren’t these results going into an FBI data base?

We did...

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You love your purebred. I'll love my 
Whatachamacallit.
I wonder how he came to be at our back door?
I must admit
He is exquisite
For something I've never seen before.
You love your purebred. I'll love my
Whatachamacallit.
Darling he's a...

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With you, I remember
what it means to love.
And in love I find life,
rising from the morose shadows
to fly like a purebred charger
across asphalt fields
and through urban dystopias.

With you I remember
what it means to laugh.
And in...

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GRANDMA AT THE TRACK

foolishly
i threw the rock
and appeared
to hopscotch 
until the ill of my ankle
violently mocked

i chalk it all up
to forget me nots

my mind over knees
ignores
the rusty gears 
as my wrinkled hand
avoids resistance 
hovering a...

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Sherry was a junkyard pup.
She loved to run and play.
A gift to me, lifted up.
A blessing came that day.

Down the play yard slide she slid.
She loved to roll in dirt.
Obedient. Never hid.
Played rough, but never...

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13 years have passed
But I miss you still
Nobody will ever break the bond
Between a dog and a child

Brown shaggy hair with black spots
He wasn't a purebred with a pedigree
But the fact that people called him...

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My cat is picky; my cat is persnickety.
My cat likes to play with mice; my cat's best friend is a snake.
My cat is aloof; my cat is stuck up.
My cat ignores me; my cat writes...

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My dream awakes.
Upon my mind so broad,

These days and nights,
Laying restless it seems
To see the anger in some,
That is buried so deep.

Prejudice is an evil.
Primed without worth,
Bigotry should be dead,
Would you hate yourself?

Could you destroy?
Look...

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Playful purebred princess,
but puppy nonetheless,
she’s in constant need of attention
and thrives on loving affection.

Only six months old
she’s energetic and bold;
Curious as a toddler
thinking it’s all about her.

She’s fluffy and white
yet has a teething bite;
Always ready...

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