Long Refreshments Poems

My friends and I were out strolling, in a lush park one day,
Just enjoying the scenes of the afternoon, as time flew away.

Sun kissed blooms blushed and swooned, under pale lazy clouds;
And nature was lush...

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Chapter 14c

Warriors of mighty stature
Armed with blades of shining metal
Fire-wrought bronze, a work of wonder,
Walked beside a bright-robed figure

Slight of build and short in stature 
Whitening hair around his temples 
Now the warriors introduced him
As...

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 I sure                                ...

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"I'm gonna marry you someday"
Her Lover jokes with her
They drive in her fancy car, she's
Amused by tipsy words

"Don't be silly, my young drunk friend"
She shoots back while he grins
"Just watch, Sweetie. Just watch...someday"
He says, chuck'ling...

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He worked at the local newspaper office.
I worked for his employer’s wife as a mother’s helper.
He had served his apprenticeship 
and was now a full fledged printer 
earning a magnificent sum of eight dollars a...

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A summer house-boat party - Matey - toss those cares overboard. The scout boat found a deserted cove so the party can be privately fierce.

The lake's broken reflections of moonlight look like jewels on black...

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Using the need to convey and communicate.
She spoke to those she reherst  as they needed
to communicate. the director had been
ordered find words to convey and give meaning to
the terminology used  speak so that...

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On a train going south on business
For what seemed an eternity,
I chanced upon a memorable man
Who changed the path of my destiny

He was itinerant to look at
With tatty coat and shabby shoes,
An unshaven face, his...

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Amazing acrobats astound awe-stricken audiences.  Amy always asks about acts already arranged.

Bouncing bears balance beach balls.  Bobby Bear bicycled behind Betsy Bear.

Crazy clowns crash carelessly.  Carousels circle clockwise.

Daring demonstrations dazzle dazed dreamers....

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A change of seasons..
A change of heart..
The trees once dressed with leaves 
Now had gradually undressed
Leaves had fallen from the trees
Leaves vibrantly colorful
A refreshing experience..
As the air is crisp and cool..
A wonderland of leaves on...

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Winter weather comes in starkness; but human spirit adds its blaze.
Flickering embers spark the fire; sending fragrance everywhere.
Stockings hung beneath the mantle, burning wood, eyes in a daze.
Glad hearts singing, holiday ringing, shoppers rushing here...

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I met my wife in such a way, is hard to comprehend
Both went to music in the park, just following the trend
I sat there bathed in symphony, my mind was in the cloud
The music it...

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The yards behind the shearing shed are overgrown with grass
And the fence posts look a little worse for wear
There’s cobwebs on the tractors that are sitting all forlorn
And a farm cat snoozes gently on a...

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Come to Maine this early September, (as long as you're a paying member) ...

A smorgasbord...

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Household Auction
Saturday and Sunday
Refreshments 

I must sell some family heirlooms from grandmothers attic,
there are many items, jewelry, glass, lamps, and some furniture;
but the most treasured item is a mahogany sideboard quite exquisite,
beautifully carved, and ornate...

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It was the silence, the peace that captured my heart,
By a woodland, untouched by man, ancient and old.
By a babbling brook my story does start.
I sit under an oak tree; it has survived a hundred...

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    "Masterpiece Mementos"



COME BROWSE THROUGH A POET'S EXTRAORDINARY GARAGE SALE
GREAT MASTERPIECE MEMENTOS U WILL FIND WITHOUT FAIL.

LIST OF WARES BEYOND COMPARE:

1.  BOOKS OF LOVE FROM YESTERYEAR
     JUICY...

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Fred Seegmiller

 1871 - 1907


You never met a man who loved my town.
As I much as I did.
Coming here in ’90 by the train.
It nearly killed me, but I stayed on my knees.
I prayed and...

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i’ll leave the back door open, unlocked
the porch light on
the key under the mat
for you tonight
in case you stop by my
red eyed, purple circled, painted and powdered
humble abode
for a cram session in
analyzing 206
theory 114
and love...

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THE DOLLAR FORTY CHIPS 
 
While travelling up to Darwin in the Northern Territory many years back, we pulled 
into Winton in the far north-west of Queensland for a pit stop and refreshments.  
My...

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Refreshments

Come one and all!

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Moving, so years of collecting must go today
even things, that...

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Silent Conversations


The wind is up today
Coastal clouds
Playing tag with dust devils
On the shimmering bent mirages
Wavering their uncertainty of heat
Where the sea rolls its ice cream caps
Cool in the blue hinted sweeps of grey

In the chill...

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He was tall and handsome in his suit,
Blond hair and blue eyes deep and soulful
She wore a long cotton dress with frills, pastel coloured,
Her hair was dark brunette and cascaded over her shoulders,
They met at...

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Time slips through my fingers like so much water and the fabric of existence drapes more loosely on my soul than has ever been my wish to experience. 
The royal garment makers here at court...

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Every day love is a journey,
I have vowed to make, come rain come sunshine,
I have vowed to walk in this path of fullness and peace,
To search that soul that will forever give me eternal comfort.
And...

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