Long Reprinted Poems

Happy Fourth Of July, Or Happy Independence Day

On this day we celebrate and commemorate the birth of our nation, The United States of America's Independence from Great Britain's monarchical hold and liberty's triumph
Congress voting in...

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An Echo Poem

Original: This Much I Know – Poem by Lora Colon of PoemHunter
Reprinted here with permission.

Soon the sun will set in this valley
Where I’ve roamed for many a year, 
So many questions left unanswered,...

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I Will Always Love

Darkness greets this unwelcome day, 
Dreams of happiness fade away, 
They're gone before the sun's first ray; 
Tears are all I'm capable of.....
Yet, I will always love

At times, lacking the will to...

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I Hate It That I Love Your Poem - An Echo Poem

By Lewis Raynes and Brian Johnston

Original Poem by Lewis Raynes of PoetrySoup.com
Reprinted here with the permission of Lewis Raynes

Fake me is better than real...

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By Lewis Raynes and Brian Johnston

Original Poem by Lewis Raynes of PoetrySoup.com
Reprinted here with the permission of Lewis Raynes

Fake me is better than real me

It’s odd how we all have a persona,
An image we’d like...

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"When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not; but my faculties are decaying, now, & soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the latter. It is sad...

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I Woke Up

I woke up this morning to nothing, 
Emptiness crowded my lonely room, 
The sound of silence was deafening, 
I was blinded by the rays of gloom, 
(Just a dress rehearsal for the tomb)...

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Poet Thy Fear, Should Have Thee Cast Onto Page

Poet thy fear, should have thee cast onto page
Sank ink deep into paper for posterity
Others have endured despair and insane rage
Failure to act denotes not weak temerity

Now...

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You And I

I am the rose, you are the thorn, 
I am the calm, you are the storm, 
I am the light, you are the dark, 
You are the kindling, I am the spark

I am...

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The Day is Over

I stand at the edge of the abyss, 
If I jump, will I fly or fall? 
There was a time his love carried me, 
Today, silence answers my call

Now memories are all...

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If Your Love Belonged To Me

Are there no words that I can say, 
No supplication I might pray? 
My tortured heart would be set free.....
If your love belonged to me

I'd write poems that would make...

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Louise Imogen Guiney – Poetess and Writer

Louise Imogen Guiney sought a certain poetry of 
perfection that rang true with a real radiance in her
poetry, that also bespoke a passion and feeling for
its lyrical nature as...

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He Loves Her? He Loves Her Not?  – An Echo Poem
By Darren White and Brian Johnston

Darren White’s Original Poem – WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE
PoetrySoup.com - Reprinted with permission

“If anyone asks you
how the perfect satisfaction
of...

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There was once a man.
He’d always wanted to write,
But his biggest failing was
That he wasn’t very bright.

Whenever he started 
On a story or a plot,
Before he could pen it
He simply forgot

What he had thought earlier
And...

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He Loves Her? He Loves Her Not?  – An Echo Poem
By Darren White and Brian Johnston

Darren White’s Original Poem – WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE
PoetrySoup.com - Reprinted with permission

“If anyone asks you
how the perfect satisfaction
of...

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There was a horrible fire in my 
        house not too long ago-
Everything burned to ashes and 
in the garbage I had to throw
    ...

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My wife was on a diet. I told her that if she didn't lose 30 pounds this year: that we were through. She bought thrity pounds ofdehyrated chicken and tuna, and said Thrity pounds of...

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It was called a planet when I was young
Placed in the Milky Way  after the "big bang"

Pluto is the Roman's underworld god
Hades to the Greek now that isn't really bad

Discovered by American Clyde Tombaugh...

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[This poem first appeared in the anthology, "The Soul and the Singer," Young Publications, c. 1968.  It was reprinted in my first poetry chapbook "The Lady in the Pink Hat," Candor Press, 1969.]

God rises...

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my anonymity is stalking the streets 
like a preoccupation. mornings, slowly I creep
into august daylight, filling beat boroughs.
passing the time: digging fake burrows: 
motel rabbitrooms don't come with sheets: 
boxes gloomy in the dinge; dead-end...

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“Titanic Sinks” then “The Great War Ends”, 
Followed by the “Biggest Stock Crash of all Time”, 
Then “World War two” and a “Nuclear Bomb”, and 
“Hillary goes for a Climb”.
Then things got worse with “J.F.K....

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When taking a bath in the tub
The first thing you'll notice, if you stay in too long,
Is how your fingertips shrivel.
Then, as you rub and scrub,
You might see bits of skin coming off your legs...

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They were vibrant women, 
whose voices vibrated in the vicinity. 
Their squabbles were X-rated. 
Profanity pirouetted nude in their expressions. 
They fought for the rights, 
though with obscene tongues. 
Their ways were bitter 
but beneficial...

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Dear Tapan.... 

I find myself hoping that you'll stay a friend
In whatever venue you happen to end
Though demons get high marks in your repertoire
The one who serves God Sir is really the star

The thrill of...

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Three Sisters

Three sisters sitting on a stoop 
Like Autumn Summer and Spring
Reflective Introspective and Serene
Contemplating the past present and beyond
Givers of life from the womb to the tomb your love is eternal
You nurture children into...

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