Long Rotator Poems

Convalescence of Richard McGeehan

Spouse of my eldest sister
marital bond fixed in place
strong as mortise and tenon,
he hales of hearty Irish stock
genes of said septuagenarian
analogous to pith and marrow
wrought courtesy divine providence.

At present aforementioned brother in...

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Do not be self-conscious or anything, but I have got my big ,rotatorof an eye on you.
I know your mama and yourdad, and I’m willing to let them know if you are not being true.
I...

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A little over a year ago, I tripped over a crack in the sidewalk in front of our house. The fall resulted in a badly torn rotator cuff that ended in surgery. After surgery, I...

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I’m not an athlete although I love tennis,
I’ve flirted with fitness for most of my life,
Found rewards of a life that’s quite active are
Counterproductive to quality midlife.

The first problem is you’ve an imbecile’s view,
Little chance...

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I was sitting in my room,
Looking at the stars,
When all of a sudden,
I thought I saw Mars,
I went out of the house,
And looked all around,
I got into my rocket ship,
Straight off the ground.


Milky Way Dairy,...

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A LOT OF NONSENSE

I was sitting in my room,
Looking at the stars,
When all of a sudden,
I thought I saw Mars,
I went out of the house,
And looked all around,
I got into my rocket ship,
Straight off the...

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Shall I borrow or rob what matters most to him?
He was born to live evil in a new era of temptation. 
For my beloved Ed is on no side that matters most 
and I deified...

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Veteran's Day
Tattered uniforms washed with borax and sunrays 
still house the bulging proud chests of older youth
Who uncompromisingly gave away their modeled freedom
For un-apathetic ideals buried deep within the gabardine

Many found unknown treasures beneath their...

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It was a glorious day in New Hampshire and I was enjoying the view,
Appreciating nature, and spring's grand debut.
Then out of the window a strange sight caught my eye,
It was a skunk with a bottle...

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You're so handsome, the best-looking one 
	in town. More importantly, I've never known 
	anyone so loyal! You truly are man's--I mean 
	MY--best friend. Now, now!  No neck nuzzling. 
	I have things to do. You're...

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A dog! A panic in a pagoda!
A teen named Bob, a can of cream soda.
With one eye shut, he shook and pulled the tab.
The boob was too slow for Cain, choc’late lab.

Cain: a maniac, the...

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Name now one man who doesn't love a sunrise,
The bright sun when it does peep  out in summer,
It sure does wow  the human eyes,
And by noon  time, leaves one warmer;

Autumn sees ...

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Such a Beautiful Couple A ELF and a Troll

What a short lady about three feet two
I’m a kind gentleman of statue four feet three
MADAM please excuse me
As I PEEP with my EYE your beauty
It’s a...

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Osteoporosis, spinal stenosis
halitosis, that's the grossest
Hemorrhoids, hypo hyper thyroids
gallbladder removal will leave a void
Arthritis, pyelonephritis, gingivitis  
we will survive in spite of these
Toe fungus will not be the death of us
its' cure you will...

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"Your muscles hold memories", didn't you know,
  your posture, past injuries, so better go slow..
  "No pain, no gain" leaves one worse for the wear,
  a torn achilles, a rotator tear..
 ...

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I can watch them again,
grown men at a children's game,
the glory of the Show
on the TV screen.

For a while
I couldn’t watch,
knowing 
I’d been close.
A phenom  
Double A at 18
90+ fastball,
but it didn’t move.
And in...

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Written: May 13, 2024 For: Palindrome Limerick Poetry Contest Sponsor: Joseph May
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At noon,...

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