Long Rucker Poems

Not long ago, my wife did die,
I hoped to also, that’s no lie,

The reason that it did not occur,
Is that I did meet "Her."

In my life, there was no glee,
And I “knew” that there would...

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My Doctor Told Me
By Rick Rucker

I thought I was okay with dying,
But, at the news, I found myself crying,

I thought that I had done some wondrous things,
With my tremendous life, my heart sings,

I have met...

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My Last True Love I Have Found
By Rick Rucker

My last true love I have found,
Amazing, as I was lying on the ground

As the previous one died,
Some months ago, and still I cried.

So many feelings tied...

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The Luckiest of Men
By Rick Rucker

I called on friends yesterday,
They asked if I was okay.

They had never seen me move so slow,
They thought my energy was low.

I assured them I was fine,
I had merely drunk...

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Love's Duet
by Rick Rucker

Does your heart, to you, sound like a spinet?
Ever louder, by the minute?

My diagnosis, sad to say,
Someone has stolen your heart away!

What's that you say,
Inside your chest it still does stay?

How can...

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Random Chance
by Rick Rucker

Should your love life be selected by Randon Chance?
Is that any way to find True Romance?

Doesn't it mean so much more,
Than casually changing your home's decor?

Tell everyone, that you are looking,
That, for...

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The Sundress, As A Marital Aid
By Rick Rucker

Before we begin, I am a “little” weird,
In case you have not “heared,”

When my Lover wears her mini sundress,
Her bare skin, I cannot wait to caress,

Her womanly delights,...

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Death's Messengers
by Rick Rucker


Death's messengers came for me today,
I eluded them, though, I crawled away.

Seeing just the smallest chance,
I sneaked into an ambulance.

I thought that it would surely fail,
That I'd soon be cold, and pale.

Noting...

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Sherry, The One That Got Away
By Rick Rucker

Sherry was the one that got away,
I remember her to this very day,

She was quite a winsome lass,
I was far below her class,

Her brother was a friend of...

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The Weight of Angel Wings
By Rick Rucker


Whenever I see you,
Strange things happen, not a clue
About how they could be,
Far too magical to see!

When you walk down the street,
All the songbirds choose to tweet,
Could this be...

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The Fortune Cookie
By Rick Rucker

On the way home last night,
I thought that I would grab a bite,

Instead of the food I usually eat,
I thought that Chinese would be a treat,

There were things on the net...

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Crazy Man
By Rick Rucker

By subterfuge, and sleight of hand
I’ve won the fairest in the Land.

While she was concentrating on the Rose,
I won her over, head to toes.

She never even had a chance,
I overcame her with...

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A Kiss Outside of Time
By Rick Rucker

I see you, walking over to me,
My Heart skips a beat, how lucky can I be?

To have the Love of a woman, so Divine,
To have given your Heart to...

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A Billion Soul Mates
By Rick Rucker

I don’t think that there’s one “soul mate,”
No more than there is a “perfect” date.

In searching for a match,
I easily found a glorious catch!

To say I love her, makes me...

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Words Are All I Have To Take Your Heart Away
by Rick Rucker

I don’t look like a movie star,
Many others are better looking, by far.
I also am not all that tall,
Some might say that I am...

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Cara Mia
by Rick Rucker

How could it come to pass
I was viewing life through steam-ed glass? 
Surely this was just not right,
Why was it in black and white?

At the time, not a notion
That it was all...

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The Little Death
By Rick Rucker

I have a need, and so does she,
I love a woman lying next to me,
For her, a man seems to fit the bill,
He can, her Heart fill.

I am glad she finds...

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New Love
By Rick Rucker

Some say that Love’s a dance,
A ballet of Romance.

I think it a bit more intense,
Just by using common sense,

More like a fight with a bull,
A mortal combat, with no lull.

When we met,...

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Madly Iridescent
By Rick Rucker

My wife had told me about her boss,
That, to not meet her, would be my loss,

I stopped by to see my Honey,
Something silly, like to give her money,

She said, as long as...

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Unique Love
By Rick Rucker

I have found a Love, so intense,
That it overrules my common sense,

I don’t mean that it is bad,
Just more incredible than I have ever had,

At first, I thought that it couldn’t be,
Certainly...

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The Precious Gift of Love
By Rick Rucker

Showered with Gifts, from Above,
Most appreciated, the precious gift of Love,

I thought, with Love, I was through,
Believing that I would never find another, True,

An unlikely twist of Fate,
Has sent,...

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No Way Out
By Rick Rucker

As recently as a year ago,
I knew not, which way to go,

From financial ruin, to likely cancer,
I could not seem to forge an answer,

I went to work, all depressed,
My problems, largely...

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Mixed Marriage
By Rick Rucker

The sky seems somewhat bluer now,
The birds seem a little cheerier, somehow,

The grass looks a darker green, 
More so than I have ever seen,

My disposition seems to be more pacific,
As to why,...

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You Will Grace My Canvas Until I Die

By Rick Rucker

You are my “happy place,”
Your style, your curves, your face.

All of them are burned into me,
Now I shall ne’er be free

In the land of your birth,
Rembrandt...

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Today Is My Last Day
By Rick Rucker

As today is my last day,
There are some things I’d like to say,

When we met, I was Alone,
No one to talk to on the phone.

All that changed in the...

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