Long Safety belt Poems

On a sunny morning in September 1984
My mom’s best friend Linda drove to the grocery store
With her four-year-old daughter Becky in tow
Listening to the radio, Becky amused herself in the back seat, looking out the...

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There are times when the demon in us stealthily it appears...
How else I get to explain why I did what I did when life is so dear...

How can I explain away my flaunting of a...

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The Seat by the Toilet - Rob Barratt(rbarratt@cooptel.net)
Yes, the seat by the toilet’s
The best by a mile; it’s
The only seat in which to sit
In the seat by the loo 
You’ve a wonderful view 
Of the...

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You can call us all, including our dog, your hero men   
So when you need help quickly call 9/11   
Rescue we try and save you we hope, from Gods sun filled...

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A gracious silver silhouette
For a mirage, a solemn bet
I shall pull on strings with invisible fingers
For a feeling that forever in the land lingers

A declaration of utmost infatuation
Romance, the name of the situation
Sitting on my...

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You may not know it by looking at me
But I live life on the edge
At any given moment on any given day
I laugh in the face of death

Why, just the other night I didn't brush...

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I am a terrible virus, fast and wise
400 micron plus is roughly my size
I am a zoonotic, Corona is my name
Infecting unwary humans is my game

I remain on ground and not in the air
To catch...

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Pray dear with true faith
Peace will flow into life
When we trust the Lord
He will surely safeguard

Always believe in Him
Never lose faith at all
Be ever hopeful dear
God alone will rescue

Tell God your anxieties
And surrender totally
He will...

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Something simple, something sweet.	
Something magical, my soul’s favorite treat.
The calm before the storm, a captivating blur,
of feelings no bystander could infer.
A magical intensity of silent poetry.
Bittersweet bliss manifesting inside of me.
Spontaneity whipping through the air.
All...

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The sun shines unexpectedly
And my eyes are still drowsy
I’ve gotta to find a way to fly
To another town but still under the same sky
Bitter days and coldly nights as always
I’ve gotta hold on for another...

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Turbocharged you refuse to stop at the sentry

Full speed ahead on the racetrack of manipulation

Safety belt suspending the breaks in free flight

Airbag punctured long ago in rapid disconnect


I put up traffic lights for you at...

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Mayday, mayday 
My mind can't believe this was happening
I have no words to say 
I heard something tail spinning and crashing
It was my debauched life
The sand in the hour glass was going way too fast
They...

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Slotted rocks allotted in a stacked wall of stone
Greeted me gray as smoke, carved statue honed
Halted my walk among sun snuck tall trunk home
Flatly reminded my psyche I'd arrived here alone 

For beyond its forbode,...

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I know how it’s hard to smile

 if you want to cry

You’re lying to yourself

Saying “everything is fine”

Every day you shine bright

The night sees your torments

that’s not right

but I know, trust me

 


And I,

I’ll be...

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There are angels all around you
Watching us for the Lord above
Helping us to carry it through
By surrounding us with his love

Their presence cannot be seen
But their gentleness can be felt
Helping us with the unforeseen
Almost like...

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Poetry Form: Neville
(This form is not included in list of selections)

A Yankee Dime was his pet name
for kisses he desired.
She gave them as required
oblivious of his true aim 
for favors offered her.
Then, like a mongrel...

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Beethoven was awakened by the sound of a guitar
   Played by Chuck Berry, a rock 'n roll star
 'When Beethoven heard those rhythm and blues
    He ran to Tchaikovsky to...

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