Long Second childhood Poems

Early in the morning, I dutifully sat down, as Dragon thoughts began to swirl.
I was entering my Utopia, as Dragon from around my legs did slowly unfurl.
I sent him out to blow bubbles, for the...

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To die an old man, tasks left on slow burn, 
And as fake coins do, get reborn ‘pon earth; 
Work harder still, more mileage points to earn, 
Which, heaven calls goodly deeds well their worth,...

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Hold the trod, limit the space
The offspring's of Tuareg Cowhead cut my heels
The breaks on the hind been slammed
I break to a halt, he breaks to a sprint
Wagere, if you skip by the race
Render it...

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I was in grade school, we did something rare		
Dad took the family to the Texas State Fair			
On display was GMC’s first Corvette				
Someday I said, that’s what I’m going to get			

Graduated from college in ’59						
Then into...

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Let heaven judge, man I doubt can,  
Pretending egos oft go wrong, 
What’s justice if ruled by man’s pen? 

If truth should die ere rise again 
Who'd ever sing its righteous song?
Let heaven judge,...

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Mr. Franklin "coined" that old saw, "A penny saved is a penny earned!"
I mused upon that fabled adage and for the olden days I yearned.
Then, a penny was worth a cent, but, alas, it ain't...

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Believing in Santa 

By Joeysguy

At home it was just my mother and me
When I was a child we had a Christmas tree

That tree was about two feet tall
It was on top of the fridge against...

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Twenty eight years and still when I wake
It is my new day he always does make
A cup of coffee he has set there for me
He said this is the way it would always be

He is...

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Thou art to soul as sleep is to my strife, 
The cheeks when look neither rosy nor full, 
Lips red, nor knees so supple of a mule, 
The flesh when falters, wrinkles getting rife, 
In...

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Brand new stadium dome
Buzz of sporty flings;
Grass from a nightmare

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Watch TV celebrity
Poignant role-play moment;
Crisis survivor

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So much to say
Time lapse photography;
Sweet honey rhymes

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Sensorial feel
Disturbing nightmare;
Sudden awakening

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Seek peace of mind
In heart's temple;
Bring honest peace offering

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Flash of insight
Surprisingly...

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We bought a doorstop today,
For our great-grandson Noah
It was in the shape of a Giraffe
One like I've never seen before.

This doorstop had an attitude,
He had a cheeky grin,
His eyes were bright as buttons
They sucked us...

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Things About Trump

Things about Trump  are well understood
Has completely entered his second childhood
By his bad behavior you can always tell
When you will listen while sitting for a spell.

Like clumsy child Trump is known to act
And...

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I am a child again 
I know no loss or gain 
Oft oblivious of pain
Till I  conscious regain. 

Do I wake or sleep, 
I see the stars weep
As they crackers peep,
Am I awake or...

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I Wait in Apprehension
By Franklin Price
12/8/2018

I wait in apprehension
For the snow flakes to arrive
Retired from the work of life
Don't have to go and drive

The TV says it's coming
Could be an inch to ten
Spent yesterday preparing
We...

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When I go for a morning walk, 
For I found myself fresh & smooth, 
In case I’m in an attitude to talk 
I’ll pick away a youth. 

I'd ideally chat with a youngster 
Of an...

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Inevitable happenings
Old age ushers
All sorts of pain


Awkward movement
Cloudy second childhood
Forgetfulness


Body in decline
Constipated feelings
Too much flatulence


Out of shape torso
Awkward motor response
Cracks and flaws unmask


Fear insinuates
Rigid obstinate ways
Dementia seizes


Hollow men
Hollow straws
Only death can save


Notice now
You do not...

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You know, life sure is funny
The way some things unfold
It's like your second childhood
In the years that we grow old

We gotta go back in diapers
So we don't pee the bed
We're too old to hold a...

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Marriage is like your childhood
And learning to tie your shoe
Your wife is like your mother 
Telling you what to do

She picks out your clothes every day
And says when you can watch tv
She even buys your...

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I. Lyric Written in 1958 at Age Eight
Sung with Friends on the Schoolyard 
to the tune of "Curiosity Killed the Cat" 
from Peeping Penguins (1937)

There's poopoo on the ground
There's poopoo on the ground
Looks like it,...

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You tell me what to do,
You tell me who to be,
You tell me all the things to feed you ego and delete me.

You tell me where to go
and even who to see,
All these things together...

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Weighted now with ancient mystery
she stands among serenity 
in full bloom of twilight's sigh
with abundant bouquets
of wild sage and thyme 
that makes aging
possibly
worth the
wait

nights
weighted
with dead leaves
and hidden wounds
vanish in the wind
while autumn disappears
leaving only the...

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