Long Sharp as a tack Poems

Tacita leaned in close and lowered her voice a tad. “So tell me, Jack. What’s your real name?"

"You don’t really want to know who I am. You just think you do. Aye, the public loves...

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I would like to talk about the coronavirus which has caused so many of us to agonize
I will stay away from politics except to say…it has made some people act unwise.

Instead I would like to...

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Cliche Heaven

Be it as it may I'll try my hand at some clichés
    and address the elephant in the room soon when pigs fly.
It’s a win- win situation, put your game face...

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One of my grandsons, name of Benjamin
He likes eating toast made with cinnamon
But uses his wits
To not eat his grits
Then excuses himself like a gentleman

Charlie thrives on competition
Out smarting you is his mission
Bear hugs
Tiny bugs,...

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When you’re stupid, it’s hard to succeed.
When you’re stupid, you’re always in need.
When you’re stupid, every moment is fear.
When you’re stupid, nothing is clear.

I’ve never been stupid, at least that’s what I thought.
I’ve never been...

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The singer looks at the now empty stage
His voice guarded deep in his warm throat
Shielded by a high neck shirt he wore
Singing with passion from down within
Rehearsing day and night until it’s right
Blended rhythms and...

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*************Note***************
I have an message and this in not a kidder, I now have a sight on TWITTER; I am staying here but, I would appreciate it if all of my poet friend's would lend me...

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Silver nail tips nails painted black accentuated her skin.
Her pantsuit was coordinated with her accessories.
Her conversation was of political activism.
She was sharp as a tack and her mind was keen.

She was a trailblazer in her...

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The South Street Suit Salesman

I’ve been around for quite awhile
and I'm sharp as a tack
and I can keep track
of 100 suits hung neat on a rack
what colors we have and even the black
It's also a...

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The Verbose South Street Suit Salesman

I’ve been around, Mac
I’m sharp as a tack and I can keep track
Of 200 suits hung neat on the rack
What colors we have and even the black
It’s also a fact...

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Walks down by the harbor.
That cafe where are table still waits.
Times spent alone  with you were golden.
So much more than just forgettable dates.

She knew what I could not understand.
Time is a gift.
A kiss of...

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Okay, time for a chuckle and have I got a good one

Wife Cathie, VP son Scottie and I went to a garage sale on Saturday

Along with our golden retriever Annie

I was in charge of making...

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Did you tire of one President's lecturing and preaching?
Do you cringe at another's tweets, his lechery and "leechering?"

Then as George W Bush Jr's term fades from the annals of recency
Let us recall the stirring words...

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When my daughter Jennifer was four
She was living with her Grandma and me
Every night before I put her to bed
I would read her stories form her little books 
One night before she was ready for...

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Nightmares to day dreams
feel like my brain would freeze
had no ease, no rest and no
peace.
The hurt blazing, inferno sky's
fading as none of the light came in
hiding in the corner cowering as words
broke my skin, razor...

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i never saw the doornail die
never caught sight of a fox that sly

i didn't cure a dog so sick
didn't steal a glance of thieves so thick

i can't walk tight a rail that thin
can't see some...

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I have a carapace shiny and black,
And when I visit I do more than snack!
I scuttle about in the dead of night,
Never once do I need to use a light.

If I am seen people get...

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Attention Defeceit Hyperactive Disorder
Split the letters out of the words
You get ADHD out of them
Let's take a closer look
Find out another meaning
To the condition.

A is for achiever
Accomplishments with honors
Passing with flying colors
A confident being with...

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Penny is a ten year old poodle,
Elaine's darling, and she has a good noodle-
She's sharp as a tack and very protective, too
For when Elaine is asleep, Penny is right on cue.

Penny Lee bites the hand...

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I used to be different
So much stronger
So much more independent
My thoughts were sharp as a tack
I'm full of lots of stories and wisdom
Life for me has been long
Many years behind me
Somewhere in time
My mind has...

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It's good to back
I'm up and sharp like a tack,
below I sat blue
not knowing life not one clue.

But now I'm writing again
no more pain to gain,
I know I said this stuff before
so let's have a...

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Just like the football I am
small on the ends and big in the middle.
Sharp as a tack and fit as a fiddle,
seventy four (in the waist) and can still bounce back.
Of course it’s pretty hard...

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RuPaul is one of the happiest people I know
Spreading joy and sunshine wherever she goes,
Quick-witted and sharp as a tack they say
She’s worth a few million dollars in residual pay,
[always dresses to the nines, be...

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My brain power has surely diminished
Since reaching this ripe old age
Used to be sharp as a tack back then
During my mind's early stage

Where'd they go, the years have just flown
Yesterday, I was young and eager
Today,...

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Made a lot of questionable moves 
But in spite of all my impurities
Ageing lines on my time weathered face
Are a testament to my maturity

The years have taken their toll of course
Walk slightly bent over with...

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