Long Shenandoah Poems

June nineteenth one hundred and fifty nine years ago

The conclusion of the American Civil War commenced with the articles of surrender agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at Appomattox Court House,...

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248 (eman dine tare bala jay)

On a day like this, perhaps,we may hum along the river Shenandoah , carefree  
On a day whence it rains to reign a full swing, even though unpredictable, the longest...

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TRAIN – 1958

On a warm summer evening
at North Philadelphia Station
the 6:19 on track three, the "Spirit
of Saint Louis-Limited" from Penn Station
New York, Newark and Trenton bound for
Thirtieth Street, Paoli, Lancaster, Harrisburg
Altoona, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cincinnati
Indianapolis and...

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I took my bike on Amtrak, got off at Charlottesville.
Climbed up to the Blue Ridge parkway, the first of many a hill.
I met a Canadian Carpenter as I got closer to N.C.
He was cycling alone;...

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Between Blue Ridge Mountains and Chesapeake Bay
Almost eight and a half million people here do sashay,
One of the original colonies, back in the settlers’ day,
Part of the American Revolution, Virginia was, in a big way.

Pony...

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I tried to write a song like John Denver would have done
Thought the way to do it was to emulate each one
Went to Colorado for a Rocky Mountain High
Found heaven near Shenandoah, but inspiration still...

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Not lost, but merely seek,
knowledge and understanding.
Both of the natural world and
my mind’s space and time.

What insignificant thoughts will
push worries away,
occupying that space,
and consuming the time?

On these cloudy rainy days
the melancholy thoughts,
come playing  peacefully,...

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My baby died this
morning.
It happened so fast,
without any warning.

Mugsy woke us up,and
we found you on the floor.
You wouldn't even get up,
and come out the door.

We rushed you to the
Shenandoah Vet.
So gentle,were we,to
our pet.

We left her...

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Do clouds rapidly flee chased by icy gulls?
Is something more horrifying about to happen?
A frightening squall is descending to Earth,
the airways are free of fowls and raptors,
mothers rescue their kids from the captor,
their safety is...

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John Denver Tribute 1-31-25
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Troubadour

Annie’s song rings maroon bells
Sung in gratitude by a country boy
As snowflakes celebrate alpine festivals
Where sunshine dances on shoulders.

Cowboy becomes mountain man
Letting melodies soar
High in the cathedral of the Rockies
Dance with dolphins...

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(amar sakal dukher pradip)

Thistle Thal, My reverie floral, beyond the valley and greenery, handheld delight, the sun
Incomplete ritualistic my pain, meditation to be fulfilled in completion
Whence the day is done and the returning birds are...

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His years spanned 1908-1997
reaching the grand age of 89
played many a character in his life
giving each one his special shine

My memories of Jimmy Stewart
goes back many a year for me
'Dear Brigitte' was the first I...

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There I was paddling my vessel
Beneath the daughter of the stars
In the canoe capital of Virginia

Eyes void of that light that brings
The villagers about the fire at the
Crisp of winter pending

Sustained winds from the front

My...

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I knew you were a big boy,
right from the start.
I took you home,and into
my heart.

You kept all the dogs,out
of my yard.
Being on a chain,must
have been hard.

You were so loveable,
and oh so strong.
I couldn't hold you...

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White Lighting Moonshine

drinking 160 proof white lighting moonshine
by the light of the silvery moon
the evening breeze moving through the oak trees
makes me happy
in the Shenandoah Valley 

the firelight flickering bright
as my friends and I 
tell...

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NATURAL BRIDGE

Saturday morning in Lynchburg, Virginia I headed
to Natural Bridge, a natural arch considered as one
of natural wonders and a National Historic Landmark.
It is a limestone gorge or horizontal limestone strata,
the remains of the roof...

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Mervin's room via Jackson Hewitt, Lake Huron

My dear Nay few!
My dear shenanigan floating near Shenandoah
Let us make a trip itinerary around the upcoming December
For the longest word where she sang for long, so long
Even a...

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I can still remember in my memory
Those country roads that would take 
Me back to west Virginny
Those Blue Ridge Mountains and the river called Shenandoah welcoming  me 
Like a long lost Friend 
It’s been...

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