Long Shooed Poems

"Look, Grandma! I can see them! You were right! They do steal!" I jumped up and down in all excitement. Grandma grabbed the binoculars from me, pressing it as close as she possibly could to...

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The man I’m going to introduce was not a scrooge at all
He was kind and decent, mostly good, as I recall
Generous to his family, upright with fellow men
But all that incarnation stuff he just could...

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Once Owned By A Bird

To me whole thing was completely absurd;
Was the weirdest thing I ever had heard;
Final result,
Total insult;
Trump has a brain once owned by a bird.

Jim Horn

Trump Far Out of Reach

When President Trump...

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Walking along the oceans sand, in the crisp evening air
He happened upon a sand castle built by a child’s, tiny hand
It's delicate, virginal beauty, a short time it would last
Much too soon the waves of...

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From the Elephant's diary


You find me giantly like Gulliver, huge and obese
but I met my doc, he said take it with ease....
for you big is more beautiful so eat more cheese
I am on my diet...

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“Cats teach us how to enjoy life. They savor every moment, from 
the warm sun on their backs to the joy of a well-played pounce.”
          ...

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Words I write...erased
Words I speak comes out one ear
Love I send...hated

Your words left unsaid
But, instead, tucked in my head
Wondrin' when it's said...

I dread the silence 
I need you, I want you now 
Patience...self-control 

Singing and...

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"She will reign on the cliff above the quay, this derelict house restored to her former beauty. No beast of the field, nor bird in the air shall wander her halls. Now she belongs to...

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I would give you my advices
If they weren't overpowered with spices
And things. Believe me, I hold
No control over these bold
Statements I make, nor the clever
Phrases and quips. I have never
Told a story of my own...

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When I was six or seven my mama had a friend,
Who thought quite highly of herself and liked to play pretend.
When she came over seemed to me she noticed everything,
From a little dust here or...

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I oft shooed thee as bird of barest brain, 
No, ye do hide behind some talent rare, 
Should a rare hand nurture ye to train, 
Thine sense of shades I doubt any may share. 

It...

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Chances of precipitation zero.  Chances of dew, zero.  Chances of a raindrop, one hundred percent, as she was spotted in the sky about six seconds ago.  If Adrianna lands here, how will...

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The faerie girl had been warned of Master’s temper more than once,
	But she had seen a glimmer of a smile, and she liked the way he looked at her.
		She decided to try, for she knew...

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Swaying and shuffling to the bathroom,
		once again,
			I hoped this time that I’d summon the wherewithal 
		to finally start my Saturday.
  	But my visit was bookended by
		my usual return to bed.
The previous night’s tequila and...

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Just one touch
Just one touch,
     I heard you whisper.
       And though smooth,..your voice had edges,
         Some were...

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Uninvited Picnic Guest
     By Dane Smith-Johnsen

One sunny day, perfect for a picnic,
Across the street from shaded woodland trails,
Mom, two friends, and we kids had a picnic.
All were enjoying fun beside the...

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Cocooned and tucked away
In a chrysalis 
Snowman melts
Sooty are his tears

Outside a lacustrine beauty
His nose is the first casualty
It falls on the ground 
Bang

He was a freeman
Once the snowman
Stood mighty and high 
On this very...

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All throughout I shooed the crooked thoughts away. 
For a doll such as her Dolly, with her unrealistic
Curves and flawless skin, would be hard put to 
Find comfort onboard daddy’s ship. She’d find
That loneliness is...

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'Twas Christmas Eve and cheer abounded in the humble English cottage!
The olde house rang with joy since the children knew with certain knowledge,
That Santa and his reindeer would drop by for a visit later on...

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When I first beheld my creation
And held you in my arms
I determined I would obliterate
Anything that would try to bring you harm

When I suckled you at my breast
Offering all my love without restraint
I determined I...

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Just down the gravel road a piece is an old-time country store.
On its saggin' shelves are things you won't find much anymore.
Ladies in bright calico barter with Mr. Draper their eggs and butter,
As they visit...

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Little drops of tears in my eyes well up
As I feel the cold, into my bones seeping up
I pull myself closer, trying to roll into a ball
And build between me and the world, my little...

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Cinderella's Christmas Snow-Ball
Once upon a bright snowy Christmas Day
Cinderella wished to go out to play
A snowball fight or skating, she would like
But the sad lass she never gets on ice.

It soon came to Cinder’s, out...

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it was the week after Christmas,
the one when fate had granted me my fondest wish,.....
(a lustrous, ruby-red, Schwinn bicycle that sported a basket in the front, and a bell to ring.)

On that cold, late December...

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The younger crowd will not believe this bit of lore I fear,
But operating vehicles was more complicated in yesteryear!
For example, to signal turns you hung your arm out the door,
And to dim the lights there...

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