Long Showboat Poems

SHE was my wife, once ...

long ago, so very long ago ...
we met on the showboat, up-river,
almost fifty years back now ...
I was a young officer for the Confederacy,
working for the Yanks after The Turn,

supplying...

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A child with no praise causes these kind of days

Your words are often micromanaged
Yet your rants and raves are never challenged
Your brain, thoughts and words are all over the place
Seems to be unbalanced
Your voice you...

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I notice more drinks are being sold warm these days 
If I took a sip of one, I would puke, so keep them away 
I don't want alcohol, just a soothing drink 
Nothing exotic, with...

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On a ship of Fools she has gone with the Wind
Titanic’s sinking Christmas in Connecticut
Chained and Possessed by this Sudden Fear
The Heiress in this our life is in a cage


A stolen life by the old...

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Little upstart, young showboat
Lots of bluster full of gloat,
Been there minutes, thinks he knows,
Blind ambition and it shows.

They say he's bright and tough to boot,
Compared to me, now that's a hoot,
What's Yale and Harvard, simply...

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1. All I want is an increase in bonding
and on that smile to be a shareholder
watching the growth of your guts silently
to tenderly tame a curious filly
and put our hearts to a lovely feast

Chorus
I’m trying...

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She’s a buxom blonde with a pretty face,
Who carries herself with such strength and grace.
From the humblest of beginnings, she got her start
Her songs are sweet poetry that comes from the heart.

There’s power in her...

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Telco one
 not until 5:00 PM

 had objected 
lack of will

 come back 
and go to some of actor dinner

 will fix the car tomorrow 
and work on my appeal 

might work 
and the appeal

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Showboat you never go out of style
Tucked in out of sight for quite a while
Roar to life perfection never fades away
Make a run one bright and sunny day

Fondest dream the past never growing dimmer 
Sun...

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