Long Snappers Poems

Young James Pruitt was an ordinary boy;
he grew up in an ordinary town.
But set a spell, and I’ll tell a tale
of how some not-so-ordinary things went down.

See, James was a good boy; he did his...

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Beneath the illumination of the elliptical moon,
Within the cove of diamond bay, waves gently sway
Back and forth, under the oceans clarity of the big blue,
As the surfs foam and spray roll against the white sandy
Beaches...

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The 'tock', 'tock', 'tock' of the station clock, 
the clickety clack of the board. 
Telling the time and destinations 
but no one to cry 'All aboard!'
The 'bang', 'bang', 'bang' of the carriage doors, 
the shrill...

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The sun, an igneous ball, is falling down the sea.
 The wave is locked, and a new night is seen.
The fishing boat heads to open ocean
 with songs ballooning the sails.
 
 
Songs tell numerous...

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Children laugh four hundred times a day
We adults at the most laugh fifteen
Try to copy these young whipper snappers
But watch you don't rupture your spleen

The biggest predictor of love is proximity
That makes a whole lot...

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All the soldiers stood proudly gleaming white,
For years they all were smiling bright,
Then one by one off they went to fight.
One by one by the enemy they were got,
And one by one they fell to...

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Ebony BB’s
Long pointy nose
In the dark moonless night
The Crumbsnatcher froze

Forever alert
No lack of threats
In search of a meal 
Uncertain the next

A sense of a sound
From near, maybe far
Don’t move a muscle
Stay right where you are

Waiting...

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Instant Love
1) 1 Part You(Must be soulmate to Me)
2) 1 Part Me(Must be soulmate to You)
3) A lifetime of waiting.........................
4)A forest of “Falling Leaves”??
5) A shared passion for Love,Laughter,Life & Passion
6) 60 years of music....................??
7)...

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Today is the first day of the rest of our lives

No matter how much time we have left

A sobering thought as we reach our golden years

Our number could be up tomorrow, next week, next year

So...

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My neighbors pot smells good
A herbal sweetness that lingers in the air
And then cloy the tongue 
With hunger deeper than love's desire
I smell the thyme, parsley, pepper
The onions and basil in coming supper
Wher
e children will...

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The traveller’s regrets 

He has been a sailor all his life, a traveller trying to find
the boy he left behind, the haste to become an adult
an Autumnal leaf falls into the stream follow its course
but...

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Today is the first day of the rest of our lives
No matter how much time we have left
A sobering thought as we reach our golden years
Our number could be up tomorrow, next week, next year
So...

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Deep is the sea

A cook on a ship sat on a pollard drinking beer
when he got up, the ship lurched, and he fell overboard 
He swam on his back, moving his arms slowly
thinking, if the...

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When I was younger and I thought of old age

Thought we all became senile at this elderly stage

It appears I was wrong, I can still go potty

And able to dress this tired old body

Try as...

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Ever pretend you were not feeling well
Just to take a day off from school?
You say your tummy has very bad pains
You think you have everyone fooled?

Well listen to me young whipper snappers
You didn't invent this...

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Traveler's regrets

He had been a sailor all his life, a traveler trying to find 
the boy he left behind in the haste of becoming an adult.
An autumnal leaf falls into a stream, follows its course...

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When I was younger and thought of old age
Thought we all became senile at this elderly stage

It appears I was wrong, I can still go potty
And able to dress this tired old body

Try as I...

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GRANDMA AT THE TRACK

foolishly
i threw the rock
and appeared
to hopscotch 
until the ill of my ankle
violently mocked

i chalk it all up
to forget me nots

my mind over knees
ignores
the rusty gears 
as my wrinkled hand
avoids resistance 
hovering a...

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Up bright and early at the crack of dawn
Seems that's been my routine forever
Don't wanna waste a single damn moment
Don't wanna miss a single thing ever

Time seems forever when we're youngun's
Old age is a bunch...

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Winn Dixie Florida

Happily filling up my grocery cart I thought I heard snickers.
"Hershey's Kisses and Fruit Loops are smooching,” said Almond Slivers.
Piña-colada razzed Star Crunch, “Let's fight you chicken liver."
Energizer batteries cheered, “Smack him, Star!...

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Young geeks, txt with lightning speed,
Old dudes, lol, trying hard to find the next key to text,
w/e our asl may be, we are trying to convey,
our feelings, imho, in a cryptic language.

Codgers love the high...

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Was self-employed for thirty-five years
So when I finally called it quits
No big party, no expensive gold watch
No well wishers, no funny quips

As I quietly sailed off into the sunset
I heard this young fellow say
“Another piece...

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rainbow circle sky
blues greens yellows orange
a dew prism light

rose redolence
lily scent countryside dew
springtime perfume cue

fireflies in flight
bioluminescence bright
a seasonal light

bug process honey
pollen flyers yearn nectar 
flowers turned sweet fruits

bees labor party
pears peaches pineapples
flower foods eaten

aquarium...

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