Long Soapy Poems

Date:   April  2051
Damian Molly Continuation 
Dolly and Molly had a plan to complete 
Their exploration before the trip home
In another two days, Molly reported 
This to Damian. As they comforted
Each other in...

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As I hover over the darkened room, I wonder how I have gotten here. Did I die, was I 
dead? That was the only explanation I could think of for my disembodiedment. But 
concentration was...

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Wuhan flu of twenty twenty was it a biochemical warfare attack
was it because someone in China was hungry for a raw bat
Without warning the world, China let it spread far and wide
was China silent for...

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guilty war pigs with nowhere to hide
the shame of a nation that doesn't try
the obsession of bad to the bone
does this gun in my mouth make me look suicidal

no
not at all

die for the cause of...

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You kept pulling us apart and driving us out into the dark; you kept pulling us apart when you knew that you have gotten it wrong from the start. 

You kept pulling us apart when...

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In such a whimsical action 
a half-asleep routine 
shaped disrobed and left stark naked
this vehicle, this housing, a shell
scarred skin, greying hair, bones, muscle 
and more besides with plenty of stories to tell.
Awash with collected...

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Each time my Auntie Rosa went to shop in the High Street,
She’d bring us back a pink-iced bun; it was our special treat.
We’d take them up to Grandad’s (we preferred to eat them there)
We’d scoff...

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In every home
there is a place
That is always forgotten,
Is it
Festering with ants
Or
Inhabited by gnomes?

I don't know what goes on
There
In every
Cranny and nook.
And perhaps I never will ever
Know.
But the the buried corner feels like a song
Without...

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'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
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Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories,...

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'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
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Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories,...

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'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
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Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories,...

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'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
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Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories,...

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'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories,...

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'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories,...

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'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories,...

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'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories,...

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'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories,...

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'Poetry Soup and Chilly Letters'
Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Poetic Lyrics By Annie Lennox, Ivy Fradin & TLH Andress



Stargate XXV-1882-A-Sector BZR--0014 A .D.,

Captain.........IS D.E.A.D..................................!!!

Hope...and dreams...they crawl...and-when-there's...NO-MAGIC!
The Crew-Crawls...and-Crawls...ALONG!
In-a-splintered/moment...HE-CAME!
THE-HOPE-AND-DREAMS...OF-US/ALL!

Does-the-Dusk-of...a-Doubled-Silver/Sun...MAKE-SENSE?
ANYMORE?
Does-the-Tethered/Teeth...of-His-Horse...SNORT-memories?
Does-the-Painted/Skin...of-Her-GREEN-ENVY...Snake-and-Weave...
BEAU-TI-FULLY?
Does-the-Dusk-of...a-SKY-BURST...ORANGE-GREEN-PURPLE-AND-even...
COLBALT-BLUE...RING/TRUE?

We-Asked...IS-LOVE-UNIVERSAL?

He-said...'THEY'-said...NO!

WE-SAID............IF.........YOU......BE-LIEVE!

"YOU...ARE...IL---LOGICAL!"

"THE CAPTAIN IS DEAD.........HIS BODY............well...."

The crackers, the food, the memories,...

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I
The form we take
In the shape of a life
From trumpet birth blasts
To the final shadow sighs
The faithful leap
From a Dayton hill
To silver supersonic flight
A mountain of yellowing
Paper words and work
Of worn shoes
Discarded styles
An inland lake...

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psycholigical horror story 
of the muse
can't outright say the euphemism
kick the bucket
to buy the farm
laugh it off
better off
cornered this way
like the farmer of fear says
in the midst of repeated words on the radio
we think are...

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Cock Tales For Two

Sunny Saturday morning and
Mass is over.
Sacrifices were made,
Vestments in hiding,
Cruet of wine is emptied,
by me,
in me,
not down the drain.
Chasuble is hung exposed,
With my name in Magic Marker,
It marks the Mark.

The invitation from...

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Some Glimpses of childhood Memories

The town where I grew up seems much the same 
Its many features yet retained
Still central fountain that caresses the sky
Its hazy droplets against the winter dregs of sun
Gone, the regiment...

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Bubbles

they come out of my ears

cause they were once my thoughts

some are large

some are small 

and some come out already faded

Those are the ones my subconscious leaks out

they come out already breaking apart

for I am...

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Bat Masterson was hired as a gamblin' boss at the Denver Saloon in 1891,
In a town high in the Rockies, Creede by name; he took no guff from anyone!

The rowdy saloon, restaurant and gamblin' hall...

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WHEN RELIGION BECOMES 
YOUR OPIUM 

When religion becomes your 
opium you slip into icy pre-dawn 
to mosque then lie in fever flu 
at dusk as bilal calls again
for you to stumble towards 
beckoning forefinger guilt
chalices...

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