Long Sparkler Poems

Poem 1: A Boy And His Painted Piano

he used lively greens
tender blues,
touches of plain mauve 
and rainbow trout splatters
to paint music
on the gas fumes 
that inhabited the clean air
that once use to live there.

he made...

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I could have cried like a bride at a funeral
Bled out, dry. I could have but I was already
dehydrated...I

i think of you

I wish someone could turn the 
moon back on, turn the dimmer back up
on...

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~

She reached for the ribbons of her gown
not knowing why, but she held them in her hand
as she floated through the ever changing mist,
whites and grays in a swirling pattern,
mesmerizing in blends and shifts, 
blurred...

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She reached for the ribbons of her gown
not knowing why, but she held them in her hand
as she floated through the ever changing mist,
whites and grays in a swirling pattern,
mesmerizing in blends and shifts, 
blurred...

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Written: September 1st, 2023                              
Star-Crossed Lovers...

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"THIS HAPPENED DAYS LATER"


she turned thirty-five days 
ago. 
a few days later, here we are 
fighting as usual. 
on the night of her birthday 
I deliberately dismissed the 
traditional happy birthday 
gestures. 
rude?, maybe. 
heartless?,...

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Guy in Guantanamo 

Catherine’s wheel spins round the revolution ever since that day her lover died 
when both lost the plot and their passion and she cried her grief into Bedlam
	
Guy jumped to his death...

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A very long time ago 
a family of Hobbits and butterflies met

In the deep magical forest
In Northern England they bred 

Now since then we have had a few spotting's
of what seems to be a firefly...

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It's like some rotten little joke
That your kindergarten teacher spoke
All of God's things get broke and it's we must fix 'em
The bones in your body, snapped in half
The tree on your house while your wife's...

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It's not like a rush of waves
Like I've read in those books
The innocent idyllic lies
Of fountain wishes and 
Written dreams and 
Patriarchal fantasies
All in illustration
Illusions? Delusions?
All the same

Damsels, dragons, the dammed,
Doesn't feel too far from...

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When you awaken in the morning 
Remember that you're lucky to be alive 
You have more time in your Hourglass 
For your loved ones and your Life 

Whatever the weather outside 
Whether rainbows, rain or...

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Penny for the Guy
Penny for the Guy
Please mister 
Penny for the Guy

Nov 5th is close
Still need to finish the guy
Pa’s old clothes, 
Pants, button up shirt, 
Shoes and hat
Stuff and stuff 
Make the guy firm
Plenty...

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It's not a stillness, really,
but the noise fading into something else.
I am the forgotten beat in the rush, 
the space between clashing symbols, 
drowned out but unbroken.

They circle around me,
a frenzy of flashes, 
their words...

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It starts with a hum,
a thread unspooling through silence -
soft, sure, and annoyingly insistent,
like the world is whispering
secrets it’s dared me to misunderstand.

The first echo hits,
ricocheting off the walls,
and suddenly this isn’t just a room...

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Once,
the world was stitched in crayons;
lemon yellows, ocean blues,
skies that never ended
and trees that could talk
if you listened hard enough.

I used to run
with arms outstretched,
believing wind could lift me,
believing in magic
found in cereal boxes,
closets,
the curve...

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Sometimes I feel lost in the moment
Feel like my die is cast
And times don’t have the same emotion
Must be I’m trapped in the past
Seems like there was a lot more love
Also a lot less greed
If...

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Penny for the Guy

Once the was a man called Guy Fawkes
Who wanted to blow up Government in the gun powder plot
Along with his pals, this they really meant
But was caught and had his punishment

And now...

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GOOD OVER EVIL.

Corners are occupied with little folks,
Enough fund has been collected forfireworks night,
Guys sit with heap of fireworks aside,
Firecrackers wait to be lit or blown,
Cracker jack in shimmering colourful outfits look attractie,
Cyclonic Catherine Wheel...

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Devotion  Poem - Our Dance       (For Jim)

           
You are the first and last poems
    God...

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 A love story in iambic tetrameter. 


Don't be afraid, please have some guts,
write a poem 'bout coconuts.

Though they are big, round, and hairy
they're not so bad, not so scary.

The water's healthy, keeps you well,
just...

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Penny for the guy

C’mon mister give us a penny for the guy
This little ragamuffin asked with sad eyes brimming
Need the money to buy food she said with a cry
We are poor mister tearful eyes still...

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Under my 8 year old brothers bed
lies my dog chewed Barbie, no sign of her head
a faded Snoopy cartoon, deflated yellow Birthday balloon
and one stuffed zoo animal baboon
Romote toy car from Uncle Tom
Cassette of Raffi,...

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The Journey of a Diamond Ring

By Elton Camp

The jewelry clerk couldn’t believe his eyes
The shopper’s action was such a surprise

The five-carat sparkler had great appeal
So much that a thief would love to steal

But that seemed...

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It’s the fifth of November; Bonfire Night is finally here
The guy is set alight, oh how the little children cheer

Smoke billows, flames dance, tiny faces are aglow
We eat hot chestnuts; munching them with great gusto

Mummy...

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it's all heating up with just one match like a sparkler that's been lit
it's all now coming to a head and I can see the gist of it
I may have missed a few of your...

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