Long Stephens Poems
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The indigenous people have occupied these lands
for over 10,000 years in all…
Their name for this beautiful place was Mini hrpa…
which means Mountain Where The Water Falls
So I imagine they were a little perplexed…
perhaps a little torn….
when George Stephens the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway
named it Banff in honor of the place where he was born.
To honor Mini hrpa today we took a hike in Johnston Canyon.
Walking through a place like this always makes us feel so small
And mixed in with the beautiful trees and rocks and chipmunks
was the roaring sound of the Bow River…and of course her waterfall.
We keep thinking as we continue with this trip that we’ve seen everything
that nothing new can possibly come before our eyes
But as we turn the page each day…nature continues to surprise.
Walking in Johnston Canyon as we stopped to savor in her beauty
talk to the trees and inspect the diversity of her flowers
The canyon walls were echoing the roar of the Bow River
and we could actually feel her power.
We know the name of this beautiful land is Banff…
but after walking along the Johnston Canyon walls
In our hearts she will be forever known to us
as…Mountain Where the Water Falls.
Business executive Darrin Stephens has a life
with a good paying job, a fine boss, and a great wife.
He’s employed by a large advertising agency.
Darrin and Samantha should live with complacency.
However, when anyone sees them, that’s not the case,
some strange phenomena occur often at their place.
They have a nosy neighbor who’s named Gladys Kravitz.
She cannot prove what she knows, and it gives her some fits.
It is easy to determine Darrin’s troubles cause.
He has a bunch of witches and warlocks for in-laws.
His problems are many since he married Samantha.
Darrin’s mother-in-law goes by the name Endora.
It is an encumbrance, and certainly not a joke,
when Endora can turn him into an artichoke.
His father-in-law Maurice, his cousin Serena,
the jokester Uncle Arthur and old aunt named Clara,
cause plenty of problems for him and wife Samantha.
Darrin and Samantha have a daughter, Tabitha.
Daughter Tabitha has the power of a young witch.
Mommy and daddy keep telling her she must not “twitch”!
Whenever Samantha becomes ill on any day,
they call on a witch doctor quack named Dr. Bombay.
He often contributes to Darrin’s situations
with his magical spells, potions, and incantations.
With all of these things, why has not Darrin gone crazy?
These things make a funny situation comedy!
Robert Pettit "Bewitched"
St Patrick’s Alphabet
A is America land of the free
B is for Beatles as Irish as me
C is the great Cliffs of Moher so pretty
D is for Dublin the capital city
E is for Eire – true name of my land
F is for Fionn and the Fianna his band
G is for Guinness a world-famous name
H is for Hurling a rather rough game
I is my Island and what it creates
J is for Joyce, Stephens, Swift and Jack Yeats
K is King Niall and the old kings at Tara
L is a leprechaun called MacNamara
M is for mise, me fein and me too
N is for Nuala, Naoimh, Nora and crew
O is O’Reilly O’Keefe and their worth
P - Patrick saint in the land of my birth
Q is for quiz, gob, cailin and the rest
R is the River Shannon in the west
S is for Shamrock a flower of three
T is Tramore, Tullamore and Tralee
U is U2 who are still going strong
V is from Ulster – he’s Van Morrison
W – whiskey a very strong drink
X is eXcuse me no word can I think
Y is for You when like me you agree,
Z ’s not in Ireland there no last can be
A Tribute
to Our Great Friend
Sister Jeanne Stephens
Written: by Miracle Man
October 29, 2019
In your deteriorating years your intellect is undeterred,
You’re a veritable lady in every sense of the word.
Your concern for others is a message that you send,
It leaves us feeling blessed having you for a friend.
You’re an assertive lady who requires no defense,
Making our friendship special with no need for pretense.
God occasioned our paths to intertwine one day,
Now we remember each other when we kneel to pray.
Some perhaps might think that in your ways you’re set,
But with you sister Jeanne, what we see is what we get.
“Candor is a compliment; it implies equality.
It’s how true friends talk”
Peggy Noonan
I heard a Koyal coo at dawn
Singing sweet unseen from somewhere,
The dew when shined bright on the lawn,
And grass at lea swayed with the air,
I scarce if heard his song though sweet,
For, it was seldom meant for me.
I scarce if heard his song though sweet,
For, it was seldom meant for me,
The dew when still was on the lawn
And grass at lea swayed with the air,
My soul singing for me same time--
To me as good a melody.
And suddenly he stopped singing
As I wondered for what reason,
The dew when still was on the lawn
And grass at lea swayed with the air.
Was I not singing well as him?
Muffled its laugh a swaying tree.
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Sestet | 10.01.2026 | cuckoo, dawn, lawn, song, tree
Note: As one Sanskrit Subhashhitam goes: a Koyal that starts singing from early spring till late summer, stops with the advent of rains when frogs start their raucous mating songs, and the poet appreciates what the Koyal, a renowned singer, do. In this song too something similar happens. I was also greatly inspired by James Stephens ’The Rivals'.