Long Strike hard Poems

The old fart (alter cocker) shuffle

as one fairly long run on sentence
unwittingly made locally famous 
courtesy residents here at 
Highland Manor Apartments
as first one foot and then the other
painstakingly, and agonizingly dragged 
across the cement...

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...“ ‘I used to love talking with friends,
they gave such meaning to my life,
but after watching them all die…
it no longer makes my eyes bright.

“ ‘I’ve loved women of every type,
indulged in every sort of...

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MISS CARLINA 

Hey, dearly Miss Carlina,
your beauty radiates inner
and settles amicably on the outer.
Your vibes strike hard from distance,
And paint the colours of romance.

I welcome the allure your looks pose;
Joy is the fragrance your personality...

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Out of a clear blue sky;

out of a smooth ripple-free pool -

stealing the light and air,

she stands with arms outstretched.

Your heart stops and your breath is caught,

and nothing else exists: She is your future.

 

You...

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Shawaï!
Born struggling for bread and butter on the way to the barren land
Where Adama’s warriors settled like saviors with Fulani to spread the Nation
And implant Fulani’s mingled tradition burying indigenous cultures with the edge of...

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typewriter keys strike hard and fast
	sharp black marks slightly moist
on crisp clean papers so snowy white
	lines of symbols that have no form

black and white does colors show
	golds and silvers and blues and greens
black darkness of...

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Unmet expectations strike hard,
hurting where they languish long.
Unkept promises are blows earned,
hitting where they find no resistance.
Unkind words are slashes harsh,
ripping through the calm conscience.

The dormant volcano within the soul 
then gets the upsurge of...

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The journey begins with a single step,
It miles away but the choice is yours to take,
It's all about the movement,
Moment you realize you can crawl, walk, run and fly knowing there are possibilities in impossibility,
The...

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I take my pen,  write words to paint,
With boldness, color lines. 
My views reveal,
Some thoughts I feel, 
With boldness,  color lines. 

When there’s a need, strong words define,
Strike hard,  bear truth at...

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Simple, elemental, essential, source of Life
Coursing this blue planet’s rivers and streams
Rush fast through the harbor burst out to sea

Sail open ocean, charge shore by Moon’s guide
Morph mass and matter, touch atmosphere
Return condensed, slightly cloaked...

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Be he perched atop of Everest
Or on the Forrest floor
Screaming out in agony
The mighty never fall
Send forth you army to dissipate
The spirits beckon call
Call on your creator if you must
For the mighty never fall
Hold high...

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The Reaper I know,
You respect no one. 
When you decide to take one home,
Age, color, accomplishments mean nothing to you
In your court. 

You harvest every soul
At your most convenience. 
In life's prime and low, you...

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