Long Stringy Poems
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Once Upon a Halloween In the 50's
The excitement mounted as we rummaged around in the attic looking through old steamer trunks for discarded clothes and props to make Halloween costumes. With an old suit and hat of Granddads, I became a...
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Categories:
stringy, nostalgia,
Form:
Prose
Rosalia - the Evil Black Witch of the Harz, Part One
Rosalia - The Evil Black Witch of the Harz
Prologue
This is a rather grim epic poetic tale of Rosalia, a 16th century German witch who terrorized villages, destroyed the lives and corrupted the souls of many...
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Categories:
stringy, allegory, evil, halloween, horror, magic, mythology, scary,
Form:
Narrative
Smuggler's Boat
Migrants on the move from violence
their only possession
breath-space on a smuggler’s boat
secured with back-bent harvests
in pretzel-bent systems
weight of crates of strawberries
hoisted on hell-bent backs
just trying to reach Spanish-shores’-east
from Moroccan beach with a...
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Categories:
stringy, boat, death, hope, journey, life, sea, violence,
Form:
Free verse
Overjoyed-Originally Del Valle
If vain thy earthly hopes did prove, thou canst not mourn their flight; Thy brightest hopes were fixed above. And they shall know no blight—Anne Bronte
Overjoyed ...
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Categories:
stringy, baby, birth, daughter,
Form:
Rhyme
A Mothers Search
I walked right through the passageway and sat myself right down
The subway would soon be coming and taking me out of midtown
But as I sat there waiting, an old lady sat two seats...
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Categories:
stringy, mother, son,
Form:
I do not know?
Peroxide Dreads (Edited To Fit)
dousing your non-kinky hair
with peroxide in hopes of forming curly kinks
and without manipulation
the matted strands
finally intertwine
except your Peroxide Dreads
don’t resemble mind
limp and still...
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Categories:
stringy, black-african amer
Form:
I do not know?
City Slickers In the Country
Old Jack is at it again, Great Grandmother says.
Her voice eases through a window as we reach shoes on the porch.
At least twelve pair; which is okay as she has eighteen children.
A variety of second...
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Categories:
stringy, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Narrative
Closure.
Suddenly, I would give anything to be near you.
I would buy back our old house, broken down, dilapidated.
Loquat trees and rainbows removed.
Hammocks and honeysuckle given to the wind.
But where would you be?
Would you visit me...
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Categories:
stringy, loss, love, mother, nostalgia, places, time, me,
Form:
Free verse
Avuncular viscosity ::Graphic content::
(Probably more a short story than free verse
In any case it’s true,
seen through my eyes as a child)
He was a heavy smoker sat by the fire
Coughing and wheezing hacking up phlegm
spitting it...
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Categories:
stringy, child, perspective, truth,
Form:
Free verse
The Lights
I am going to see the lights.
The glow of the city will make a perfect backdrop to the painting I am envisioning.
Far enough away to see the twinkle of headlights and the shine of skyscrapers,...
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Categories:
stringy, anger, depression, emotions, mental health, mental illness,
Form:
Free verse
Stargazing With Ancient Eyes Dreaming
Modern science has denuded
The stars and night sky of all myth and magic.
Knowing the facts in awe and wonder are no substitute for stories and legends of ancient cultures
To know that most starts are...
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Categories:
stringy, sky, stars,
Form:
Didactic
Waltzing Galinda - A Quokka Aussie Cheeky Bush Ballad with a Twist - A Musical Video
Move over Matilda… Waltz with Galinda.
There’s a new Aussie bush ballad in town! Introducing Waltzing Galinda — a cheeky, heartwarming tribute to Aussie folklore, with a twist! Starring a mischievous quokka, a sparkly snail named...
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Categories:
stringy, cute, giggle, humorous, nature, song,
Form:
Ballad
The Terrible Waitress
The Terrible Waitress
By Elton Camp
The hostess met us at the door
We two had been there before
Thanks for coming again today
We have a table over this way
Menus she placed as we sat down
“Mary Lou will soon...
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Categories:
stringy, funnyme, me, time,
Form:
Rhyme
Tree of Life
Tree of Life
From the fertile ground, its form took shape
As the sun began to climb the forest sky
Sunshine drew a crown of leaves upon its limbs
And the blossoms filled the forest
...
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Categories:
stringy, beautiful, myth, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Fire and Ice Grill and Pub
Flaming steaks and ice cold drinks
you thought good food had become extinct
until you ate here and gave us a nod and a wink.
Appetizers galore with soft stringy cheese sticks, artichoke hearts deep fried
with a taste...
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Categories:
stringy, celebration, food, imagery, success,
Form:
Verse
A Runner Looking For His Jumpy Curly Stringy Fluffy Dog--
a runner Looking for His Jumpy Curly Stringy Fluffy Dog--
a ...
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Categories:
stringy, analogy, word play,
Form:
Concrete
A Dogs Letter To Santa Claws
Dear Santa Claws, for Christmas I’d like a new chew bone; I’ve been a real good dog this year; I don’t even bite the cat, Sheba, when she attacks my head, as I sleep and...
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Categories:
stringy, animal, celebration, christmas, dog, funny, giving, humorous,
Form:
Personification
Thirty-One
Thirty-one packs of chewing gum,
Clutter up my drawer,
And thirty-one times thereafter,
I forgot thirty-one times more,
And bought thirty-one times yet again
Seems somehow I found
Thirty-one more times,
I had thirty-one more such a yen...
This went on for...
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Categories:
stringy, adventure, funny, natural disasters, parody, satire, me,
Form:
Burlesque
A Luxury Anyone Can Afford And Priceless
There are times in our lives
We see something others don't see
Or don't want to see.
Many years ago
I was sat in a park enjoying the warm weather. The birds were chirping
The trees and grass were...
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Categories:
stringy, blessing, wisdom,
Form:
Free verse
Master Gardener
Her dad was the kindest, gentlest man she ever knew…he was always humble…never mean…he could grow anything in his garden…he was born with his two thumbs…green.
He often told her the important lessons of life…those you...
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Categories:
stringy, flower, garden, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Mr Lynch
The house was mostly dark, save a dim light on the porch. I moved up the crumbling walk and stopped before a paint peeled door. Grasping the iron knocker, I tapped three times,...
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Categories:
stringy, fantasy, imagination, house, dad, old, candy, dad,
Form:
Narrative
I Wish I Weren'T An Orangutang
I WISH I WEREN’T AN ORANGUTANG
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
I wish I weren’t an orangutang, living as a captive in a zoo
Orange stringy, hairy body, is this the best nature can do
Gangly arms, puffed cheeks, a face...
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Categories:
stringy, allusion, animal, children, dream, fantasy, fun, muse,
Form:
Rhyme
For Mark
His home is always
where he is –
Beneath the trestles
of clattering trains, he huddles
in the damp & sandy wind,
eyes across the ocean,
sandwich crumbled,
filthy in his coat pocket
His home is just
where he is –
Now inside a box...
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Categories:
stringy, angst, confusion, life, loss, sad, seasons, home,
Form:
Narrative
3 Son: Kabodlute
Kabodlute was not an impressive guy,
Big head,
Clumpy feet,
Never did get enough to eat.
Skinny bones popping...
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Categories:
stringy, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form:
Free verse
Lot More Out At Night
We don't see the stars as we once did.
We've lost contact now,
we live indoors.
We've lost the mythology of stars,
our ancestors once had.
They were glued to the celestial display at night,
and the stories and...
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Categories:
stringy, night, stars,
Form:
Free verse