Long Suss Poems

Reversals of Fortune
I. Most think luck’s just what happens, though love groks luck’s seized
by each seed that sticks (somehow) in less stone-filled ground
(which its siblings blow off or press past). That’s less luck
to my brain...

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(The Man Who Proved That God Is Real)      

You told me you just want to know God exists, 
Oh dear heart, I promise it's true, 
I just worry the person...

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Written: November 04, 2023, For Jaymee Thomas Contest
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Reflecting on this rip-roaring round adventure,
Gazing into the depths of...

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It never melted for starters
but then you have to start somewhere
the Magic Icicle could talk
it had humors jealousies aversions
deep rending tides of love
and week long fits of giggling
It had been crafted by Father Frost
The Emperor...

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Where did you find safety when you were a child, 
?Did flight also help you, I wonder my friend? 
?I felt like it did me, but that was because
?My mom didn’t try hard to suss...

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Hot as hell, emotions fire the flames, 
Nervous about meeting doctors, nurses, 
Curtain separates them from congregation,
The veil is not torn in two, but steamy adulation, 
Courts their friendship sessions to distance, 
Bible fanatic from...

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Written: June 24, 2023
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In the depths of my spirit, I found solace.
I witnessed adornments and embrace.
Garments and clothes, a world you would create,
Surrounded yourself in a realm so sedate.

I lent her weapons, a shield from...

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I quickly joined the Navy on June the 4th, 1943,  
As soon as I graduated at 17, life was definitely to be;
I received boot training in the state of Maryland, 
At Bainbridge, became a...

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This Bumptious Poet ©

Once again dear reader,
     aye strive to regale ye
with in apropos prate,
     (nee inane) vain
null gibberish in order to suss stain
mine infamous reputation
 ...

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I’m contemplating braces 
My belts don’t seem to work
They just don’t seem to get a grip
Now I’m of a certain girth 

I shop at Marks and Spencer’s 
I like their thermal vests 
I bought a...

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crowded, cornered —
   i suss out my special place.

tossing, turning,
   dendrites burning

the insides of my eyes.
   posit the tables

chairs, arrangement
   of girls and boys.

the chatter of calypso...

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thy macbook pro 
   contracted a ungrateful deadly virus 
disallowing communication 
   between you Pink Floyd, and us
Tom MacDonald (the head 

   hombre honcho) didst tuss
sup hiz hands in...

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^b^
Gleaned in the Smokey Mountains

A splash of white paint, just where you sleep
that's what the Wise-blood Naomi advised.
I remember her hair so thin it looked
	like ham gravy running down her forehead.
"No need for Passover blood....

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A smile from a friend cheered my spirit, 
And then we chatted about the season; 
Then another smile caught me with it, 
He must’ve smiled for a good reason. 

He gave an invitation into his...

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'Father, Forgive Our Doubt!'

Is it just being human to hate a truth teller,
To hide when a man like Christ shines in his truth,
To dismiss His transparent reveals as man's ego,
Though most hearts suspect that His...

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It's hard to beat the old age inventions
When our bodies refuse to meet our intentions,
Those top shelf items you simply can't reach,
The ones at the bottom inaccessibly deep!

I can't squeeze the new leveraged grabber
And the...

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Unity soars above indifference snares in minds of others eased , for peace in its essence burns brighter than a million stars in space uninhabited by hate . Unity united in brotherhood not laced with...

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Feed em to the crocodiles
Cameron and his Tory liars
Their monstrous atrocities
make crocs come across all soft and fluffy
They like to give us someone to blame
the jobless ,the homeless, the sick and the lame
cause otherwise we...

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In this world this feeling of being secluded and alone
with only a cadre of youth that represents innocence and
the wilderness 
In this whole wide world, the conch, the rule to speak 
some democracy, 
you can...

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Will you listen to the music of my soul
Will you learn the things that I've already know 
Your joir de vivre is easy on the eye
The things which happen are unknown but i wonder why
Why...

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Instant friends, 
We hit it off so well
Mutual encouragement
Lives starting to gel
In an instant gone
As quickly as it started
Reasons why unknown
Left in waters unchartered

(Chorus)
Can you drop me a hint?
Can you offer a smidgen?
Was it something...

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Dutch Girl
By Rick Rucker

Was the Sky always this Blue?
Or just since I met You?

And the Grass, is it the standard Green?
Have I always felt this Serene?

The reason that I don’t know:
I can’t remember that long...

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Puppy Love

Month after month, but it feels like years!! 
My son has constantly pounded my ears 
He wants a dog, to love and look after 
But this family addition, would be a disaster 

There are...

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What Actually Happened With Jesus?

Risen
Given.

Hear say
The way.

Recall
With all.

Claiming
Saying.

Resort
Retort.

Vocal
In fall.

Murdered
Slandered.

Upheld
Had gelled.

No dark
This lark.

Caring 
Healing.

The poor
Have moor.

Healthcare
With dare.

All year
No fear.

Jesus
With us.

Jesus
Left us.

We suss
Drugs fuss.

Jesus 
In us.

Not real;
By feel.

Alive
The hive.

Stories
Glories.

Talk talk,
Walk walk.

Righteous
Conscious.

Move all
The call.

Movement,
Advent.

Easter
Mister.

Hist’ry
Very.

Bass voice
No noise.

No pew
Your view.

Not...

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Sitting,lights down,the first hand dealt
  how many can you put under your belt
    some faces blank,others joke on
      one by one,hopefully,`til they gone.   ...

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