Long Tamara Poems

Do you hear them, Mom? he asked.
I was busy doing a household task,
but I stopped to listen
seeing sweat on his forehead begin to glisten.

The room was quiet, and I’d say, even cool,
his lips trembled— at...

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In the year, nineteen an’ thirty-nine, 
in a small town that seemed not to care,
a little girl tried her very best
to dress well, and groom her dark hair.
She’d fight for her life—whatever it took,
an’ survive...

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She’s crying
With indignant eyes 
And a tumultuous heart
He’s sighing
With restrained thighs
And a perplexed start
It slams
With a thunderous noise
And a conspiring choice
Do I end this mess? – 
Or give it a Holy redress?

She seems not to...

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JUMP!  
In a panic she jumps out of bed, awakened by the popping of fire. 
Trapped in her house quickly burning, the flames grow hotter and higher. 

It engulfs her home with fury, destroying all she had...

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This year, at the holidays
of course, I miss home,
surrounded by sand dunes,
and Iraqi mosque-domes.

But I willingly came
to guard against fear—
not let terrorist conquer
everything I hold dear. 

I know my mom worries
about me over here
away from...

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An ol’ cowboy once told me,
“Son, keep yor’ Saddle straight—
cinched up tight ‘n squared away,
an’ don’t depend on fate.

For if yor’ a straight shooter,
yor’ life will be real tame.
A handshake will be good ‘nough
ta trust...

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Age 6…..	Passing the mirror, 
	she pulls at her cheeks, 
       	sticks out her tongue—
       	blonde ringlets encircle 
     ...

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WHERE ARE YOU WHY CAN'T I FIND YOU
WHY DID YOU LEAVE  WAS IT ALL TRUE
YOUR SMILE, YOUR LAUGH, YOUR SPARKLING EYES
 NEVER COULD HIDE YOUR DISGUISE
DON'T YOU KNOW YOU WERE A STAR
WE ALL KNEW...

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In days of old, when nights grew cold,
men told a dreadful tale
of  Trapper Jim—how they buried him
on a night the wolves did wail.

It seems at the time, Jim was checking his line,
and stopped to...

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Wounded by the words of hate 
For you to change I will not wait 
I guess I was the one you didn't need 
Too blinded by your ego and greed 

Its the same thing with...

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this is about not a girl
but a woman
a mother
a mother with an addiction
an addiction that took her away
with her gone the system came in and left 
but left with my siblings
who's to blame
is it!
a negligent...

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This is Part-II

Yes, I tell the truth even if you throw stones, but I have to keep my headgear clean. I am going to Princess Anne’s marriage. Princess Anne, you know, the queen of Liechtenstein...

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The signs are all around me—
skies are suddenly gray-white,
and I smell snow is coming,
maybe on this very night…

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What is this ambiance of awe
when viewing those first flakes
swirling softly t’ward the earth—
a white blanket soon to...

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My gran doesn’t ‘get’ this woke society
I told her that there’s a new sobriety
We went for a walk to see what we would see
And show her we all can be what we will be

Men can...

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I dont understand 
and cant stand 
cruel hearts 
and for the most part 
dont care to 
im not like you 
dont miscontrue 
the way i feel 
to be real mean 
cuz i mean, look 
u...

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dont understand 
and cant stand 
cruel hearts 
and for the most part 
dont care too 
im not like you 
dont miscontrue 
the way i feel 
to be real mean 
cuz i mean, look 
u stay...

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The mind.  A chamber where thoughts are held,
And dreams are made and destroyed.
Where secrets hidden from open view,
And emotions of suffering hide in an endless void.

Grief and love flourish,
Black, white, and gray in every...

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I want to get lost with you
in a valley of singing sunflowers,
where I wish they bloom
as your luminous laughter in immortal hues.
My butterfly heart wants to flutter
chasing you across cashmere cascades,
as this aching to melt...

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The clouds are moving away
The race is almost over
I willingly kicked the pride away
There's no more time to hover
When the elements are on your side
We've swam across the tide
Relax, and breathe deep for the time...

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Life is complicated 
We love it, we hate it 
And hate each other 
And every other person we meet 
Cause we think 
We have to please them 
And we dont want to 
But we dont...

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Gray soldier-stones now guard 
my child through seasons lost.							
                          ...

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Looking in the mirror 
I peer into my soul 
Who am I now? 
How did I get here? 
I fear I'm lost 
Tossed into this world like nothing 
Something worthless 
Like I'm worth less than...

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I feel 
the pain 
of absent truths 
the proof 
is in my actions. 
The lack of feelings 
I'm dealing with 
make me realize 
theres only a fraction 
of happiness. 
but I want it all 
cuz...

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Such a glorious grace of diva
Limitless is her divine aura

Poets compete to verse on her
For she is a presiding Lord of flora

A beauty with brains in tons
Besides being Lord Goddess Arora

Blue gets fixed precisely such
As...

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