Long There for the taking Poems

UNCLE ELDON 


Now that I am old,  I see more clearly through my mind's eye, than I did in my youth, all those special people who played such a wonderful part in my life....

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Since you asked me directly,

I can tell you about it, only indirectly.
The weeks and months and years
now that it happened,
and still happens from time to time 
when I am really paying attention and ready
to play.

It's...

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There was a time when I was so young
I was uncertain, didn’t know which road
Was the right one, the way for me to go
The place where I’d discover wisdom and more…
	…. Peace and love, grace...

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Life is living and to really live it, love it !

Life is a state of mind. It is there for the taking, man trying to master his own 
universe, choosing his own path and following...

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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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You've seen them.  Those little trays on the store counter with pennies in them and often a sign saying “Take a penny, leave a penny”.  On occasion, I have dropped pennies in them,...

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4/19/21

This goes out to whoever
I got to do better
And keep it together

Blinded by it
The reason why I buy it
Can't deny it
I continue to try it
For a period of time, I was able to fight it
Gone...

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If you let it age can slowly steal the” You” of bygone years. The mind has its defenses but as the body breaks down the effect of the loss of capabilities wears on the mind...

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The catering was finished and the music had begun,
The young groom and the priestess were out back having fun.
The organ grinder's monkey grabbed the sheriff’s only gun,
Shot the preacher in the neck and took off...

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You've seen them.  Those little trays on the store counter with pennies in them and often a sign saying “Take a penny, leave a penny”.  On occasion, I have dropped pennies in them,...

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Last weekend I scoured the earth for fun. I ran the race. 
I danced in the rain. I jumped hoops and ate holly-berry sandwiches.
Then I took my pet Yeti and went for a walk in...

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I dove into the darkness for I wished to see
If the life on that side was the life for me
I tasted all it’s pleasures let them consume my mind
Turned my back on all I loved,...

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on weekends, Mondays, and maybe Fridays too/
across the Bebop time zones/
people be digging at flea markets 4 Bebop jazz gold/
walkin', talkin', lookin' workin' the price/
on a table way in the back/
I dug into a crate...

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Dreamers Dream
                          by Odin Roark

Tulsa’s hard times made the decision...

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Teardrops, bagged eyes, a way of sin
The mirror reveals a lost eternal soul
A conniving move against tonight's phantom glow
Voices circle the insomniac moon
Like magic and beauty, "She's Gone With the Wind."

The idea of love, 
broken...

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I folded my umbrella after the rain stopped  
the little beads of water formed crystals
on the golden leaves of autumn laying on the ground
I put away my parasol and shook the water off

I really...

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What do you see when our eyes chance to meet?
A wizened old woman; a mouth void of teeth?
No heavenly body, no long flowing curls 
Just a gnarled, barren landscape remains of the girl.

Can’t you see...

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Random Thoughts: Part 2
Sitting here with Random Thoughts on the Mind,
Not a care in the World, I'm leaving them behind;
Things started to unravel, doesn't matter anymore,
I shut myself off from it all, and slammed the...

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Few witnesses to your young private tears at the age of ten
Why me  Why me
No amount of hugs or consolation could provide a reason or answer

I know if I had been there 
My heart...

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Slow my heart as autumn is coming
and I'm crossing the street just to meet you.
Your eyes never end in green and in glass, 
and the ring on your finger is heavy and new.
The sky is...

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HOPE

When you look deep within your mind or your soul,
where is your HOPE  and what does it look like?

How deep is the ravine that carry the waters of wisdom
and the relentless desire to be...

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I keep trying to fight but everyday it gets worse,
I'm trying to carve out a path but it hurts 
and I loop around to where I stood first.
I'm stuck suffering, 
but won't let no fat...

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Sittin’ here just getting’ high-
Sharing stories between us guys

Am I dreaming sweetly or in a nightmare?
Does it matter?
Do I care?

I don’t need redemption or anything else-
I just want to learn to love myself!

Escaping reality &...

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I never meant for you to fall
Never wanted you to hurt like me
So I talked you into taking down your wall
To only make you see
Love is a splendor thing, love is meant to be
I wanted...

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Open and free was Gizelle’s heart.
There for the taking, the smacking, the shaking, the breaking.
She was an innocent, believing in happily ever after love.
She fell in love with the devilishly handsome Charlie.
Charlie had crushed, stomped...

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