Long Thoughts contest Poems

I’m sitting here inside my daddy’s car.
I sure hope that the ocean is not far.

My mom and dad are making such a fuss.
Maybe cause there’s someone new with us.

It’s someone on my Daddy’s side who...

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Will this piece of pie 
       put me over my
       calorie count?
       I desperately 
  ...

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When I went to bed that night I didn't feel quite right
Tossed and turned, tried to sleep with all my might

I thought the upset might be from the cookie dough I ate
Baking chocolate chip cookies...

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Good morning Mommy and Dad
Today I will try not to be bad

I don't know what I want to eat
No! Not that cereal. It's not sweet

Mommy, I don't wanna sit on the baby pot
How come you...

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I just love to watch Dateline
And Forty-Eight Hours Mystery…
I often scream at my television
‘How stupid can someone be?’

Their internet searches are careless
Looking up such truly awful things
‘The best way to strangle someone’ 
‘murder 4 hire’;...

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Millions suffer everyday,
With depression anxiety addiction and compulsions
Therapy and drugs may calm the symptoms
But the root of the problems
Lie deep in one’s mind.

Suffocating each thought with torment and distress
A sick soul is what needs to...

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Nobody’s made me out a fool
Like three year olds in Sunday School.
One day I thought I’d sound real wise
And asked, “Who here likes butterflies?”

All hands shot quickly to the sky,
“I saw a yellow butterfly!”
“They eat...

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Inspired by the following quote:  "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." — Helen Keller


Why am...

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I've worked with children all my days,
The things they say sure do amaze.

"How did the baby get in you?
Will it come out with your poo?"

"You'll need much more loo paper than me,
Your bottom is so...

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What world most rejoices and comforts you?
What grieves your heart and disturbs your mind most?
Does the quest for beauty bewitches you?
And yes, embraces your vanity the most?

There must be such a heaven to dwell in,
The...

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It is in the grey of icy evenings
When those dimly-lit wishes seem to fade,
A bitter nip, a woe this season brings
The chafing of hope's ardor, delayed.
Even though I grieve during the passage
Of summer’s festive and...

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Dark poetry, slams and vague imagery
Is there something you're trying to tell me?

     Poems with messages appeal
     Can you write to make me feel?

Share your deep thoughts...

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The feelings, 
They hold the forte,
The feelings,
They come out of the chambers,
The feelings,
They're like a tempestuous sea, 
He fights to put them under,
They sneak out and trouble him sore, 
He wrestles to lock them up,
They...

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I scan the sky and wonder if
The stories can be true,
That aliens are coming here,
Encountered by a few.

My mind begins to ponder stuff,
Like vampires, ghouls and ghosts;
Do people really see those things,
Or are they idle...

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Gates of heaven open - Judgment Day
Spirits of those who drifted away

Loved ones bringing messages of hope
Sliding through the stars, shimmering slope

Angels descending, bring from above, 
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love

Those who lived according...

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Seeing people a bit differently 
Their words plans and actions 
Not always good deeds 
With their careless reactions 

Too much noise fogging my head
Want to shield my ears 
stuff em up with some bread

They talk...

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River ever flowing
‘fore Gillette’s “Seventh Sister”
nature's beauty thrives

scenic view sparks thoughts
stone castle amid the trees
represents my life

A cool winter day
exhaling yesteryear's dreams
future seems unclear



Note:  William Gillette's estate, called Seventh Sister, was built in 1914....

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