Long Tike Poems

Christmas 1952
By Franklin Price
12/24/2015

Christmas 1952, I'm almost sure that's right
Memory's a little clouded, it was Christmas eve at night
There was no tree with lights aglow, no presents I could see
Had Santa Claus forgotten us, especially...

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I do not shudder at the thought of my passing
For my Lord has promised me life everlasting
Death will seem to have fulfilled its endeavor
But instead, I'll be more alive than ever

I need not fear the...

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The humid air sweats streaming curls down the toddler’s flush cheeks like Fusilli hot from the stove. The golden ringlets cling to her forehead, bouncing like Slinky’s in front of her, blue-agate, eyes. The backyard’s...

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Body Casting

Standing there naked for all to stare
Or is it a pleasure to share
The days when before
Your body took a different shape and more.

A way of remembering the time
When pregnancy was progressing just fine
And your...

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‘Twas in another century
On a desolate, dreary day 
When something red from skies above
Wafted into the land of gray.

It slowly drifted in the sky,
Then lit on the head of a boy.
For reasons that are unexplained,
It...

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Mary had a little lamb

The birth was quite a sensation

It should go down in the history books

She needed a lot of sedation

Pinocchio had a very long nose

It grew when telling a lie

Geppetto couldn't keep it...

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I recall your pleasant disposition at my every single question
I recall the numerous nights you sat by my bed without an option
I remember the uncountable days you taught me to ride my bike
And the thousand...

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Young G’s sporting tattooed gunz, on rolling black streets,fishing without water, amphibians of the dark ghettos,with names like Ricochet Rob, because he once dreamt of shooting straight.Mumbles, who’s mom was a midnight walker. He was...

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The solar storms are flaring up;
Charged particles assault the earth.
Plasma distorts magnetic fields;
Effects are felt from Nome to Perth.

A syndrome targets human hearts,
Apparently, the brain as well.
Incredulous, the truth departs
Like dolphins, with a fond farewell.

The...

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What’s Important
   

It was barely light; you were up and about,
Fully dressed and ready to go out.
Much on your agenda, you were ready to start,
Mind racing in perfect time with your heart.

Garage doors...

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The day was unbelievably hot to a northerner, just about normal for a Floridian. Disney World opened at nine and after a steamy night cruising Kissimmee’s strip for burgers, we were ready for the crush...

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Salvation Army who helps people who think they are alone
Representatives with intervention who let it be known
It’s the season to give
A time to open one’s heart
It’s the holiday cheer in making its mark
Turning winter into...

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 Mary had a little lamb
The birth was quite a sensation
It should go down in the history books
She needed a lot of sedation

Pinocchio had a very long nose
It grew when telling a lie
Geppetto couldn't keep...

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Mary had a little lamb
The birth was quite a sensation
It should go down in the history books
She needed a lot of sedation

Three little piggies went tripping along
To the butcher, they were the target
Who was bent...

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I sometimes have trouble expressing myself
My words at times are misleading
Like when I wanted to relate to my grandson
The car that passed us was speeding

These are the words that actually came out
“That car is EXPEEDING...

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My Daddy played a trick on me
When I was just a tike
Asleep; I was in dreamland town
A 'riding on my bike

And suddenly! I hear a noise
A clanging sound it seems
It was my Dad with pots...

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As a little bitty tike
I ‘d laugh and shout with glee
when I could spend some quality time
on my Daddy’s knee.

He could always make me giggle
from way down deep inside.
And sparkle in adoring eyes
my daddy could...

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There's something funny in most things you see
It's all about how you look at it
A guy falling on his ass slipping on a banana peel
Is funny coz you weren't hurt a bit

Sure can't believe I...

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Grandma Kilroy saw what was going down 
Before it went down
She saw those hoodlums 
Big Dee and Tike Face head for the police officer’s car.

Grandma Kilroy told her husband 
Call the police and ask for...

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Scott was born premature, five weeks, 
With his brain fused to his skull, 
It was Crouzon syndrome, dysostosis, 
And doctors operated to null. 

He was a strong wee tike and survived, 
Edinburgh born, 1st July...

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I sometimes have trouble expressing myself
My words at times are misleading
Like when I wanted to relate to my grandson
The car that passed us was speeding

These are the words that actually came out
“That car is EXPEEDING...

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What drives people to kill one another
Are they made of different stuff
Is their brain matter arranged so differently
Can't imagine being angry enough

Enough to take the life of another human
Over passion, possessions, or greed
So foreign to...

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Fragile antiques
Old doll houses
and old love letters from the spouses
16 year old yearbooks
with old fashioned looks
Old musty smells 
and cracked Christmas bells
Worn teddy bears 
on 3 legged chairs
Pink fluffy mess
an ugly vintage dress
Red rusty bike
whose...

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I sit and stare at my child of three
who speaks his non words so eloquently.
He speaks from his heart for his thoughts he's still learning.
To see what he sees is what i am yearning.
So young...

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What drives people to kill one another
Are they made of different stuff
Is their brain matter arranged so differently
Can't imagine being angry enough

Enough to take the life of another human
Over passion, possessions, or greed
So foreign to...

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