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The Beautiful Tale of Family Bliss

Down by the reverie lived a lovely lady named Princess Marie. 
She stood out in a crowd and was more beautiful than the rest-
She saw things of the Kingdom that even the King couldn’t see....

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Categories: towne, children, life, love,
Form: Rhyme

Famous Last Line - Poetry Contest

Famous Last Line

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Categories: towne, america, beauty, emotions, romantic,
Form: Romanticism

Authentic Reconstructed Arrangments

They stayed focused
they knew if they honed there craft
they could be contenders
and maybe even "champion's"
a world awaited them.
He recalled a match at the
"York's Towne arena" where 
dueling reluctacey gave way to
a match which ended in...

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Categories: towne, culture, devotion, money, sports,
Form: Ballad

Landmarks From Childhood Out of Order

Landmarks From Childhood Out of Order
David J Walker

Perhaps it was just the random 
remembrance of landmarks
From a childhood well past

Retracing steps made in snow 
as if
They had no better place to go 
although
Every day was...

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Categories: towne, allegory, childhood,
Form: Free verse

George Towne 1847 - 1899

George W. Towne

1847 – 1899

From Iowa I came by restless wagon train.
From the mid-west I arrived 
With satchel and silken scalp still intact.
I read Proverbs and Ecclesiastes to pass the time.
I read the Gospels of...

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Categories: towne, death,
Form: Epitaph

Epilogue To Walrus and Carpenter

I

4:forty 4 in the a.m. scene
   and I had been awakened by 
          the strangest of dreams:

     of an overdressed...

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Categories: towne, animals, children, funny, sea,
Form: Ballad

Mary Yelvington 1876-1910

Mary Yelvington
1876-1910

George Towne, now there was a man;
Handsome as the devil; 
Strong as a bougainvillea vine.
And married to the redoubtable Fannie Towne,
Town shill, and occasional teetotaler of the dry brew!
Ol’ Fannie was oblivious to the...

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Categories: towne, crush,
Form: Epitaph

Lucy Swain 1861-1896

Lucy Swain

1861 - 1896


Lies! Lies! All damnable lies!
I know the injustice of malicious gossip.
I know the outrage of a loose evil tongue.
In life, I was Lucy Swain, the maligned!
I was Lucy Swain, the indignant!
In truth,...

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Categories: towne, death,
Form: Epitaph

Madeline's Tryst

The spiral staircase made her high heels sing
and off the railing with excitement she began swing. 
She missed her love that began with a single kiss
and inside her heartfelt story never went amiss.  

Towne...

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Categories: towne, love, miss you,
Form: Couplet

Sunset In Bermuda

Relaxing at Ye Olde White Horse Inn in quaint St. George's Towne,
I enjoy another rum swizzle as I watch the crimson sun go down!
Its rays cast a blush of red on fleets of sails cruising...

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Categories: towne, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme

New Day Rising

Born again and weak no longer
what doesn't kill me makes me stronger
not ready to accept the crushing blows
embrace the highs
defeat the lows
live each day as if it were the last
look to the future
respect the past
love...

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Categories: towne, life, love, world, old, life, me, old,
Form: Free verse

Let's Control Pressure Cookers

For years preachers have ranted and raved to control the activities of hookers!
Well, I'm proposin' that the guv-mint control the sale and use of pressure cookers!

We've seen the havoc these lethal weapons wreaked upon Olde...

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Categories: towne, humorous,
Form: Couplet