Long Towners Poems

February 13th, 2023 - old man winter gave a one...two punch

Overladen snow covered crackle and crunch
though, this skeptic owned a doubtful hunch
that such 24/7 round the clock whether coverage
would make laughingstock of forecasting
how Jack Frost...

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Larger stop signs are required by the law
Traveling at the speed of light is not legal
Going slow in Leonia is down right evil

All things are prohibited in Bergen County
They don't like strangers either
Like out of...

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In the garden, by the fountain,
I was sitting in a chair.
As the visitors approached,
I saw them hesitate and stare.

For the pool of water glittered
With a sea of silver change.
Not one warning sign was posted,
Which to...

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You need some gas? We'll, step right up
And pump it 'til you've had your fill 
Unless you're in New Jersey, where
You best make sure you know the drill.

For it's the last remaining state
Where pumping gas...

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Able the painter was such a great creator. He loved to dream and put it on paper. He loved it so much his house was full of it. It covered his walls, he couldn't even...

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A teenaged tourist asked his dad
Why all the cars were “beeping.”
It happened right near Central Park,
With traffic slowly creeping.

His dad believed the honking was
So cars ahead would go.
The son replied that “beeping”
Wouldn’t help or make...

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Upon a ridge I saw the riders coming hard
They were mostly out of towners
But i knew they would go far

They only rested for a moment 
High up on that ledge
Beheld a setting majesty
As only could...

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the drive was intermittent
everyone had to pee at the different times
distractions
strangers in rest stops
that were duplicates of duplicates designed
by MacDonalds and
merchandising psychologists
I wandered by the sunglasses
and video games
inhaled fast food coffee
and sized the out-of-towners
up
down into...

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Today’s the crazy travel day
That everyone’s been dreading;
Crowds colliding all around,
No matter where you’re heading.

Airports, depots, subway cars
Are filled with out-of-towners.
Baggage bumping into legs
Turns smilers into frowners.

Every sidewalk’s packed and mobbed
With folks home for Thanksgiving.
It’s...

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If you’ve been to New York, I’ll bet
You paid a visit to the Met.
It is the premier place to start
If on your plate you want some art.

Before some hours you invested, 
You were charged a...

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the serendipitous lobster
bib
tied
‘round big kahuna’s neck

kuene stumble over*
him
dab
his chin

monkeys
gaze at him
from
behind glass

pearl
city
memories
that shine

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s
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w
h
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r
e

is the diner
two
scoop
choice

served with
teriyaki
steak
or
shrimp
tempura

out of towners
paying
money
to find out
the size

of a single
pearl
near
Hanauma Bay

p a s t
is
present
in
wet seas

aloha the day
e
v
e
r
y
fragrant lei
ebbing, flowing
 precious
  Oahu...

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