Long Trow Poems

As promised to Sara Baker... here is the Night Before Christmas, 
Cajun style ~ by James Rice
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GOD & ME

They told me of God, his name, essence, demeanour
Men of knowledge, wisdom and inside information
But I, lacking such arcane wit, being  only a gleaner
Inspecting what I discerned from my simple station
Found that...

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Behold the pulchritude overhead exalts to about a spread. 

It is o full swift which greatly outstrips thunder and gale added, 

Yet ocular to sigh from more than a score of hillocks afar. 

It is...

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Dan was such an ardent fan of schwab and scoros
With such evil plans, he toadied up this man from
Wang' As we call Wangeratta.) for he didn't give a damn' his pebble specs were
Focused on, the...

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the outrage caused her to curse and lie.
She told her people of the story of
the sycamore Gap Tree: near
Hadrian's Wall. The stems that grows largest of
all stems.An arborist might detail.
She heard he was facetious, and...

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He said, I don't know why you're acting like this.
Yoou trow the cornbread on thr table
and it fell to the floor. I got up and left.
you hit me with the Hoe, on purpose
again I left.
When...

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Tonight I lie here on this prairie,
Covered with a blanket of stars.
Consolin' my hurt heart so weary,
Lickin' opened wounds an' scars.

Your relinquished Love forces acceptance,
Vanity has forced behavior.
Memories force reflectance,
Grief felt sorrow my only savior.

Ridin'...

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I am a book
with a cover of glitter and gold
an object of pure admiration
a character that's bold
a glamorous entity
a star about to unfold,
but you cant see through me 
and my story is untold.

If you took...

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Right or wrong, where do I lie?
Reality seems to tell me: "both, neither.
"Make your own path, follow it truly,
As long as your heart doesn't wavers,
You will not regret it."
But I do have doubts, How do...

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Data now arrayed in teaming endless motion 
Entices all who seek it ever more
To drops of information like an ocean
Or grains of sand along an endless shore

The knowledge that was little known til now
Is there...

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It had been my dream since long go
I was so happy I could go
for the first time get to see snow
I thought it would freeze my toe
I looked around, above and below
mesmerized by the white...

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SHOULD I WOW YOU

Should I essay to wow you I trow
That my words shall be honest I vow
No mere rhymes such as ‘How now brown cow’
But an aesthetic furrow I’ll plough

Then I’ll speak my lines...

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Mama Africa
She gave us a world

Inside this world 
Was all we ever ask for

She gave us nature 
To nurture our life's

Yet we are full 
Of ignorance

Fighting for what 
We don't need
Just to satisfy
Our urge

She gave...

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”... there is no con troll…”
and those who know,
ARE the Spice.
Hobbit, be nice, they said
Trees return to the desert bed
”.... time is moving….”
Stow the bell and pass the soothing….
Girl got eyes alive with tunes and
Brandywine...

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