Long Turner Poems

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Premium Member Forgiveness

Consider how flawed we are
Our offenses way over par
One must be objective and not selective
Or willingly disregard

A transgression has been committed
Contrition sincerely submitted
The scales will not balance holding hated or malice
Without anger and hurt omitted

While measuring the weight of the guilt
At some point the scales will tilt
Will you forgive or hold on to relive
And tear down the relationship built

If forgiveness weighs on the wrong side
Ill feelings will never subside
Next time you fall or you drop the ball
Fate's justice will not be so blind


  an original poem by the "poemdog" Daniel Turner
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member The Miser

The miser pinched his pennies
A mime who danced for dimes
Reserved in days of plenty
For days of rose and wine

Planted seeds of kindness
Did tend his garden well
Toiled forever mindless
Awaiting the steeple knell

But came a spring of drought
Bright green did turn to brown
Old miser chanced on doubt
As blood dripped off his brow

The summer hinted rain
In fall the winds did blow
Winter froze the panes
Next spring it rained and flowed

His nest was all but barren
The garden wild with weed
And days of his preparin'
Had all but gone to seed

His roses did not bloom
His wine did sour and smell
No dancing did resume 
Alas the tolling bell


   an original poem by the "poemdog" Daniel Turner
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Fickle Love

Though love has never been a friend of mine
She always seems to knock at my heart's door
Convincing me to trust her "one last time"
And promising that she will stray no more

The second she walks in things start to change
My mouth grows dry, I'm weak and feeling ill
She takes control and starts to rearrange
Where once was calm is now a fire drill

But without notice one day she moves out
To leave my life in total disarray
Her leaving simply reinforced my doubts
Avowing that my trust has been betrayed

Heartbroken once again by fickle love
She'll knock again someday, she always does




   an original poem by Daniel Turner
Form: Sonnet

Premium Member Rip Gill

Today we say goodbye to jill
This surely is a bitter pill
A lively lady full of the beans
A cruel world so it seems

A kind hearted lady with lots of love
On her final journey up above
A mother of 4 to say the least
Head of the table at the feast

Witty, funny and caring to all
Enjoy life at the angels ball
Now all the pain you had has gone
Dance with the stars go on go on

A rainbow queen that you were
Brighter than bright what I hear
Life like dolls being your passion
Keeping them into fashion

Other things I know you love
Your grandchildren and daughters above
We'll all miss your thoughtfulness
Even things that made us blush

Your best friend feebie was your pooch 
But definitely not Turner and hooch
Pampered dog with plenty of coats
Miss you on the rainbow floats

So look over us from up there
We all know you do care
When we want reasons why
We will just look up to the sky

Thankyou mum, granny for being you
Now you've gone we are all blue
Wish we could feel your gentle touch 
We LOVE and MISS you so so much

Premium Member You Broke My Heart Not Hardly

You thought, you broke my heart when you walked out
Well old friend, have I got some news for you?
It stung a bit, of that there is no doubt
But honey, I was anything but blue

The day you left, I bought a Cadillac
I bought myself some diamonds for some bling
My love train kept on rollin' down the track
And all I left behind was big smoke rings

See, girls like you, give women a bad name
And guys like me, look out, for girls like you
The only thing you got from me was shame
Now, you're the one who's left singing the blues

You were a pane of glass right from the start
And by the way, I never had a heart



    February 7 2017
   by Daniel Turner
Form: Sonnet


Premium Member Daniel Turner - Cherished Friend

Of famous sonnets I’ve unwrapped so far,
Including Shakespeare’s brilliance, I’ll contend,
None close compare as near one superstar,
Entitled “Daniel Turner - Cherished Friend”;
Aligned in gentle reassuring tone,
That shares with passion wisdom learned in time;
A wellness check on friends who feel alone,
Reminding patience renders life sublime;
When needed Daniel came to me one day,
And helped lift sullen skies that threatened peace,
For that I’d like the world to hear me say –
Thanks DT, for calming through troubled seas.
  Although these lines lack any imagery,
   I hope they show I’m here if you need me.
Form: Sonnet

Premium Member My Perfect Christmas

I'd like to spend my Christmas by the sea
Where ocean foam piles up like drifting snow
Green coconuts were ornaments on trees
And eggnog is a very old Bordeaux

The ocean would come caroling each night
Waves shimmer just like tinsel in the moon
I'd swing on ev'ry star 'til they left sight
Absorbing all the peace one could consume

And if old Santa happened to drop by
We'd talk a little treason by the fire
I'd ask if he could tell the reason why
Peace all around the world would not transpire

But what I'd like is not what I will get
I'll stay home and have Christmas with my pet



   by Daniel Turner
Form: Sonnet

Premium Member Love Is, Love Isn't Collaboration with Sandra Weiss

I know the pain that love can bring
How hurtful words can bite and sting
When lies are told, love will take wings
That real love doesn't come with strings

Love, liken to a pendulum swing
Taking it all not giving a thing
Once I listened to my heart sing
When I thought love was everything.

What happens is, that we don't see
Sometimes love's not meant to be
Perhaps there should be a decree,
The lock for love has lost it's key

I found that love was not for me
It brings with it too much debris
Though some will say that love is free
I'd have to say, I disagree.

 
              Sandra Weiss
                  Daniel Turner
Form: Rhyme

An Open Book

this poem explains the state i'm in

from humble beginnings to bitter end

haphazardly it might be a bit

but haphazardly is how i live

it's here to show you both my sides

from the heavy to the light

you'll have to wonder how i survive

or at least how i get by

painstakingly i'll add to it

all the crooks and crannies, every stitch

nothing will i dare omit

an open book i'll title it

it'll read just like a comedy 

with it's share of tragedy in between

a real page turner for what it is 

but that's just how my life is lived

i'll leave nothing out for you to guess

nothing more and nothing less

call the priest i must confess

for some of this they'll have my head

but after all is done and said

an open book i'll title it
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member These Are the Days

Those were the days... 
we loved our Spring's new blooms
with petals soft and fresh with morning dew.
We spent the best of time in Summer love.
So soon, our Winter days 
past Autumn flew.

These are the days... 
and how we value each
as they present more time to love and grow.
The scent of blooms from Spring to end of Fall
left sweet perfume
that drifts with Winter snow.

These are the days... 
our special tasks complete,
and now we savor our fond memories.
And yet, our journey still continues on...
revives each day
with new discoveries.

These are the special days...
we relish now
in older years, but with young hearts that beat
to rhythms that are shared and most enjoyed...
togetherness... 
that makes our lives complete.


June 5, 2018

Contest: These Are The Days
Sponsor: Daniel Turner
Form: Rhyme

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