Long Twinges Poems

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...“It would be done in secrecy,
authorities wouldn’t approve…
but I tell you we can do this,
our results, so far, have been good.”

Carson thought for a long moment,
then said simply, ‘What does it pay?”
Prof said, “Rich men...

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FASCIST STATE 

They did not come upon us like blitzkrieg in the night 
or goose step into town like a plague of parasites. 
They crept on us like shadows in increments so small
they did not...

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An icy breeze runs briskly through my branches.
Branches once adorned with luscious green needles
Now charcoal black and broken, growth given no chances.
I shudder and reminisce when my branches stood like steeples, 
When I thrived in...

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I heard it from the internet,
we’re now living in a new age,
and all twinges of racism
and oppression should go away.
We have to change our sports team names,
we have to tear down the statues,
let’s target the...

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you’re nameless and faceless
some shun you, claiming your existence is baseless 

you’ve been with me right from the start,
always together, never apart

you’ve spoken to me softly over the years
sometimes your wisdom reduces me to tears

you’ve...

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Shuffling wreck, legacy of a life well spent;
Knees creaking, clicking articulations, a
Spine complaining, shoulder crunching. 
Legs spindly toothpicks beneath a pregnant olive,
A-cups sagging. Lungs afire at the 
Leaping up of stairs, gasping breaths.

A visit to...

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        Older age

being old is always ten years ahead: meanwhile
I’ve decided to embrace my present age positively

I walk, don’t run, affecting a dignified lumbering;
if I stumble,I welcome kind...

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Weeping only lasts for a moment
Joy lasts throughout life
Pain is but a fleeting heartbeat
Laughter can color the world 
In hues of music, kindness, beauty

Sorrow lives on the shadows
Of a night filled with darkness
Happiness falls across...

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What’s the use of trying any longer?
Nothing comes out the way I want it to flow
Words perpetrate my every being
And I strain to get my temperament to slow
But my cognizance is reeling in a panic...

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With summer coming to an end very soon
I went on a long hike to escape my feelings of doom
my trusty walking cane helping me with my stride
doubling as a weapon in case I spied a...

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There is a soft, gentle light
Which inspires my heart and life
To reach beyond my doubts
Toward the dreams that I have
Deep within my soul, always alive
Dancing to the fires that reside
In my spirit, alight with desire
To...

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Manoeuvring through purplish cerulean azure
'Til she touched the empyrean Zion
Perching above the whinstone during cockcrow
Possessing allured ala line with grandiosity and passion
Dressed like a virgin woman from ABOVE
Divine messenger? A cherub?
" NO " - An...

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Searching white streaks in sullen clouds
thousand thoughts clutter an empty mind
cry of seagulls drown in wave of sighs 
torments a lonely soul, in sad eyes

An elegant spring day  lost in vapid heart
embosoms  a...

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Beastly burdens of life
Millstones round my neck
Not that I malign my wife
For in my eyes beastly burdens of life emulate a sneaking snake

Writhing on the hard road
Through life I travel
On my head perching an abnormal...

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Written: November 19, 2023
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Beyond the ethereal hues, reigns peace,
Incongruous with intrinsic ease.
Noshing desire tugs at the core fibers of my soul,
Wear tiredness...

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Unsung heroes of the garden fringes
Perennial favorites for a colorful bouquet,
Purple coneflowers with yellow twinges.

Violets are sweet…, yes, they are okay,
But they are too small, coneflowers tower
Perennial favorites for a colorful bouquet.

They are imposing not...

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Can you hear the howls at night?
Can you feel twinges fall down your spine?
Can you see the full moon's light?
Can you hear the death bell chime?

He stalks the forests, hides in the trees
Waiting for someone...

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Written: November 03, 2023
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Beyond the misty shades, there is...

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Embrace happiness wherever you find it 
Relish the good times happiness will bring 
Absorb all the happiness your mind will permit.  

Release sorrows that cause your heart to sting 
Cast aside the hurtful twinges...

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Mid-July 
Hospital

Sun pungent, not cold; 
But the snow dwells at my feet, 
The heavy air squats above my lungs. 
 
Took awhile to shake off the ants,
The ground attentive
The time a prisoner needs to hibernate,
Fear...

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Cardboard boxes filled on the floor,
   Photos gone from nightside table,
   Where we read a bedtime fable.

Twinges as I walk by her door,
   Her sweet bed where she use...

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Blue
twinges
of lament
cast gaunt shadow
o’er my dreadful  pang
as a grim mist segued
into dark claustrophobic
cantons where rabid zeal of hearts
once smouldered from magma’s deep red vein
Yet I cling to golden dawn recall
of lazy strolls in lush...

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Twinges of familiar sadness
Threaten to overpower my very being
Can I truly be unseen?
Perhaps I never wanted them to intervene
Silence is all I can give you now
As I absorb all of my thoughts
They rot in my...

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