Long Vouchers Poems

I have the greatest of the great ideas!” My husband said. 
“Best one I have ever had!” He uses this line weekly 
Since he is in sales, and we have been married a long time...

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My Clinician 111 of Compass Health, Greg Richardson, of Everett Washington. Recently told me an amusing personal experience while shopping for clothing at Value Village. He was going to try on some clothing.  When...

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On the first day of Christmas my loved ones gave to me,
And a plate of turkey butties.

On the second day of Christmas my loved ones gave to me,
Two girly books,
And a plate of turkey butties.

On...

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As Long as the Sun Shines

In truth, this retirement game is not all it seemed
When, at most, I’ve achieved just a few of my dreams
And now, as my body falls apart at the seams
There are...

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From the start, 
you have made assumptions.
I had something 
or I was someone.
It was all 
in your wild imaginations,
I did not 
plan it to happen.
I meant no 
harm, was really innocent.
I did not 
lie, pretend...

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(In the early years of the 16th century,
the artist Pinturicchio was employed by
Cardinal Piccolomini to decorate the
library of Siena Cathedral with fresco
scenes from the life of his ancestor, Enea.)

The Contract

The Cardinal requires Ser Bernardino, 
as...

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My favorite President is yet to be
  He may well not go down in history
For he'll do what really needs to be done
  Antagonizing almost everyone under the sun

First he'll fix Social Security;...

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Heart! My consciousness! My compassion! My reality!
Broken by grief, stress, strain, wrath, and pain; now fails to be free!
From that fatal moment, we lost our melodic rhythm,
I have lost my Physique-psyche coherence and lissome...!

Equilibrium like...

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Prayers descend like acid rain from 
oligarch-soaked manchurians, stumping 
for elected office, praising hybrid 
demigods, passing out vouchers to the 
peasants.

A slow rumbling-
 part of the night-sounds-of-curfew;
descends like fire ants.

Cleaners of the guilt, hidden in...

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SANTA’S CHRISTMAS EVE

‘Twas the night before Christmas and Santa was low.
He could barely raise a feeble ‘HO HO!’
He sat and he shivered from head to toe,
As he thought of that ride through the ice and...

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I came about when the world was hot and embroiled in a rumble.
     When transit men carried all they had in a frayed bundle.
     When steel was...

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No department of Education
No anti-corruption
No health care
No unemployment benefits
No social security benefits
When you’re old enough to retire
No help for people in needs, no welfare
No grants or loans for college students
No housing vouchers for elderly parents
No...

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It crossed my mind, to leave your book at the Geelong station.
It could be found in the Lost Property department.
If you wanted to claim it back, you come and get it yourself.
Your book and the...

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rhyme

Twas the night before Christmas, the kids and you
had gone to the movies to watch Frozen II.
Now a last minute gift dad puts under the tree
it comes from the freezer, we wait patiently.

What jokester parent...

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I ride the train of passing time
                            ...

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My desktop is as cluttered as my brain:
Lens cleaning wipes, two Handshake vouchers,
Visa receipts, envelope that contains
Tickets for a tragedy by Shakespeare

Outrageous fortune
And a thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to

ARTix passport containing free coupons
For...

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We shall go to the bookshop
With the vouchers we won
My daughter for her 
'reading on a skateboard'
Winning entry into a photo comp
And mine for filling in
A survey that offered £5
I'm sometimes surprised
That I can read...

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