Long Wagers Poems

"The Faces of Man"



The faces of Man
transformative 
held in the hand 
of Mephistopheles 

blood sells white and red
pontificating with two fingers

consuming greed for 
want of everything
they meld into the
curves of their crooked bends

he’s come to...

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Gambling with the hope that comes 
To those who know His love, His grace, His mercy –
Risking the heart, the soul, the wonder
Of a love that came to us through His cross,
His gentle sigh, embracing...

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The basement Trolls were helping my Hubby clean up it’s watery Lake.
The rain falling outside, was too much, for our basement walls to take.
Moving boxes, saving things; they were a lot of help, for one...

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Victory at the Hippodrome

They were hiding their stalls out of sight near the race course at Olympia

No signs but everyone knew where they were under cover of dubious propriety

On track for instant wealth and gratification...

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THE RUIN 
an Old English poem about fate & destiny
modern English translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

well-hewn was this wall-stone, till Wyrdes wrecked it
and the Colossus sagged inward...

broad battlements broken;
the Builders' work battered;

the high ramparts toppled;
tall...

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feeling his vitamin injection a new adventure begins
a slapstick epic of unfathomable implication here unfolds
as the rat gnawed curtain rises at Ye Bone and Gristle
among the clattering of wooden pints of bitter ale
the floor show...

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Here, beyond the realm of air
          I've given what this job remands
              ...

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(Internal Rhyme)

Dreary was upon the time, as wearily I lived from my mind,

Sad when I was a lad, was mad contrary to current fad!

These are reflections of no relief, as all rejections kick at teeth,

Lad...

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"I'm hearing images, I'm seeing songs no poet has ever painted
Voices call out to me, straight to my heart"

Cold, emotionless, and her nature, defiant 
Hard to connect with as well as unreliant
A boarding school for...

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you have a mind
that's it
which in itself is victory
scant though it may be
your mileage may vary 
on this floating grain of sand
he prayed over and over
be far away be far far away
at least he was...

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I couldn’t sleep. I was lying in bed watching the patterns reflected moonlight made on my ceiling when I heard the faint beep of the kitchen microwave. I smelled popcorn.

I decided to fill up my...

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"The Looped Vision of Futures"



The loop plays non-stop
the needle steps out of time 
into the groove of you and me
all of us played for time we are their revelry

hockey pucks struck by 
the quiet hidden...

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15 of them begin the emotional ritual attired in silk & sequens,
they maneuver miraculously one after another on burning coals glowing violet,
the dance steps are heartbeats, curved & compassionate, their majesty is inviolate,
their Art is...

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"Red Queens Black Kings"



"Poetry green leaves with blue veins bleed 
Razor sharp life cuts imprints words do breathe"


Smiles and waves
O Sweet black empathy

How’s your Happy House today?

Swallows sing
Four and twenty blackbirds and
A closed fist full...

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His name was Vince
And he liked to mince.
The product there to convince,
There was no equal to Vince who liked to mince.

No matter what people brought to cook
If Vince got a look
Then it would end up...

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Nascent thought provoking
threads flit to and fro
unseen solitary pinball wizard
cavalierly fiddles indiscriminately
leveraging outcome

silently holistic thought fragments
strewn staccoto scattershot
attenuated blitzkrieg
brain storm saturates,
par for course sandtrap engulfs,

chaos reverberates within
besieged cerebral corridor,
quotidian mental onslaught
spurns refugee exodus,
psychological ploy asper...

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ELDORADO-LIFE IS A JOURNEY
Vijay K Koduri MD

In twilight, as the day takes its bow,
Longer and shorter, dances the shadow.
Living out barely on daily wages!
Loving those daring high stake wagers!
A mere cry in the cradle for...

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Love Has No Reply
Love has no reply it just waits- 
love has no reply - it just prays- 
Love understands- as it hopes 
that rage will be quelled-
That the core of your heart will 
be...

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One would like to grasp what is eternal
in hearts, in May surprises
and in the crazy rambling.
One would like to heal the lost,
with scents of incense
and recommendations on the infinite and beyond.
One would like to run...

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awkward girls delivering their spoken thoughts
like hand written love notes
perfumed hopes cherished brightly
one of a hundred that stand at the edge of reality
and in the near perfect unison of dropping lovely invitations
to the magazine advertisements...

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Where is love?
I've spent all my years looking
From green hills to sandy beaches
I've looked to the Heavens
And perhaps even indulged the depths of Hell
I've pleaded and made wagers
I've even prostrated myself to God
Again and again...

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Humours turn acrid near
The silent seer.

Escaping absentees scamper
Further down the hole that holds their likeness
Extinguish | fatal obscurant | visions.

               ...

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Barefoot in the summers water,
Barefoot n the waters edge, do you hear the sound? 
Close your eyes , feel the sand between your toes,
Summers here, no need for haste,
Summers heat, sun, is meant to have...

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I OPENED A DOOR 
AND SAW MASS CONFUSION.
AT FIRST I THOUGHT 
IT'S JUST AN ILLUSION.

FOLKS WERE YELLING.
AND WAY OUT OF CONTROL.
WASN'T SURE WHY.
NO POLICE ON PATROL. 

PUSHING STARTED
AND THIS LEAD TO A FIGHT. 
ALL OVER...

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In a horse life.We can play with a burlap feed
bag, an empty milk jug, or chew on the barn stall
door.Just to kill some time, or to kill some every
day bordom.In a horse life.We get names...

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