Long Water pump Poems

He is cranking up the old rusty engine again, but all that work is in vain, sweat is running from his anxious face and grease is spilling all over the place. There he goes again...

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Here comes my father;
“Sheikh Al-Arab.”
My mother made him, also, tea with milk and “gargoosh.”
Now, time to fill “al-azyar” (water clay-containers);
They are under the two huge trees in front of our house.
Their waters are “sabeel,” for...

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Friends of mine called Jack & Jill for years had lived  in tally.
There were ups & downs, laughs & frowns but I always believed they would marry.

Where they lived was pretty good,
a little cabin made...

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Childhood days are only stories to my children they are told
I found myself traveling down the old country road.
Up and down hills around the bend there it stood.
Old country house empty and bare near the...

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She wants words?
Romantic words to squeeze out a smile from her heart,
And diagnose the functioning of her left ventricle?
How about we nail her to her own cross?
Ropes secured,tight and stronger than her teeth;
We'll tie round...

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PATHETIC FAITH
...to not be overwhelmed...to have great faith...this is a testing time...
Without complete faith, it wont work 4 me...so i must obsess on the faith in things working...
I have tried visualizing  {SEEING}many things...eg water...

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Three single trees hang
One each between the posts that
hold up the front porch
roof.  Each one off of an old
horse drawn wagon from years past

On the side of one
post is attached an old
dinner triangle
Used to...

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Today I took the car in for a simple lube and change of oil.
What began as a routine day, the mechanic proceeded to spoil.
I thought my pride in fine mechanical shape, of that I often...

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Dear God; I was sitting here and begin remembering,
So many of the blessings You gave In 2015.
Most of this year my water pump in the car did not work;
You sent along a lady who paid...

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Composed, he walks towards the podium.
At first to applause, until a hush forms.
His heart beats like a water pump,
sweat drips - eyes fixed at his ensemble.
Audience anticipates,
as he stands at the nexus of musical creations.
With...

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Atlantis
> Atlantis broke into Islands three
> Back in ancient antiquity
> The redskin Nations emigrated
> Mound builders on the Mississippi, generated
>
> Some Negro people now in Africa
> Have the very dark reddish hue
> All around the...

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"I never travel without my diary, one should always have something sensational to read.." 
~Oscar Wilde, 1891

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Being the infant
that you were,
there you sat;
hunched knees
and settle butt looking
with piercing eyes
reflecting stand-off thoughts
as you huffed and puffed.

Like a water pump
pumping out,
your lungs pumped in
balancing the nature of life.
In your emerald grey
and black polka-dotted...

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Thunderstorm, deluge, lightning flash
Bird songs hindered suppressed
There is a soft morning after
Doves sing, their coos expressed

Solid gray paint coats the blue sky
Rain droplets wait to drip.
Upon each coated leaf they sit
Available for birds to sip

Lightning's...

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I can't seem to take a vacation
No matter how hard I try
Boys joining the army
Girls hormones on the fly

Ford needs a tranny
Chevy needs a clutch
Mustang needs a starter
Grand Prix needs a water pump...not much

My Dodge,...

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