Long Whap Poems

It was a great Tuesday to be alive.
The birds were singing, butterflies back, lilacs blooming.
Fragrances of freshly baked bread coming from Mom’s window.
It was one of those dancing, prancing happy days.
A fabulous day to be...

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Dropped out of whap five, hyperdrive is fried and so am I. Cruised through
a seven eleven, picked up some goodies for me mates. Bottle of Jack Daniels
Black for me British mate Paul Beadnall, lovely coconuts...

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DefinitiveSound
Kerplunk sound of stone dropping down into water Kersplash is man falling overboard a 
boat. Whoosh is the wind or someone moving or something moving fast leaving wind behind. 
Plop is messy. POP may be...

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Bedazzled
that's how it hits you
all important WHAP SLAP look at that
coloured lights bling
and place your faith in
fixation on yet another political criminal

Bedazzled
shazam
sham or scam
will save you as you walk through
the plagiarized passages of doubt
yep
for sure
there...

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I looked down on myself and felt irritated.
I have looked better, less like a hag
This past week I have been wild looking.
My hair makes Einstein’s look tame.

Am I really this hunched over?
My great-grandmother had a...

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Winter came early that year
Between colours of the rainbow
snowflakes maneuvered
floated up
whirled down

Frigid winds chilled our smiles
as drifts line the pathway
of fresh footprints
indentations
two by two

You asked me for some warmth
I offered you my mittens
Because my hands
were...

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I went in my room.  I locked up the door.
Guess who comes knocking?  Mama of course!
Guess what she has?  A flat wooden spoon.
She bore down upon me.  What happened next?
I'm down...

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My future is death
I am old
I am ready
To become part of the fold

Welcome back to the flock
And recycled swiftly
To return to the earth
Where things are a mess

Trying my best to help sort things out
But ecologically...

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A chatty raccoon in a plaid racing cap
Crashed our party with a lighting zap.
Showed our guests a brand new computer app.
An intelligent creature, quite a lovely chap.

Some partygoers danced on his fluffy lap.
Landing hard on...

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I have to deliberate an idea for about a month he said.
I began to type.
It forms slowly, sometimes in a painful way, he whines.
I am half listening.
Words are pinging onto the page with rapid precision.
I...

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