Long Wolfing Poems

Come join the unraveling circus
quite soon to be passing our way,
with the clowns in a clamor to twerk us -
line up as they lead us astray!

Arriving, the elephant trumpets
agendas of aberrant acts
while the donkeys drool,...

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A tramp steamer plies an ocean of fog. 
The Chief Bos’n makes a note in the log while the helmsman 
Strains to see beyond the wheel. 
The ship’s Captain leaves the bridge with a groan....

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The broken piggy bank
strewn into a bajillion little pieces

Unexpected largesse
yours truly patiently waits,
a metaphor of my dire financial straits
courtesy papa's unsuspecting muse
the missus, this wordsmith notates
unwittingly linkedin to his misfortune,
a situation he hates,
especially, an unavoidable...

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(Probably more a short story than free verse
In any case it’s true, 
seen through my eyes as a child)

He was a heavy smoker sat by the fire 
Coughing and wheezing hacking up phlegm 
spitting it...

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(alternately titled fancyfeast feeds finicky folky fungi) 

No matter this omnivore 
experiences stomach rumbles like birth
(pains) of a nation (loud enough to be heard 
clear opposite side of Earth), 
this self actualized (1% Neanderthal 
ask...

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Daiya vegan non dairy cheesecake - oh yum!

Hard knocks Methacton school alum
ofttimes finds ruing his fate
while squarely planted on me bum
disheveled and unshaven,
whereby gray stubble encrusted
with wayward synonymous days old crumb -

after wolfing delectable entitled...

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Byte size food begets best bedeviled egg head benefits 
re: visited today April 12th, 2023

Way before aye knew 
the name Fletcherism applied 
family and friends even 
Smetana's bartered bride
would (tongue in cheek) chide
tummy uncommonly 
(recherché)...

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There's a story,
As old as time,

Cute little girl skipping thru the woods,
A big bad wolf who follows behind,

She's Carrying goodies for her Grammy,
She does it with love and because she's kind,

The wolf trots ahead,
He's a...

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way before aye knew 
     the name Fletcherism applied 
tummy uncommonly (recherché) atypical dyed
in the wool feeding and/or slaking thirst guide

did precepts sans hungry 
     deaf eating...

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re: visited tonight October 15th, 2021

Way before aye knew 
the name Fletcherism applied 
tummy uncommonly (recherché) atypical dyed
in the wool feeding and/or slaking thirst guide

did precepts sans hungry 
deaf eating beast impossible to hide
(the ferocious...

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My stomach's like a rumbling pit
     That any moment may explode.
My stomach's like a roiling pot
     That's holding way too big a load.
My stomach's like Vesuvius;
 ...

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The phone rang. I looked at the name.
Not that one. Not today. Knew she would be whining.
Complaining. Poor me. Bored out of my gourd.
No time for that. I was building an airplane, and a spaceship.
I...

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"recently scenes of early life have stolen into my mind, like breezes blown ..."

                     ...

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...for the Rev. Eric Shirvell-Price

   adapted from the children's short story
  'The House With The Golden Windows.'


Morning; the child awakes, 
steps lightly 'cross the threshold 
of the courtyard.

Windows, eyes of the castle...

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Strange, funny even; 
             someone spending two hours 
         in the gym at noon, sweating...

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...for the Rev. Eric Shirvell-Price
    

Morning; the child awakes, 
steps lightly across the threshold 
to the courtyard.

The wndows of the mansion 
over the glen ablaze with sparkling 
brilliance draw his gaze and...

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..for the Rev. Eric Shirvell-Price


Morning; the child awakens, 
steps lightly 'cross the threshold 
of the courtyard.

Windows, eyes of the castle 
o'er the glen ablaze with sparkling 
brilliance draw his gaze, and 
peak his curiosity.

Suited for...

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...for the Rev. Eric Shirvell-Price
    

Morning; the child awakes, 
steps lightly 'cross the threshold 
of the courtyard.

eyes of the castle 
o'er the glen ablaze with sparkling 
brilliance draw his gaze, and 
peak...

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...for the Rev. Eric Shirvell-Price
    

Morning; the child awakes, 
steps lightly 'cross the threshold 
of the courtyard.

eyes of the castle 
o'er the glen ablaze with sparkling 
brilliance draw his gaze, and 
peak...

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...for the Rev Shirvell-Price, with respect and affection
 

Morning. The child awakes, 
steps light across his garden.
Windows of the dwelling o'er the glen 
ablaze with sparkling brilliance 
draw his gaze, and peak his curiosity.

Suited for...

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Cup Cake Insurrection

Evidence mounts as cup cakes bake in ovens
Camouflaged in chocolate brown 
Revolutions start this way they say
Secured, metallic ready in tin pans waiting 
375 degrees transformed
To something spongy to the touch
Perhaps we are...

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Morning... the child awakes, 
steps lightly 'cross the threshold of his front yard. 
Windows of the mansion o'er the glen ablaze 
with sparkling brilliance draw his gaze. 

Suited for all-comers, with sturdy 
leggings for his...

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Food, food, glorious food
Eating is such a wonderful thing
No matter what time of day it is
Wolfing down makes my dear heart sing

Why I get out of bed each day
The smell of bacon frying away
Follow my...

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Food, food, glorious food
Eating is such a wonderful thing
No matter what time of day it is
Wolfing down makes my dear heart sing

Why I get out of bed each day
The smell of bacon frying away
Follow my...

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There once was a mad-man with an ax.
Well known for some very shocking acts.
He runs down a church aisle 
Chops the altar to a pile,
He hacks until their preacher reacts.

This mad-man went to a church...

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