Long Year around Poems

Periwinkle 
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No peace ! These are the words I hear whispering in my ears. I knew what I wanted to write because I had the first line on my mind. I knew what I wanted to...

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Inspired by Deborah Guzzi’s Blog ONAM / INDIA

The Indian Rangoli or
Colorful Poetry on floor


This is the story of the poetry of 
Ancient Indian Women,
Who were less blessed to get,  
The knowledge from the learned...

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Today was a different day for Deborah and I…let me now review…
We decided to attend a funeral of a person we never knew…

To understand our reasoning…why this is not as crazy as it appears…we must...

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The prettiest gal in town




She wore her Summer dresses year around. She loved the Monterey weather and she always carry a smile to share with me.  She shared her kind words and she would...

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"Thanksgiving is a time of
changing seasons...As we see
the beauty of autumn, let us 
acknowledge the many
blessings that are ours, let us
think of our family and friends,
and let us give thanks in our hearts."***
(Thanks giving sentiment...

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You died today, three years ago. Which is when I wrote down this date with a brief note. Katrina died. Yeah, that was all I could fit inside, on the month and date in this...

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It’s elko noice to be back in the sprawling, claustrophobic infinity of college.

I love the energy, the hubbub, the moving ins, the lines for everything and the freshmen’s hovering parents. We loiter, my roommates and...

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Why do some want Christmas to be everyday?
Do they not see the beauty of that one perfect day?
Do they not realize how life would become
If everyday was just another bright Christmas morn?

Or perhaps these people...

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Last year around this time,
We were all watching, waiting although it was Super white.
And then Leo won(finally, the academy being relieved of that atrocious crime).

This year I can't help agreeing, the academy is right
Although Miranda...

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Life is not enigmatic but eerie, life lives on 
sucking blood though it’s not Count Dracula;
after sundown you won’t see a thing 
even if you don’t cover yourself with a black cloak.

In the dark of...

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It happens every year around this time…when I place upon my head…my old Christmas stocking cap…which happens to be red.

Some children passing by with their parents will look at me and pause…
“Mom! Dad! Look!” They’ll...

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I ‘m stuck here were sometimes the sun never shines and my only relief is a drop of 
rain from time to time, I fear someone may step on me and crush me into the...

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We have come from every district
In the whole of our large state.
We hold a big  convention,
Every year around this date.
We greet each other cheerfully,
I’ve been friends with some for years,
Then turn back to our...

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Whatever your troubles, whatever your fears
give them to the Lord and set your spirit free
open your heart and mind today, don’t you
know JESUS IS JUST A HEARTBEAT
AWAY, peace and love is yours for the
asking, there...

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My spouse and I own a comfortable home on a quiet street,
And we have roses, flowers and bountiful fruit trees replete.
I take great care to ensure that things are regular and complete.
That way, from neighbors...

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 3.5 to 7 billion, that's a lot to say
That's how many trees are cut down every year 
100 million a year, that's the number to fear 
The ocean becoming a smaller place
Sea animals taking...

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No one dare set foot in those woods there 
is evil far beyond our imagination and it's usually
up to no good. Some may call it pure fairy fable but it's
only because they haven't seen but...

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A tribe of humans way back in time
Just survival on their mind
They only sought shelter, drink and food
Tools they had were very crude

They found shelter in a big dark cave
Lived life in an open grave
They...

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On a hot summer day in the hills
I went underground searching for thrills
Fifty Eight degrees year around
In the darkness, enlightenment was found
Down here is where it all began
Unearthed bones of earlier man
A small stream is...

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As I walk through my front door,
I feel like it'll be my last.
Just that one faithful night,
It all happened so fast.

See, we'd been together for a while,
So I thought it'd be special.
I might not have...

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Like so many lemmings blindly leaping 
To join a game of follow-the-leader, 
Every year around October
They decide to descend, all sweeping 
Down on an evening breeze. 
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Autumn is hard to discern in Texas
Because of the year around heat and all
The leaves just seem to shrivel up  and drop
But we have a sure way to tell if it's Fall

We look out...

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I have toured the country from North to South and East to West
People's patience with me has always been a test
I am called for year around
In an environment with intense heat, I tan to a...

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All I can think 
when I watch the old tapes
is how the sky
was so brilliantly blue
that lovely September day,
that morning, so long ago.

I'll never forget it - will you?
That beautiful day,
that horrible day.
So long ago,
yet...

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