Long Young a Poems

Upon the precipice of an abyss

I stand able, eager, & ready to jump
impossible mission to swallow lump
muscles primed analogous to pump
prayer for soft landing on mine rump
bereft this johnny come lately trump
petting and donning shock...

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She was alone in the pen at the end
visibly frighten
Shaking like a leaf
wanting reprieve
So young a volunteer stay by her side
If she could she would of cried
It was free adoption day
and the dogs knew they...

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Trigger warning ?????? miscarriages mentioned 


Twinkle twinkle my little miracle 

You'd have been six or maybe even seven 
Is that so terrible or simply ignorance is Bliss 
These aren't dates I tend to try and...

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January eighth came round and Tabitha was born,
Another January, just one year more, and Mandi came along.
Just one year nineteen days was all, there was between these girls,
But that seemed oh so long ago, and...

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See, I may write a thousand rhymes
      With my lyrical tranquil art,
And weave thy name on threads of time
      To melt thine ardent heart.

To please...

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A long long time ago there lived a king.
His lovely daughter he’d give anything.

She walked about, jewels dripping from each hand,
talking down to all, thinking she was grand.

There was but one thing missing from her...

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I am a baby boomer, father fought in World War Two
As a teen graduated high school
Left home joined the service called branch Navy
Left joined in a conflict called Vietnam War
This day, today still don't know...

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Take Heed

It was said unto the elders that their homes would be secure
Had they only known what their children would endure

Take heed of all the decades of residential schools
Believe it if you will, the elders...

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Listening to you complain all day
Gives me migraines beyond belief
Good grief, could you just shut your mouth?
I wish we can go our separate ways – me, going north and you, going south

Ah, my pain empire…
Let...

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Everytime he came around he was trying to be my pal my homey but everytime you think you got to know me I'm so spontaneous like the combustion banging inside the chamber of the revolution...

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We did not then believe our lives were written in the sun
And mapped no circle of the stars
Or even the moments brightness when the meteors run
We only saw the land filled with scars:
  ...

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On peeping through the aperture inside the old oak tree
I gasped with wonder to behold the vision that awaited me
For deep inside three fairies slept their delicate wings like lace
To attest their actuality a childhood...

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When You Are Young

handsome young perfect masculine structure, every lady love
Beautiful, striking, eye popin figure, a seduction no man could resist
Time has flown by, life so moves fast
Upon those years gone by, reflect
How has your...

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DAUGHTERS OF THE KING 

Hear Ye, Hear Ye,
Oh Daughters of the King.
From creation’s crown, to our glorious gown,
Let Heaven and nature sing!

Awake, Align, Acclimate,
Bring it on, Beautify.
Cutie-fy, Culminate, 
Culinary Captivate. 

Duty bound, Dedicate,
Delish the Dish,...

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“Today’s my birthday!” The little girl announced as she picked a book off of the shelf.
“My birthday wish this year,” she whispered, “was to pick out a book all by myself.”

She paid for her book,...

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Mirabella had a big garden of pretty Azaleas
and towards moon she started a tap dance,
showing her ballerina dress made by Chris;
young boys came around and stole a glance!

What was the secret that made
her so glamorous...

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The first big family vacation, it was all so new
Mom found a dream ranch, a so-called “dude”

The kids were so young, a daughter not yet two
Our son only four, wanting to ride with the crew

Rafting,...

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When I was young, a book was given me:
a small book with the title "Those Who Love."
Its female author I knew nothing of -
This dreamer poetess wrote beautifully.

Gentle, practical and solitary,
Sara was in love with...

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Dating my first love, hearing Elvis sing
"It's now or never come hold me tight"
A handsome young Kennedy on TV springs

The youngest president with views left wing
Destined to die too young, a young bride's fright
Dating my...

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The days in my memory,
grow dim and start to fade,
but I’m trying to hang on to no avail.

I get the feeling there are dues,
that I have not yet paid,
but I hope to do so before...

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How long had he known she was counterfeit,
Did he linger for years for her shape or her wit?
What was he thinking as he shoved the knife in,
stabbing her over and over again? 

What happened to...

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Daddy somebody shot that man
I heard this eleven year old say
I didn't really understand at the time
I just knew a man was dead

But with the years that followed
I came to learn how much he meant
To...

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An old man sits peacefully in deep thought
Missing teeth, milky eyes . . .  leathery skin
Wind Rider his name  – a shaman 

The young man seethes in anger
Strong, excitable . . . limbs...

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I’ve lived an age encased in far-off woods.
This place is desolate in seasoned sun;
a place of darkness holds a muted light.
With oak, a sapling's life's always too dull. 
But air below its crown is trapped...

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