Father Monkey Poems

Monkey is too plain I shall use Photoshop
No surprise, Dan loved it, could barely stop
He gave the monkey a coat of light blue fur
And a...

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Here's where I left behind
Back in time
Trying to find 
What's in Monkeys mind 
In 2006, 08 
Or maybe 09
And the years grow longer
The deeper I...

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We are the fortunate ones. 

The rare air we breathe 

Contains our will to be aware

Thoughts of life that carry 

The perfumed hours beckoning,
 
To...

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The Fashion Zebra

I am a flake. 
That is the term for people that do not follow through. 
It may not be fair. I have spent...

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The New Preacher, 
“Hear My Words”

Are you listening. 
I am saying things very clearly. 
You need to keep trying. 
Are you talking to me?
Am I...

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The Garden at Grandma’s

The house is quiet, the chores are all done. 
We have gathered in the place out back. 
There is pit for a...

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Mirror Mirror

Do not lie. I know that you want to. 
I know that you may need to.  
I am broken, and soon…
You will be...

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Dark Times

Times we celebrate, to be who we are not. 
Bleak times, diseased remembrances. 
Why?
You know.
You know because deep inside…

You have hid under a blanket...

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A Wedding Day

Cleaning the church is a privilege. 
I go every Saturday, humbly to serve. 
It is not a boast, it is small gratitude paid,...

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Today is Enough

The morning came early. 
In fact I was up all night. 
I watched the coming and going…
of the stars.

God’s work ever at hand,...

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Rule Breaker

Risk taker, warrior maker…
Stand tall. 
He is with you. 
Do not fear, what they may say…
as they would say it any way, 
if you...

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Grease Monkey Rainbows
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Sock monkey,
Cozy on my shelf;
Who knows you better,
Than the memories of myself?

Tears drenched my pillow,
I held you as I cried;
Through father's drunken fury,
Together we would...

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Your smile lifted off the clouds
As we approached our home
You run and skip with such delight
Around all you've ever known

Can I stay up late please...

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The noose is a nightmare for any seafaring man
Especially those who thrive the best they can

Danger lurks on the waves like a mugger in the...

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