Saint Nickles
In a far off place in a cold cold land there lived a man called Mr. Mack. The place he lived in was called Kirkland Lake. Kirkland Lake was small as cities go, but it was big in heart. I think living in cold places makes people chip in to help each other. You know,
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Categories:
nickles, appreciation, beautiful, blessing, character,
Form: Prose Poetry
Categories:
nickles, anxiety,
Form: Other
Nickles and Dimes
"i...see..."
(said the blind man)
"sew"
(he took out his thimble...needles and saw)
"a coat"
(threads of truth...a covering of friends)
"rents"
(...other washed rags to keep warm by)
"wear"
(...as shelter...like..this...usual old crap)
"to beg"
(for change outside the subway where...the shop once was)
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Categories:
nickles, allusion, anxiety, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Double Nickles
Thirty-nine and holding
Is a phrase we might have said
As we approached The Big Four-Oh
That age we used to dread
Not knowing at the time
What golden years still lay ahead
Our thinking was that growing old
Was worse than growing dead
But looking back on birthdays
And anxieties they brought us
The wisdom of grayheadedness
Reflects what time has taught us
Our life together
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Categories:
nickles, devotion, growth, happiness, joy,
Form: Lyric
What Happen To Nickles
I once knew a man named Nickles
who road on a bike with a Sickle
He did it so nice, that he did it twice.
Now, he's in a barrel of pickles.
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Categories:
nickles, allegory, fun, heartbreak, imagery,
Form: Limerick
Don'T Take Any Wooden Nickles
What happens when law is lawless?
When unscrupulous hoodlums demolish your flawless teeth
When your home is ransacked of all your worldly possessions
And the people you know and love are dead and gone
As God's voice mail box fills with unanswered prayers
And love is no longer enough
While people are to frightened to bring children into the world
What can
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Categories:
nickles, absence,
Form: Free verse