Life Northern Poems

City born Northerners,
Kiss the last rays of sunlight,
With pampered lips
While those of us born and raised 
In the south, Appalachian –

We dust off the melting...

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Dash it.., 
Dash it all says I.., 
Through bars - I espy.
Their 'eaven, their night sky.

Well.., dash it., 
Let 'em have it., 
And the Northern-
Love...

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My Story of Nigeria.... 
Inflation rate high 
Regionalism become noxious 
Life's expensive in the South
Ritualist in the East  
Fraudsters in the West 
Poverty in...

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They called you Grandma - 
         matriarch of Taiaroa Head. 
Your husband of seventeen years, Blue Green,
...

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Cold mild; like ice-touched feather not so light!
Blossoms of flowers in their sweet sight!
Shy sun rays seem to contribute their mite,
To make this season so...

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When the solar winds stir magic
Unleashed beauty a riot of colour
It undulates and swells, ecstatic
In darkness I stand and wonder

Colours sublime capture my mind
Turmoil of...

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bringing mysticism into vogue
arctic lights are more flamboyant than rainbows
there is a stillness that inspires reverence

heaven surely can get no closer to earth
I want to...

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In Iceland we settled down in a comfortable downy bed.
My man’s arm was a comfy spot for me to rest my head.
It’s a light show...

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The Love Cup, Northern Star.
by 
Lem Griffiths

Dash it.., 
Dash it all says I.., 
Through bars - I espy.
Their 'eaven, their night sky.

Well.., dash it., 
Let...

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IV.
But come the next day he saw no Cammy,
and could do nothing but sigh mournfully,
then say to himself,”I guess we're all done.
Even broken she'll stay...

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III.
So came the pattern they would embrace,
each spent two weeks a year at the other's place.
The dates sometimes varied on her schedule,
but each made sure...

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II.

The clothes went flying, much fun was had,
she had to admit he wasn't that bad.
So much so that after filming had ceased
she stayed with Norm...

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Upon my dark somber day, you’re the bliss of gilded rays
You are the blaze that ignites the flame of my dreary gaze
Gleaming in your merry...

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Saturday, December 21 Military Time 2319

(According to website:
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-
essentials/everything-you-need-
to-know-december-solstice.)

Hark the herald angels sing
yea, only one hundred ten days,
I started counting until spring
as proclaimed courtesy
yours truly, a...

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