Baby Number Poems

My husband had his tooth pulled;
It was number 17.
With pain involved, extracting it 
Was easily foreseen.

Our grandson pointed out he missed
By just a single date,
Tooth...

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Every now and then out of nowhere you come across
you discover…you find…a story that makes you believe again…
that there is hope for humankind:

A woman…addicted to...

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5 cups of cooked black rice
2 cups of cooked kidney beans
3 cups of cooked lamb sliced thin
sauteed in garlic and olive oil
1/2 cup of onions...

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You, me, and she
That’s how it’s gonna be
If you want to be with me
That’s how our love is, you see?

You got it all wrong
That’s why...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Thank you for your service and your ultimate sacrifice.
You wore that badge with honor always willing to pay the price.
Your family must be proud of...

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Days from now we'll be married
Nervous as I could be
Are you really gonna marry me
Is this thing for real
Stumbling over my yesterday's
Hoping everything will
Be okay
Can't...

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If the truth be told
do Fibonacci patterns puzzle
  like the sunflower seeds stumble
   or tiny fronds of ferns spiral
   ...

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Photostory Number One

cosseted, between
his sister and brother,
the infant’s eyes idolize
their playfulness ~
his sibling’s hands
in flight, peacefully glide,
swooshing
in mid air ~
warmly entertaining.
the arching wings
over him, remind
his...

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Whoa oh baby ain't I still your #1 Man
do I still make you feel safe and warm
when you are in my arms, do I still...

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Whoa oh baby ain't I still your #1 Man
do I still make you feel safe and warm
when you are in my arms, do I still...

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“MAGDALENA #6”


today I returned home from 
work and hung my coat up on 
the coat rack. 
I took off my hat and set it 
on...

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“EARS OF FURY #2”


this Monday will be a year 
that I’ve known her. 
ironically, it is the exact 
time it all fell apart. I met...

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“MAGDALENA #2”


as I walk the dry grasses in search of life, 
Hell’s hands pull me under.
as I pass the empty roads of dejection,
Hell laughs as...

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Age ain’ t nothing but a number
Who are you to say someone’s a   rapist  ?
Why in the hell ages matter to you...

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