Friendship Ottava Rima Poems

Jim
by Lanier Thomas

I tried to tell you, but you refused to hear.
As soon as I returned home from the Army
You took me straight to your...

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Spring in all it's glory is now coming,                
with flowers...

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The way to your home garden where poems live
Glorious spring thankful to the friendship light
Wandering moon is running with clouds to sip
Rhyme into the voice...

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You know you are among friends 
When you can tell the same story
They have heard six thousand times
And they act like have not heard it...

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A book's a friend come winter's merciless frost
Outside, the teeth of Summer's scarecrows chatter
Reading days by lazy streams and willows lost
To brutal snows and howling...

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Brothers and sisters, from far away land 
O'er the ocean ~ throughout all the mountain 
Mothers and fathers, do stick out your hand 
Pour my...

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Form: Tanka
The age of friendship
Love and peace fused forever
The star signs aligned 
Dawning of Aquarius
Flower powers hour arrived


New as we all begin this new endevaor
A...

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Oh, Richard Ruef, I remember you.
And sunlit strolls; oh, quiet interlude.
We studied; then we danced at night’s adieu.
The dreams live on a lifetime to conclude.
Your...

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What is a friend except a part of me
My friends are love songs I was born to sing
They are gifts who choose to really know...

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A poet’s warm and spicy place to meet,
The soup will stir emotions bright and rare.
There, friends will write their best poetic feat.
And inspirations season thoughts...

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Rekindled friendships quickly warm.
When understanding sheds its light.
Forgiveness shines its greatest form.
When inner love glows ever bright.
Reform transforms hate from its norm
And travels friendship’s precious...

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Even before the arrival of the first snows, so brilliantly candid, 
we climbed mounts less dangerous than the Alps's;
and we proudly chalked it up to...

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When day is birthed from darkness’s womb
and light is spread upon rekindled hues,
the breezes stir mornings subtle perfume
as they chase the petals from clouded snooze.
Nightingale’s...

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Does this divine deliverance delve deep
beneath shackled truths. Hidden behind words
was honesty, expensive deceit so cheap
like an orchid amongst dandelion herds.
Arrogance betrayed behind tears you...

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