Seventy Four Poems - Poems about Seventy Four

Lovey Dovey in Seventy Four

...Lovey dovey in seventy-four
a large wedding, top hats at every door
blushing bridesmaids, each dressed in red
bride has lost weight, has she even been fed?

There are six children by eighty-six
...

I want joy for three

...My wish is for joy
Not for myself, I have more than enough
But for three others who seem to dwell on the worst possibilities
Their agenda is full of gloom and doom

I want them to feel joy at le...

feeding hummingbirds

...are the hummingbirds still around?
I feel guilty
have not refreshed their feeder in ten days
are they lingering near, hoping I will remember?
Have I killed them?
will they ever come back?
it is...

Is September 2024 Unusually Hot

...I had a feeling this was an unusually hot September.
I said this to a few people.
They pooh-poohed my idea.

Most said they could remember lots of warm Septembers.
But this warm? I asked them.
...

A Gift

...O,' my Lord, Christ Jesus of Deliverance,
A gift faceted in distinguishing the humanities hoped
Human-kind had but one-rule 
A commandment: for individualism. ('choice') 

A natural-born leader ...

Say Bye to Seventy-Three

...
     Happy Birthday to me
       Say bye to seventy-three

     I’m seventy-four now
       My ox to be gored
...

Storm Dancing

...I heard the thunder,
a sound from seventy-four,
Bringing the lightning,
With nowhere to run and hide,
Did you feel that purple storm?
...

Storm Shelters

...I left at sixteen slamming the front door,
I returned at seventy-four,
gently pushing against rusted hinges.

I won't say I took a long road.
I'll not wail of the shortness of it.
It was just a...

Micro Seventy Four

...Turn the therapy into a hustle....

1974 Green Gremlins

...Green Gremlins were all the rage in nineteen seventy-four.
I am not talking about creepy fat-headed full bellied tiny beings.
I am talking about cheap cars with a V-8 and four on the floor.
Everyo...

Seventy-Four Years Later

...War is Peace
   Freedom is Slavery
   Ignorance is Strength
      ~ George Orwell, 1948

   Lies are Truth
   Democracy is Tyranny
   Might Makes Right
      ~ From Russia with Love, 2022...

Dad's 74th Birthday

...In November of 2011, Dad was told that he was terminal and wouldn't survive.
He was diagnosed with Leukemia and he passed away at the age of sixty-five.
Dad worked hard for many years to feed his f...

Stop the Steal

...I too
 have found the truth
 seen the deep state and the fake news in review,
only to find the great reveal
 you know who is the real big steal,
and the swamp remains filled with unobjective foo...

The Journey of a Refugee

...THE JOURNEY OF A REFUGEE

Running from an economy full of hate
hunger will place him behind bars unless he relocates
war and crisis lingering with the hope to end soon
have pocketed young lives ...

Illogical Drift

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         F-R-A-U-D



Seventy-four million Americans had their votes cancelled, 
Tis far more than mere shame.

Honest, hard working, some retired, 'twas no accident...
Thefe is...

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