Shingling Poems


April 9th, 2025 birthday poem for dearly departed papa

...April 9th, 2025 birthday poem for dearly departed papa

Elysian fields long since embraced dada's soul
which rocketed into aerospace
(courtesy General Electric satellite)
just a tad shy of 
fif...
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Categories: shingling, absence, abuse, adventure, anger,
Form: Free verse

April 9th, 2024 would be ninety fifth birthday poem for dearly departed papa

...April 9th, 2024 would be ninety fifth birthday poem for dearly departed papa

The following words crafted soon after the soul of me daddy set adrift into the empyrean realm joining the rank and fil...
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Categories: shingling, absence, age, anniversary, april,
Form: Rhyme


April 9th, 2023 Birthday Poem For Dearly Departed Papa

...April 9th, 2023 birthday poem for dearly departed papa

Borne aloft into the netherland
the body bearing thee soul   
of Boyce Brandon Harris
birth name given to my late father
buoyed aloft uni...
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Categories: shingling, age, anger, anniversary, appreciation,
Form: Free verse

April 9th, 2022 Birthday Poem For Dearly Departed Papa Ii

...vi. etching, detailing (ala fresco),
vii. plus trimming living room ceiling,
viii. shingling (while fiddling) on the roof,
ix. tiling the kitchen floor,
x. building a cistern for brethren,
xi. w...
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Categories: shingling, absence, adventure, angel, anger,
Form: Free verse

April 9th 2021 Birthday Poem For Dearly Departed Papa

...April 9th, 2021 birthday poem for dearly departed papa

Elysian fields embraced dada's soul
which rocketed into aerospace
(courtesy General Electric satellite)
just a tad more'n six months ago,
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Categories: shingling, absence, angel, april, bereavement,
Form: Rhyme


Premium MemberBarefoot In a Brook

...Shingling of pebbles
hardly seen beneath water
aiding the brook’s flow

bare feet in the sand
and a sharp intake of breath
freezing stream water

dog drags her belly
she delights in this wet...
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Categories: shingling, autumn, water,
Form: Senryu

I See Beyond - - Contest Poem

...I See Beyond…

I see beyond the damp, moldy roof shingling
I pay no mind to the stray cats on the stoop mingling
For I know that behind that chipped painted door 
Is a not just cape cod cottage but m...
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Categories: shingling, imagination,
Form: I do not know?
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