Short Maryland Poems

oh berry,pick me
i got a land to see of
plenty of magic...

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scrambled eggs and milk
Mom and Aunt Vernie would make 
Baltimore Breakfast...

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a welcome respite
july's scorching ember cooled ~
much needed downpour...

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A gift inside the box...
  one question left unanswered

Whose key to then unlock
  lay distant—still unfound

(Baltimore Maryland: April, 2019)...

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There was a dame from Westminster,
Who lived her life as a spinster.
She was old and gray,
Yelled at cats all day,
And that is why no one missed her....

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is it goodbye too?
Jim Link fought the valiant fight
in and for poems, and friends (me);
first Grady Dorsett
and now it is Christmastime
So tarry, 'til I fly "home"...

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As in all beginnings
  no matter how small, 
  —lies implicit the end

As night to follow, days
   promise is kept, 
   —and the circle is closed

(Annapolis Maryland: February, 2003)...

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•	Connecticut
•	New Hampshire
•	New York
•	New Jersey
•	Massachusetts
•	Pennsylvania
•	Delaware
•	Virginia
•	North Carolina
•	South Carolina
•	Georgia
•	Rhode Island
•	Maryland

10112014...

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Tolerated me with
relative intimacy.
He taught me my
funny one legged walk,
and let me make up my theories.
Different views
arguments with
opposing teams,
the glories of conspiracy,
he wanted me to stay 
for a few more years in Maryland.
I don't know why I left him....

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CeAsia
Mother, Compassionate, Friend, Passive
Daughter of Kimberly
Lover of dreams, creativity, and romance
Who feels love, pain, and joy
Who fears failure, loss, and falling in love
Who would like to see Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Miami
Resident of Silver Spring, Maryland
White...

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Under Owings Mills skies Ravens train to score; quoth the hawk,''Evermore.''

Owings Mills, Maryland

Officially known as the Under Armour Performance Center, the Ravens' training facility in Owings Mills is a $30 million cozy retreat and a home away from home for players.

10/3/16...

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Makayla 
Caring, smart, loving, curious
Daughter of Vernon and Trudy 
lover of shopping, animals, crossword puzzles
who feels happy at school, sad when animals die, and alive when out doors
who gives love, kindness, happiness
who fears doctors, needles, spiders
who would like to see the black sea, Hollywood, and India
who lives in Clear spring, Maryland
                    Tracy...

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He never liked "Bob" - now a success
So Robert Croslin he is
Raise in Baltimore ("projects")
His mom (Aurelia) is grandma to my kids
His only son, a lawyer in DC
In his own right, now elected
Mayor of Hyattsville! (Praise God)
Once, my "good" eye-doctors place
Where I volunteered for its Literacy Council
Memories of Library, churches, New Year breakfasts!
A liveable community, a bit costly now
But memories continue to layer on...

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Grateful
child of God, grandmother, woman, poet
likes reading, writing, watching vintage movies
would like to publish another book, have a wider audience, improve my writing.
feels happy, free and creative in that I am endowed  to write poetry.
fears singlehood, the future of the country and the world
would like to be with a man I love, grow old with him and be loved in return
resident of the beautiful State of Maryland.
Lady



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There she stood, in a room all spic and span
Her name was Dorothea – the nun of Maryland
Ever so lightly, she picked flowers day and night
Oh! She was indeed the gift of God that did all her tasks
Did she happen to disobey her superiors and anger the ones above?
Obedient, classy and wise – the gift of God did as she was told. 
Rummaging through antiques, she have found the key
Another key that held lies instead of answers, unfortunately....

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Those long bus rides 
between Urbana, Illinois and Wheaton, Maryland 
were all in the interspace,  
hours of smooth nothingness punctuated 
by jangly nothingness 
at change points like Cincinnati and Pittsburg. 
Blurs in memory, dreamy, 
taste of intensly needed sandwiches 
and the desperate need to be clean. 
Long half-sleep voyages 
through fantasy, through needle-sticking 
drives, erection, thirst, 
looking out of the window for relief, 
only to see darkness....

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The governor of Maryland
Had excellent advice.
Perhaps if more Republicans
Agreed, it would suffice.

Annoyed at Trump’s shenanigans
And his obnoxious tweets, 
He blurted a suggestion
Which deserves a few repeats.

“Stop golfing and concede!” he said,
Which echoes, to a T,
Exactly what so many feel,
Of course, including me.

That simple phrase, four little words,
“Stop golfing and concede!”
Is what should happen, for it’s what
Americans all need....

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Benjamin

Attended a Quaker school only African-American, interested in Mathematics and mechanics, clocks, and astronomy
Lover of ... the stars, planets and creator of 1st Almanac
Who feels ... pangs and pains from his chronic alcoholism
Who would like to see ... he design the lay out for the Capitol Building
 and White House published first to publish Almanac
 Resident of ...Baltimore Maryland 

Banneker

6/15/2022
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2022...

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murder happened back in 1892, so it's not like relatives are still mad, right?
But maybe they are all mad in Falls River, Maryland
Maybe they were always mad
Maybe Lizzie Borden was not even the culprit
All we know is
that someone has taken the head of this statue
a statue of one of the most famous
"maybe a female murderess" in the USA
Lizzie Borden.
What date was the head taken?  Someone asked me.
August the 4th, same date as the murdrers
of Lizzie's father and stepmother in 1892....

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