Short Rockman Poems

He croaks as he waits
Calling for love from his pad
She answers the call

Rockman :-)

For the Haiku: Lily-pads And Frogs by Sidney LeeAnn...

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I've finally got it written
I've finally got it said
I just need to rearange it
So everyone KNOWS what they read

nuff said?

Rockman  :-)...

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Is that a flea on me?
Get off of me you flea
'Cause I'll crush your crust
And I'll flick your dust
Then You'll see I don't like fleas


Rockman  :-)...

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The moon looms large in her eye
As she tilts her head to the sky
A tear forms a river
That leads to the sea
But only the stars see her cry

Rockman  :-)...

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Love is like a flower.

It blooms in the spring of its existence.

But as the summer fades, so does its color.

The winter moon watches over the barren stem

Until the sun can shine upon the blossom once again.

Rockman...

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Starlight. Star bright
First star I see tonight
Science says you're not a star
They say your light is planet Mars

But can't I still just make a wish?
A simple plea. A small request
All I want is one true love
A gift of light from up above

Rockman  :-)...

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I married a woman of five foot six 
A country twang from back in the sticks
As sweet as sugar and yummy as pie
She's the delicious apple of my eye
She makes me dance and makes me sing
She's got to be the sweetest thing


Rockman

Written for the contest poem by Francine Roberts...

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Where do I start
Rhyming is my game
Trying something different
Just wouldn't be the same

Sometimes words come easy
That's not always true
I try to tell a story
Of me or maybe you

I don't know where it comes from
I don't know where it goes
But the final destination...
"HEY". Nobody knows

Rockman  :-)...

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Glug, Glug, Glug
Drink it on down
Glug, Glug, Glug
My devil is brown

Sip, Sip, Sip
Between the lips
Damn this stuff
And its poisoness grip

It drains the life
It drains the cash
And still demands
To keep some stash

Put it in a closet
Put it in a shoe
The only one fooled
Is the person named YOU!

Rockman...

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Let me jump into your mind.

Let me dip my toe into the water of your essence.

Let me wade through the ripples that invade your soul.

Let me swim through the dark pools of your passion.

Let me dive into the depths of your very being.

Let me bathe in the glow of that which delights you.

Let me float.


Rockman...

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A crescent moon hangs
Low in the sky
Palm trees sway
A breeze blows by

The smell of the ocean
Adrift in the air
Serene and so peaceful
I don't have a care

I could sit on this shore
I could lay in this sand
Awed at creation
By magnificent hand

The beauty is splendor
Beyond human reach
I think I'll just stay here
Adrift on this beach

Rockman   :-)...

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When it's cold outside and snow falls down
The Winter's chill is all around

It stings the skin and nips the nose
It numbs the fingers and the toes

So stay inside and cuddle up
Drink some warmth from cocoa cup

Build a fire and gather round
Forget about the frozen ground

Together is the place to be
On any snowy Winter's eve


Rockman...

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I love this bench
It's where I sit
To think of words
And rhymes of wit

Passers by
And featherd friends
Conjure thoughts
That have no end

I close my eyes
And I could be
On city street
Or by the sea

A salty spray
Or buses stench
It matters not
I love this bench

Rockman  :-)

Written for the Black Eyed Susan "On A Bench" contest....

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Sleepy eyes don't compromise
When Sandman makes his call
Eyelids droop and slowly close
As head begins to fall

Try to fight fatigue at night
But you will not succeed
Dreams demand their place in line
And we must all take heed

So close your eyes and drift away
In slumbers soft embrace
The stars above will stand their guard
So you can sleep in peace


Rockman...

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I'm like the wind
That dies with setting sun
I'm like the breath
That's lost from distant run

I'm like the stance
Upheld by feeble feet
I'm like the rain
That's turning into sleet

I'm like the Fall
That follows Summers' heat
Facing Winters' glare
Knowing I'll be beat

But still I have
My memories and things
To lift me up like puffy clouds
Upon a sea of dreams.

Rockman  :-)...

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I like baseball, apple pie
And my mamma too
Going to the park
And going to the zoo

Hayrides and waterslides
Just to name a few
Doing all the things I like
And doing something new

I like going out on Friday
To dance the night away
Then I like to sleep late
On a Saturday

Sunday morning go to church
Kneel down and pray
And thank the Lord that we are living
In the USA


Rockman   (Randy)...

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Morning sun invades the skies
And permeates my sleepy eyes

A timer makes the coffee brew
While I begin to stir and stew

Water from the shower head
Invigorates the sleeping dead

Towel dried skin and blow dried hair
In my clothes and down the stairs

Grab a cup and then move on
Get the paper from the lawn

In the car and on my way
Starting off another day

Rockman

8/8/2012

For the Francine Roberts contest, "A Couplet Morning"...

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Heaven is the fragrance
Of the flowers on the wind
Heaven is the perfume
On a special lovers skin

Heaven is the feeling
Of a baby in your arms
Innocence is shining bright
And love can do no harm

Heaven is a shower
Of an all consuming light
It leads us when we go astray
Or wander through the night

Heaven is the feelings
That you feel inside your soul
It's inner peace and inner calm
It's total self control


Rockman...

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I sit and I drink
I drink as I think
I think I should pour
My drink down the sink

I sit and I ponder
The thoughts that I think
I wonder what's lost
Down the drain in the sink

I sit on the porch
And stare at the sky
The stars and the moon
Twinkle deep in my eye

Lord how I love
The blanket of night
Some fear it most
But I see the light

Then when morning comes
And I rub my eyes
I see a blue beauty
With sun in the skies


Rockman  :-)...

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Thousands of artists
Standing in line
Dripping their paint
On canvas supine

One leaf at a time
They fall where they may
Creating a blanket
Of floral array

Silently giving
A most brilliant scene
A plethora of colors
For all to be seen

But soon their wonders
Will all fall below
And be only memories
In shadows of snow.

Rockman


I credit Russell Sivey for the last line. I used it in my own way (Shadows In the Snow)with his blessing. Thanks Russell....

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Burning embers in the night
Smoke is rising slow
Encasing me in warm delight
Creating mental glow

I close my eyes and listen to
The evenings soothing sounds
Like crickets chirps, the tree frogs peeps
And distant barking hounds

I languish in the darkness
Like the moon and stars above
I'm now at rest and I attest
That this is what I love

There's nothing so embracing
As a peaceful night alone
Sitting by the fireside
Behind my happy home


Rockman  :-)...

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I'm a cerebral fire
That burns from within
I try to do right
But I succumb to the sin

I reflect the flames
From the sun up above
And I harbor the passion
Of the moonbeams of love

I try to control
The words that I say
But I spit them out
And they fall where they may

My heart is a pump
And my mind is a filter
My tongue is a flower
That will not wilter

So I write with the pen
That I have in my grasp
And hope that the words
Solve my literary task


Rockman   :-)...

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Dead leaves lay upon my lawn
Barren trees from Autumns dawn
I look outside at what went on
Another Summer come and gone

Gloomy skies of cloudy gray
Aching bones from falling rain
Discontent with seasons change
I think I'll stay inside today

Turn the thermostat on high
Ok, maybe sixty five
Just enough to stay alive
And somehow, maybe, just survive

Water drips from houses eaves
Inundating fallen leaves
Has me longing for reprieve
From up and coming Winter siege


Rockman...

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Dawn draws nigh o'er eastern sky
The orange sun shows his face
Flowers start to recognize
The warmth of his embrace

He'll chase away the darkness that
Had once consumed our night
He'll rise up high and proud above
So we can see his light

He warms the planet Earth with love
And ultra-violet rays
He makes for better picnics
And for better swimming days

But when his shift is over
And he meets the western sea
He'll wave goodbye to lovers
With his colored reverency


Rockman...

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