Short Rucker Poems

Casablanca
by Rick Rucker

Rick 
Visas
World Freedom
Beating Nazis
Loss
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Dinosaurs-A Triceratops
by Rick Rucker

A triceratops,
Plodding along so slowly, 
Suddenly he stops
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Dinosaurs-T. Rex
by Rick Rucker

Enter the T. Rex,
Running quite swiftly he can
Break other one's necks
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Flowing Downward
By Rick Rucker

Run by gravity,
Jumping, climbing over rocks,
Releasing small sounds.
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country music vibes
my spirit surpassing heights
melodious voice 
i write poetry to his tunes
Darius Rucker inspires

Darius Rucker...

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Ear Food
by Rick Rucker



The thing about poems, they are food that you hear,

They nourish the heart, but enter the ear.
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Christmas Wish
By Rick Rucker

Christmas does always bring
A warmth, egg nog, and a fire,
This year, I wish to give a ring
To The One that awoke desire
And saved me from the Deadly Mire!
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Sleep So Blessedly Wicked
By Rick Rucker

Entry into the “One Amazing Line” contest
Sponsored by Constance La France- A Rambling Poet

Cooling off after love, we sleep now to gain our strength, to dissipate again.
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Texting My Love
by Rick Rucker

At work, I shouldn't use the phone,
But when I can't see You, feeling alone

I will steal a minute, just to text,
A minor fix, 'til the next

Time you do the same to me,
I answer it, when I'm free.

They know, if push came to shove,
They wouldn't stand a chance, My Love!
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When I'm Sixty Four
by Rick Rucker

Now that the New Year has begun,
I'm going to work harder, to be sure to get things done!

Last year, I was content to Let It Be,
But I was a youngster, a mere lad of sixty three!

In a couple weeks, I'll have that luxury no more,
I'll have to try so much harder, When I'm Sixty Four!
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Kiss Me A Lot
by Rick Rucker

Won't you please kiss me a lot,
Cover my face with kisses hot?

Let's pretend that You must leave,
After tonight I will grieve

That we didn't share 
All the kisses 'round you there.

It may sound a silly game,
If it's wrong, the result's the same.

We still are better to have kissed, 
Than to dream of what we missed!
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I Won't See The Ball Descend
by Rick Rucker

I won't see the Ball decsend,
My Evening will have come to an end

I Will spend it all Alone,
If you forget about the texts, by Phone.

We can't be together, 
'Cause of time and weather,

But beside me, she will be,
For now and Eternity!

There are still some things to work out,
Then I'll be able to Dance, and Shout!
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Love Is Like The Spring
by Rick Rucker

Love is like the Spring,
They both make your Heart take wing!

In both cases, the Light does shine,
Spreading a warmth Divine!

And your skin takes on a happy Glow,
You look better, head to toe!

All you hear are happy sounds,
General well being, your body, surrounds.

How do you know if it's Love, not Spring?
Look upon your finger for a ring!...

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All the Money on Earth
By Rick Rucker

If I were to have all the money on Earth,
But couldn’t have your Love, a bargain it would be, with absolutely no Worth!

While having the Money would be neat,
Unless you burn it, it provides no Heat!

You, however, put out the Heat of the Sun,
Loving Forever, and Everlasting Fun!

I would like you to see,
If I had You, how wealthy I’d be!
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Don't Wait
by Rick Rucker

Time is not a commodity to hold in your Hand,
It runs through our Fingers, like fine grains of Sand.

When we are young, we think it without end,
Now, near The Box, I treasure it, My Friend!

As a kid, I would waste it, all over Town,
Now I don't spend as much Time lying down!

Only a couple hours, sleeping in bed,
After all, it's really only practice for being Dead!
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When'er I Touch Your Hand
by Rick Rucker

When'er I touch your hand, 
I'm transported to a Magic Land!

One that contains only Peace,
And, from all pain, surcease.

I don't know where it lies,
You touch me, and I close my eyes!

I don't think it can be far,
I don't believe we arrive by car.

Nor can it be by ship,
It is far too quick a trip!

Perhaps this Magic Land,
Exists solely due to sleight of hand!...

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Hard and Long
By Rick Rucker

I’d wrestle a polar bear,
For the chance to kiss you, smell your Hair!

A dragon, I could then beat,
Just to have more Kisses, sweet!

I’m just saying that no task too great,
To secure my Lifelong Fate,

That of being by your side,
Until I have finally died.

Until I met You, 
I thought my loving days were through.

Now I know that I was wrong,
‘Cause You love me, Hard, and Long!
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Love Is Like A Wheel
by Rick Rucker

Love is like a wheel, 
Shiny, bright, but tough as steel!

You might dodge it, going by,
But I pity you, and that's no lie!

Love is like a wheel,
Fall off it, and you'll be its meal!

If you survive to master it,
You'll never, ever want to quit!

Love is like a wheel,
For some, it has no appeal!

For me, it's worth the chance it might crush
Me, I don't want to live without The Rush!...

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On the Sidelines
by Rick Rucker

On the sidelines do you stand,
When you should grab Life by the Hand?

Are you a participant, 
Or do you say, "No, I really can't?"

If you leave living 'til too late,
Will you start at the Pearly Gate?

Will St. Peter just say "Tsk'"
Because you never took a risk?

Did you never take a fall,
'Cause you were afraid to risk it all?

I don't think you're really Living,
Life gives back but what you're Giving!...

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Transmogrification
By Rick Rucker

I never thought that I could be,
The one that you have made of me,

I was in a real bad place,
You painted a smile upon my face,

In my Heart, where there was pain,
You drove it out, not to be seen again,

Where once it seemed, happiness, no chance,
You have taught my Soul to dance,

The person in the mirror I see,
Seems impossible it could be Me!

On the side of the road,
Why did you kiss me, The Toad?
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The Flood
by Rick Rucker

It's rained so many days, that I've lost count,
I really should know the amount!

The figure might be thirty nine,
Some Sunshine would sure be Divine!

Down the street, a guy is building a boat with many stairs,
And the animals, all in pairs!

And he said that he's forlorn, 
He couldn't find no unicorn!

I went down, and talked to him,
He asked me, how long can I swim!

I'll check the weather 'cast,
Sure hope this rain won't last!...

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I Am Not Alone
by Rick Rucker

I am not alone, 
We talk often, on the phone.

Sometimes, we go out to dinner,
When I'm with her, I'm a Winner!

She makes my Heart go slow,
A Peace envelopes me, I thought I'd never know!

And I can't shake this silly grin,
Think it's from the Love that I'm in!

Why did I have to wait so late in life,
To find this Love, with neither stress, nor strife?

I shouldn't question what began,
I'll just be happy, being Crazy Man!
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