Basketball Sonnet Poems

Mist wraps around her like dreams,  
Smart-girl vibes echo in whispers,  
She struts through rain and thunder,  
New money shines bright in...

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Shall I compare myself to my king,
My humble lord Lebron,
With his 4 rings,
His Lakers jersey he dawns,

With his shot point average so high,
The world without...

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man-child used to being a shooting star
drinks always came for free at the cash bar
full to brim with urges and willfulness
left wondering alone in wilderness
not...

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Written By:  D. Collins 9/14/21


Back in the days, the Elders weren't lying.
Sometimes I get up and hear cracks 4 or 5 times.
The hip gets...

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Most people will assume a girl can cook,
but men can make great chefs, while there are girls
who never at a cookbook took a look!
And some...

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Tyrkia 
Bosporus 1955 the old tanker where I was
A galley boy had anchored waiting for orders 
To proceed into the Black Sea rowing boat came...

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Love in a Name.

Crystal Falls, I saw this name on the net 
I could so easily fall in love with a woman like her
Her name...

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A Lizard Sonnet 

If you travel to escape the small lizard on your back
You will eventually be outside your parents’ house
Only they have long since...

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A The Sea Bird 
During the occupation of Norway when many fled to 
Sweden or England the new generation has forgotten that
in their hatred of...

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The drastic measures of  our governments

They say will bring more safety to the world.

But  one wonders what is their desired intent?

As we watch...

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Forgotten sex
As we were eating an omelette with tomatoes 
I asked my wife if we ever had sex because I had
difficulties in remembering it or...

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A Reflective Moment 
Now in my late seventies I have left behind me
any vestige of religious feelings, on the contrary
I think religion is bad for...

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Twelve was the number Roger Staubach worn.
Eight was the number Carl Yastrzemski wore.
When they played I needed lots of popcorn
Watching them play was something to...

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The constant rattling of chains,
Has been known to drive a man insane.
The steady clink of closed cell doors.
Voices filled with rage echoes down corridors.

Guards using...

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