Horse Warrior Poems

Old
not outdated 
germ
still in the wheat

Not as fast
as I was
 
Faster
than I will 
ever be

Mind 
over matter
horse
pulling the cart

Intention
still deadly

Blade
forever
sharp

(Dreamsleep: November, 2023) 
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(Fighting windmills is the story.)

A fantasy to escape the fall, the void of all
Reality is not that tall when on the horse
Stories plunge the young...

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Awesomely white, amazingly glorious
Bible Revelation Horse* --- victorious…

   Carrying CHRIST from heaven celestial
   Driven for tasks, divinely essential…

   ...

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Loose Magic

Pee-a-boo, I see you...
Got your nose, 
and not your toes. 
Skipping rocks, 
and bubbles in the park. 

Eye contact from across the room, 
notes...

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Spaghetti

The meat, 
the cheese,
the sauce.

The smiles,
the laughs,
the wine.

The music, 
the song, 
the moment... 

The vow of forever!

Then...

You and I, 
and the garlic bread!



A. Foster, Ann...

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The Cat

It is late, 
nearly half-past nine. 
You are asleep beside me.
The clock on the wall is too loud. 
I need to buy another. 
This...

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Questions

What defines... success?
Is it how many people you know. 
Is it where you have been, 
or where you will go? 

Is it who you talk...

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U

It is cool here. 
Is it hot there?
You have not written. 
I have not received...
a letter.

Do you think of me?
I remember you. 
I can not...

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Aurang Zaib Alamgeer
Have you forgot Queen Tarabai?
A woman who fought defensive battles against you
Do you remember her swinging sword?
How can you forget that violent clash
When...

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Manifestation of pain
inside walls of your gospel
Penned up truths that 
haunted your psyche but
you made the pen a weapon 
that prospered against all 
that troubled...

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Helosis had a reputation for never backing down from a fight or a battle.
He rolled his eyes when bards sang of his exploits. Many exaggerated.
Sure...

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For Tolulope Arotile

Men that choose to be warriors do not die
Women who earn warrior badges live forever 
And death, though dreadful and inescapable 
Cannot wipe...

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Warriors in us, 
When time comes, we fight our fiercest battle. 

A dainty lass, cocooned by mother’s care,  
and father’s protective arms, 
grew up gleeful and merry,...

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Crazy Horse's Naming Vision
by Michael R. Burch

Earthbound,
and yet I now fly
through these clouds that are aimlessly drifting...
so high
that no sound
echoing by
below where the mountains are...

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Try to keep up for I'm not your typical princess
 I don't need saving, I'm not your damsel in distress
Don't get the wrong impression I...

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