Whittier Poems - Poems about Whittier

...I drop bars, that break bars, and start fights in dive bars “Emotio est pons, amor est finis.” I am the spark between the medulla oblongata and the thalamus. The protector of vertebrae, And th......

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...Every January first of the new year... finds me (a doggone muttering *****sapien) to give pause for reminiscences and to take stock (sh lock and barrel) about mein kampf in general and previou......

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...We have no way of knowing what our life would have been like… it’s impossible to do the math… If we had made different decisions…if we had chosen different paths: They loved each other when they......

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...In my youth I was completely engrossed, By poetry along the byways nailed to a post! It wasn't composed by John Greenleaf Whittier; No, the authors were much more wittier! I speak of Burma Shave ......

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...From Cabin Boy To Grateful Recollections By Old Sailor Kindness, heart and deep joy, as I remember you I child, a mere boy, innocent without a clue. Your attention and love, a blessing warm and ......

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...The Silence We were on that school bus, a big yellow one with black letters on its sides, spelling out Whittier Union, and you and I sat next to each other talking, arguing and giggling, you ......

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...Here's a salute to Poet Ogden Nash, Who was notable for being quite brash! He was much more wittier Than John Greenleaf Whittier, Concocting reams of clever ......

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...John Doe Buried 1913 (estimated age 35) When Death opened its revolving door, And pulled my screaming soul in, I found out the truth. So, here it is fellow citizens of Whittier town, Both......

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...Frank Osgood 1870-1919 I was the great wanderlust of Whittier! From 1890 until my last days, I followed my nose, And other body appendages, To distant earthly destinations, Both sensationa......

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...Maria Flores 1878-1923 Si, he was muy macho! I was the last to see him. Before Senor White sealed his body for eternity, Inside the cheapest casket I had ever seen! And I was working there, f......

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...Cyrus Neff 1842-1914 You will never find me and the missus, Not back here amongst the roots and the scrubs! We are among the forgotten dead of Mt. Olive Cemetery! Our graves have disappeared,......

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...Mary Yelvington 1876-1910 George Towne, now there was a man; Handsome as the devil; Strong as a bougainvillea vine. And married to the redoubtable Fannie Towne, Town shill, and occasional te......

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...Edwardo Badia 1856-1914 That low bred confidence man! That snooking swindler who took me for a fool. “Hey Gregg, you thief! You owe me still, even as I rot here, Regrettably ensconced inside ......

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...Catherine Bryan 1838-1918 Thy swan song will be kept short, for thou And ye, faithful friends of Whittier’s Quaker enclave, In stout shock, thy anger scolds the town, For ye know, in heart and......

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...As we age we regret words of anger and spite That were heard and remembered and can't be unsaid. The remarks we thought clever or proved we were right That resulted in losses of friendships instea......

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