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Alex Nelson Poem
It’s a little bit
After tomorrow
We’re leaving
We have to go soon
It’s noon and we’re
Feeling no sorrow
So set all the clocks
Back for always
Goodbyes and
No sighs just
A song
It’s wrong
How we know it
So quickly
The misses
And Mr.
So Long!
Like sunsets
And you bet
With manners
No plans
But we see you
And yet
We’re leaving
The meaning
Is after
With willows
That weep
While you
Slept
The street has
A sign
Like beginnings
The endings
Like pillows
That turn
You’ll learn
It’s the goodbyes
So often
That soften the
Sorrows that smiled
The miles is just
“Where are we going?”
Not knowing the
Mystery
The while
So tell me
“Hello”
With a heartache
We’ll make and then
We can go
To show us tomorrow
With whispers that
Borrow a reason
We’ll know
It’s always and
Everywhere
We like it
It gets so far
Then we cry
Like goodbye
I’m leaving tomorrow
If you know the reasons
Then why
Alex Nelson
Ohio
2020
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I wish there where Blue skies for everyone
No Crying, no clouds in my head
Just Red on the roses each day to say
You're not gone or forgotten when Dead
I wish that the Children were untroubled
By the Wars and the witnesses of men
When Gray skies just say all you have is today
And Hope can’t be found nor a friend
I wish I could sit in a Meadow
And Wait for a sunset to see
With lessons like Leave it to Beaver
And Wally don’t be mean to me
Cause Dorothy had wishes like Kansas
And Toto and Somewhere to find
To Ace it No doubt is Embrace It
For a Heart with ahead and it’s mine
Yet as I say this It’s over, I'm under
My pillows have turns for the worse
Yet faith and some hopes are a challenge
Cause you're not on a stage called Rehearse
So, Reverse them your wishes like candles
And make Everyday Just like light
Blow with your Eyes closed no longer
For the Wishes you hope for give sigh
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There's a ghost in the window, in the mirror down the hall. The recall has no reasons, the ghost likes them all. The terror’s in the teardrop, when the fall is not so fine. Yet listen, there's a fear way and the ghost will say, “It's Mine!”. Then past the ancient wall clock, the tick-tock takes a hold. The ghosts likes the seasons, yet it’s never growing old. Then “hear that?” hears no footsteps past the mirror looking mean. Yet, there is one who over time tells of two or three past in- between. The doors slam for no reason and the end is never near. Like tall tales, the ghost has bells and rings the phone with an “Oh dear!” Then “See that?” says “It's gone now!” and the ghost just wears a smile. Like “Come back and I'll be here!”, always in a little while. So “Bye now!” we're all leaving and the ghost just hides on cue. It likes the hallways, where the picture frames are few. There's a ghost in the mirror, never clearer when in sight. The ghost will say “That's Easy!”, just so friendly and It’s right. There’s a ghost in the window, in the mirror down the hall.
Ohio
2017
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Birds stop singing
This summer spring morn
The Son of God
His head forlorn
No need to tremble
The gardens scene
With men and angels
For friends look mean
Come they say see
The simple man
Hands together
With touch the plan
No need to listen
The whispers cry
For will not wishes
To live To die
Yet sparrows simple
And lilies tilt
Upon a rock
The riches built
Then look no longer
His feet His Side
With all or nothing
And there abide
With near and closer
A vision see
The man The moment
Upon a tree
For with His wisdom
He bore and kept
The few the faithful
With crosses yet
Dedicated to
JP Munhall
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Alex Nelson Poem
A LITTLE LAYER
OF HAPPINESS
IT'S SOMETIMES LIKE
A CAKE WITHIN
IT ALWAYS BEARS
A MOLD
WITHOUT IT LEAVES
YOU QUIET
WITH WISHES
FROM CARES
YOU HOLD
A LAYER
OF FROSTING
OF LIFE
A SLICE OF LOVE
AND CHEER
A HEART THAT KNOWS
EACH DAY TO TRUST
AWAY FROM THE
KNIVES OF FEAR
A LITTLE LAYER
OF HAPPINESS
IT'S LIKE A MOUTH
THAT FEEDS
AND WITH EACH
OPENING
A TRUE REPOSE
IT MEETS US
IN OUR NEEDS
A LITTLE LAYER
OF HAPPINESS
OF A HEART
THAT HOLDS
IT'S OWN
SO LIKE A CAKE
THAT WE CAN
TAKE
IT NEEDS A HEART
A HAPPY HOME
A LITTLE LAYER
OF HAPPINESS
LIKE A CAKE
FROM THE MOLD I
IT STANDS
NOT TO BE MISSED
IT CAN BE KISSED
WITH HEARTS
AND HELPING
HANDs
SO BE A
HEALTHY EATER
OF DREAMS
OF HOPES
WITH PLANS
LET A LITTLE LAYER
OF HAPPINESS
BE THE RECIPE
OF 'HOWS' AND
'CANS'
AND SET ASIDE
THE MYSTERY
OF MIXES
THE MAKERS
CHOOSE
JUST TAKE
A BITE OF
HAPPINESS
THAT YOU
NEVER
COULD
OR
SHOULD
REFUSE
ALEX E. NELSON
FOR B-
JANUARY
2015
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Heard a song on the radio
Sounded real cool
‘Bout being calm in a cruel world
‘Bout being nobody’s fool
But it’s a give and a take world
Everyone’s keeping score
I try to be real interested
But lately I’m real bored
I’m missing some heart strings
I feel so out of tune
All I’m thinking lately is
“I wanna see ya real soon!”
We would go to the movies
Smoke lots of cigarettes
“I’ll be there next month babe!”
But I’m not placing no bets
I heard a song on the radio
Sounded real fine
‘Bout being cold in a cruel world
You know girl, it’s a thin line
I spent a long time thinking
I always had the right words
But there a hush in my heart now
And I sound a little absurd
You gotta learn how to give girl
You gotta learn how to feel
You gotta learn how to live girl
You gotta learn how to heal
I heard a song on the radio
Sounded real sad
Thought about all the tears shed
Started feeling real bad
But I’ve learn how to give in a take world
So I quess I’m gonna be fine
I’m just wanna learn how to laugh more
While I’m just passing my time
I heard a song on the radio
Sounded real cool
Alex Nelson
Circa Early ‘90’s
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Everybody wants a good word/A pass for fine/Next to leave it alone/ Yet she was mine/ Good intentions/ We had some/ You played to fair/ It wasn’t fun/ With settle scores/ And overtime/ We always won/And she was fine/Everybody wants a fuller deck/ An easy chair/ At we got time/ Yet she wasn’t there/ With things not fine/ And did we care/ Next to a passing “Hi!”/ And did he try?/ In the pick me ups/The hands (me down)/ Plus “we got by”/ With easy lines/ Yet she was mine/ Everybody wants a quick tell pick/Give a minute then/ For it’s not a trick/ With she wasn’t fine/ Or that was then/ And did we care/ Yet she was there/ Plus try did he/ So pass the time/ Let things be/ And can we see/ Everybody wants good words/ Easy lines/ But she was mine/ Yet this now/ With there’s a how/ With pass some "bye!"/ And we did cry/ With no easy words/ For everyone/
for b_2016
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Wait a minute or a moment and your tomorrow is gone. “Yesterday” is here and it's not just a song. We have magic, we have marvels for a comic in a stretch. The day's not a dollar with an hour in the bet. The "His" is a "story" with a turn next to Her. The clock's not asleep with no steps for a stir. Like months and a moment. The Here's not a How. It's always with an entrance like a Queen and a Bow. The King might be coming but the race is in a vote. Next to the term like "Do you dig that tote?". In seconds and in secret it's time not on hold. So, leave the last call in a chance to be bold. The errors and the rewind are in a set your clock back. With a minute and a moment to test the right track. Wait a minute or a moment then your rides for a gone. It's all in the answers like the lyrics for a song. There's a ring not a circus for the best and a bell. So don't wait a minute for the Live, the Love to Tell!
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Don’t offer me a prescription.
For my problems or my pain
Just let me take my shoes off
And go walking in the rain
Don’t give me no advice
From your theories obsolete
Just let me feel the “BIG BANG”
From my head down to my feet
Don’t share with me your "TALL TALES"
About how you survived the night
Just let me say at the end of the day
That “I'M REALLY DOING ALRIGHT”
Circa 1990’s
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I'D GO OUT ON A LIMB BUT I'M ALREADY THERE
TURN OFF THE STARS
TO SHOW YOU I CARE
I'D TAKE BACK A NIGHT
YET IT’S ALREADY MINE TELL YOU TO
TELL SOMEONE
YOU'RE JUST HERE FOR A TIME
I'D TALK ABOUT THE EXCESS THE DEEP NEED FOR A NAP
THE DAILY DISTRACTIONS
ARE THERE ALREADY INTACT
I'D BE A WITNESS A WARRIOR
MY OWN DEAR ENEMY TRUE
LET THE LOVERS BE LOVESTRUCK
YET ALWAYS BE FINDING SOMEONE NEW
I'D GO OUT OF THE DOOR
IN A DRIFT FOR A ROAM
BE A WAYFARING WANDERER
TO FIND A WINDING WAY HOME
I'D LEAVE YOU WITH SOMETHING YOU ALREADY HEARD ONCE BEFORE
CAN YOU LIVE WITH
A HEARTSTRING
THAT LOVE CAN'T
IGNORE
I'D GO OUT ON A BEACH
TO TAKE A LONG STROLL
WATCH A SUNSET
IN SEA-TIME
WHILE THE WORLD TAKES ITS TOLL
I'D BE STEADY TO STOP YOU
OF ALL THE DREAMS
YOU CAN'T LIVE
TRY A LITTLE EACH DAY
TO SHOW YOU TO LEARN HOW TO GIVE
I'D COME WISHING WHILE WAITING
WITH A GOOD PLAN FOR YOUR PEACE
THE DISTANCES IN TEAR TIME
TO SEE YOU FIND SWEET RELEASE
I'D SAY 'HELLO, I'M OUTTA HERE
IT’S A ME YOU DON’T KNOW'
ARE THE RHYMES EVEN
FULL ENOUGH
FOR THE LINES NOW
TO SHOW
I'D SAY 'I'M OUT THERE'
BUT REALLY “I'M INSIDE
A GOOD HEART”
THE LESSER LESSONS
OF LOVE
ARE MAKING MORE OF
A MARK
I'D SAY “BYE NOW I'M READY
IS THERE A BUS OR
A TRAIN?”
TELL THE SUNSHINE
TO SIT STILL
JUST TO RUN A RACE
IN THE RAIN
I'D STAY OUT ON A LIMB
IT'S JUST PLAIN TO SEE
I'D WISH THE SAME FOR MYSELF
LIKE I'M YOU AND
YOUR ME
2015
Ohio
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