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Randy Steele Poem
We went to that "holler" each summer vacation
Near one hundred acres of mountainside trees
I'd wake up at dawn, take flight to my station
Down at the pond, fishing pole in my hand
On that hot sandbar, all day I would stand
At Mammaw's cabin there were no boundaries
One thing about grandmas, they don't live forever
That awful news hit me at age twenty-four
A loss so incredible I had felt never
Fishing, frogging, climbing, exploring,
Blackberries, walnuts, watching hawks soaring
That "holler" of Mammaw's I saw nevermore
April 2, 2018
Copyright © Randy Steele | Year Posted 2018
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Randy Steele Poem
A mind not filled up is just empty space
I'll decorate mine to stay in life's race
With silly string so I'm not too stoic
And badge of courage to help be heroic
A rainbow of colors when I'm feeling just blue
For my wife, some thick paste to stay stuck on you
A bright red heart to remember to love
Wrapped up in mercy that fits like a glove
A Labrador puppy will teach me affection
A compass implanted to show me direction
Scents that are common so I don't be a fool
And measuring stick to follow the rules
Some mathematical facts to say what is true
A river of patience when I don't have a clue
A funny face clown for acting a ham
And people who love me just as I am
So fill up your mind with whatever your taste
A brain not decorated is such a big waste
Copyright © Randy Steele | Year Posted 2018
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Randy Steele Poem
I ponder these things transpired in my life
Us crossing paths, you becoming my wife
Affections so strong etch deep in my soul
Encompass my heart you already stole
Tough as an oak, you withstand our trials
Soft as rose petals, your victory smiles
The children, the stress, no getting you down
Those full, supple lips show rarely a frown
Near thirty-five years since we said our vows
Intimate moods you're still able to rouse
More than double our age since we first met
How you change my life I'll never regret
My darling, my bride, so much that you gave
A lifetime of love we'll take to the grave
Copyright © Randy Steele | Year Posted 2019
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Randy Steele Poem
The lions’ wait
Seals the fate of
A late straggler
Quickly surround
Without sound they
Expound teamwork
Bellies content
Hunger spent, the
Pride went to sleep
Copyright © Randy Steele | Year Posted 2011
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Randy Steele Poem
Taller
Shorter
Thicker
Thinner
Basketball has taller, thinner sorts
Rugby is a shorter, thicker sport
Copyright © Randy Steele | Year Posted 2011
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Randy Steele Poem
My grandson just loves to make noise
The louder the better his toys
His batteries I hide
The noise still resides
Turns out that I hid his decoys
Copyright © Randy Steele | Year Posted 2011
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Randy Steele Poem
Peek a boo, I see you, Grandma
Grandma sees you too, Marissa
What do you want to do today
Grandma, can me and you just play
Hey Grandma, these green beans I hate
Yuckiest thing I ever ate
Green beans, Marissa, make you strong
And healthy too, so you live long
At school, Grandma, I’m not afraid
A girl likes me, her name is Jade
She said to me, can we be friends
We pinky promised, ’til the end
Marissa’s views, she made so clear
I never dreamed her end was near
Some things on earth we can’t discern
You never know how life will turn
Six years of joy locked in my heart
Those memories will never part
At the end we’ll be together
She and I can play forever
August 25, 2016
Five Rhyming Stanzas Contest
Copyright © Randy Steele | Year Posted 2016
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Randy Steele Poem
Towering anger
Sea overpowers terrain
Unfathomable
Copyright © Randy Steele | Year Posted 2011
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Randy Steele Poem
Actions speak louder than words
A saying I thought was absurd
Till Mom showed the way
If I don’t obey
The paddle tells things went unheard
Copyright © Randy Steele | Year Posted 2011
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A foreman for the city does reap
Lots of overtime and a city heap
The streets covered with snow
My heap’s heater says “no”
I just long for that thing they call sleep
Randy Steele
Horrible Boss (and more) contest
Copyright © Randy Steele | Year Posted 2011
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