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Now That's a Shame

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Tis a gladness found in sadness
mostly pleasure
wince of pain
From an odor round the barroom
none the boys could e'er explain
Like a billowed line of washin'
after gentle fallen rain
Tis the wail of spring befallin'
on a barfly
oh ... the shame
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Lo
there's homework
I'm the tender
to a list of things that broke
Ere the boss be sharing surely
words no poet ever spoke
Lazy good for nothing boozer
paint the fence and fix the gate
You want a pint ... you must be kidding
Plow the forty ... 'fore it's late
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Down the misty path of memories
thoughts of Kelsey's brew appears
In a vision almost godly
round a table rests my peers
And no memory tarries longer
forceful
clearer
sweeter
stronger
than ol' Kelsey pouring liquor at the bar
I sheds a tear
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Summer sadness tans bare shoulders
to replace the winter's shun
And the kids each day
they greet me ... Morning Dad
YOUR IT ... then run
Lord
I never knew that Heaven
'twas the place beyond my wall
Till I heard my children laugh
while toasting mallows in the fall
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Though breath of Heaven
washed the aftertaste
of Kelsey's from my life
And forever I'll be holding ... dear
new memories
with my wife
I am angered at the sign
that hangs atop ol' Kelsey's door
. . . NO BARFLIES . . .
. . . CASH RESPECTED . . .
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Sure
His wife now runs the bar
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Little Green Laughter

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Sunlight sweeps above the dale, while shades of Heather lift their veil
Then gentle mist of morning swirls, enhancing dawn with nature's pearls
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Songbird's flight encircles glen, to spot late crawler's search for den
Yet...
Not all that dwells in understory, hides this day... this day's their glory
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The songbirds flee... the piper grins
"Far Darrig O'Malice yer at it again"
The silence broke
the wildwoods rustle
from near and far, the wee ones hustle
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The songs roll out
the barrels too
the leprechauns abandon shoe
They all break out one piece of gold, to waste before their play grows cold
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They barter sheep while lifting hogs
They saddle ... ride ... the farmer's dogs
And all the while they laugh and shout, they never spill their mugs of stout
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The Cluricauns with stouter trumpet, descend the town... subdue the strumpet
Spend their purse to chase romance
the quean much slicker, steals their pants
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Within the glen with dusk's approach, the smoke gets thick as suppers roast
The music swirls, the echoes sail, the dancers chant an Irish tale
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An those with naked butts are taught... they stop, it gives the bugs a shot
Far Darrigs crawl beneath the kegs, they pop the corks and fill their legs
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St. Patrick's blessed another year
The sound of snoring
now all you hear
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Just Because I Said I Do

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Ostracized
forsaken place
these bars of time
no saving grace
from whence I came
a fence I face
around and round
no end in chase

Just because
I said I do
I'm seldom excused
when postage due

No-one to share
I stand alone
to cheat despair
I scratch this poem
of matters fact
it finds no home
amid your care
dispense of drone
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On Frozen Pond

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So icy blue and windy too, the pub looms across the lake
One step forward three steps back, this nettlesome path forsake
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So...Climbing upon the greenhouse roof, my drunken shortcut making
The glass beneath me shattering proof, of every step I'm taking
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I cut my knees, I scrape my shins, my pants a ragged mess
A few more steps, I'll be across this frozen pond, I guess
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A mighty crash, without a splash, the ice gives way too soon
My belt hangs up upon a nail, I dangle above the room
~
I wave my arms, I kick my legs
Hey!
There's people under water!
and I'm not even soaking wet, except I relieved my bladder
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One Wish Granted

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Entranced through castle window
arms outstretched ...
but resting on its frame
The only sound that falls to ear
from a pendulum's rhythmic swing
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A gentle flame
sends ghostly shadows
that dance to silent notes
Entwined in scents from fireside
inlaid with cherry smoke
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They said she would appear this night
as all the stars align
I drank their potion
said the chant
Still dispirited
counting time
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The hour's close
near darkest night
a looking glass beside me
hand crafted by the little folk
ornate with sprigs of ivy
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Enchanted ... yes ... they cannot lie
my wish they guarantee
Their word's been kept
since dawning time
One minute more ...
we'll see
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A deafening thunder breaks the still
as lightning strikes the spires
From gentle breeze
to baleful gale
dare never
to think them liars
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The ancient mirror begins to glow
as the clock counts off the trials
My heart explodes
beneath my chest
with the force of a billion smiles
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" Take my hand ...
while the clock still strikes "
your voice pleads ... from inside
To my surprise
I reach within
with both arms open wide
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Your loving touch
and I'm pulled through time
to your kiss
oh ... sweet embrace
A whirling swirling rainbow ride
as the tears roll down my face
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" To the end of time ... I beg of you
Never leave these loving arms "
"Ohh...
but there's one more task
you must fulfil
if you wish to win my charms "
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With sprawling thud ... I hit the grass
spinning senses in a daze
A newborn sunlight
warms my face
sparkling air
helps lift the haze
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Such marvels
cast 
this wondrous world
a voice sings with a smile
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... " You must catch me " ...
rings your taunting laugh
from a glade
nearly half a mile
~~~
July 23, 2000

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The Freckled Face of a Girl

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Dappled grey horses
sweat crusted and weary
hooves drifting dust
lift a day
passing dreary
The harness bells faded
reigned in at the rill
a cool running brook
near the base of our hill
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My eyes
I'm a lad
scant older than four
brought visions to mind
full of wonders in store
A wagon decked out
like a big city market
he lifted the side
then he shook out the carpet
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Our old kitchen door
screamed out
lack of oil
a kettle
clanged gently
just set on to boil
E'er mother's voice shouted
"I think it's the Pox
the old folks have died
I've been digging their plots"
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"My father's in bed
and they won't let me near"
the stranger walked by
with a smile
mussed my hair
Went in with a bag
full of magic he grows
started mixing a broth
made with god only knows
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Tip toed on a box
dragged in from the yard
through windows
he folded
gunpowder with lard
The screams of my father
sent tears to my eyes
they rubbed him completely
in spite of his cries
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They fed him the broth
a few drops at a time
I climbed off the box
with his horses in mind
"The horses love apples"
I turned with a whirl
peeking out from his wagon
the freckled face
of a girl
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In moments I knew her
a lifetime
it seemed
a most likeable friend
who knew all the schemes
As father got better
t'was time to move on
her father
a doctor
a peddler
a con
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He'd done us a service
we could never repay
though he sold us an organ
an' stool
by the way
Each year they returned
once or twice
they dropped by
little freckle faced Mary
soon
the girl of my eye
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They'd rest a few days
with each visit
it's true
she wrote the best love songs
while I wrote the tunes
Then one night it happened
'neath moon and the stars
consummating a love
that would forever
be ours
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He stumbled upon us
but said not a word
in the morning
so early
fading echoes we heard
Ne'er again did we see them
though rumors
of peril ...
my parents expired
to a place 'neath the barrow
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Five years had surpassed
isolation and grief
knocked a lamp
from the table
when I'd fallen asleep
The house nearly cinder
an' I felt like the fool
only item I'd saved
was the old organ stool
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Just sat there and watched
till the sun broke the morn
in the distance
an echo
I'd heard years before
Then over the rise
sweat crusted and weary
two dappled grey horses
on a day
passing dreary
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The horses reigned in
right next to the rill
that sweet running brook
at the base of our hill
A woman climbed down
took a step
to the glade
the dawning day's sun
streaming in to pervade
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A light in my heart
jumped a thousand times fold
the smile in her eyes
and the story's been told
The tears
fell in rapture
though nothing was said
embraced
now with Mary
she'd returned from the dead
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She unhitched the horses
I lifted the side
"The years have been kind"
I said
lifting her pride
"Are you my daddy?"
I turned with a whirl
peeking out from the wagon
the freckled face
of a girl

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The Morning After

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Sunlight
softly flowing
into a woodland dawn 
Where honeysuckles lift their heads 
from a sleepy
morning
fawn 
Though all of nature
seems at rest 
neath the fragrance of a flower 
A distant cadence
breaks the still 
beneath
this rustic bower
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A gentle thump 
and then
another 
A shimmer
parts the years 
Into the glade
a silhouette 
with long thin drooping ears 
The whiskers
graced
upon his face 
show an ancient shade of grey 
A basket
tucked
beneath his arm 
he stops
to bless the day 
Then
with a yawn
he disappears 
amid a dazzling sight 
A multi colored kaleidoscope 
that fades
neath Easter's light 
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Scattered Thought

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Do you follow me...

I've scattered thought
across countless stages of unveiled catwalk
Graced anthologies of rhyme
Watched you
watch me
indulge in second guess
Still ...
reflection
seldom circulates
obscured from Elementary 

Fact is... words refrain
as thoughts pile higher
Each ode grows more incent 
from straining to dip the quill
Leaning
way beyond comfort
to soak in
crisper thought

My only regret ...
a shortage of counterintelligence
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Promises - Promises

If a promise understood the spoken word
would it ignore the roar of devotion's cheer
or disregard
the sight of a despondent tear
Better...
it bond the two hearts
than falsify its token pledge
Because...
its grasp
just might quell that offensive urge
and thus
defend the heart from tormentor's dirge
chastising
the inconsiderate tongues that swell them
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Keywords mistyped
in letters dear
where finger strokes
and angry thought combine
so sadly...
that one flawed phrase
inclements
and forever storms our minds
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If promises could interlace with beating hearts
Perhaps
tears could find defence
from poison darts
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Unending Wend

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Hiking through a woodland glen 
as mellow shards 
of sunset bend 
to capture 
bright 
in waters clear 
reflections 
caught 
from mountains shear 

The silhouette sings twilight's best 

Enchanting beauty 
north by west 

'Twas then my heart 
forgot to beat 
while visions to my gaze 
complete 

A gentle sigh 
resets its rhythm 
I step toward this face from heaven 

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In twilight's eerie haze she stood 
amongst the tranquil shades of wood 
where timeless paths 
bestow the land 
she beckons 
with extended hand 

Surroundings 
waver 
hardly seen 

I spring a trap 
laid there 
between 

Then falling deep 
to darkest dread 

Above ... 

the trap 
once more is spread 

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I tumble blind through timeless mist 
as things unseen 
tear clothes to bits 

Attesting shrieks 
bare blackest dreams 

When fingers 
grab 
they choke the screams 

I'm lifted 
tossed 
to brink of ledge 

I scramble 
safely 
back from edge 

Breath wheezed ... 

lungs filled ... 

sanguine air 

but shadows dance 
to flame's despair 

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Perusing cavern round about 
entwined with scents 
of mash and stout 

The shadows fade 
as faces bare 

Their eyes unblinking 
strangely stare 

Just who they be I have no clue 

In cloaks of rag 
bereft of shoe 

A boiling pot 
spills 
overflows 

Aroma wafts 
to pull my nose 

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As grumbles strike beneath my chest 
a bowl they pass 

I say my blest 

The taste is odd 
but strangely 
good 

Then laughs 
coalesce 
beneath their hood 

It strikes me now this tale I'm told 
just echoed back 
from memories cold 

Beware 
the pit 
from beauty set 

Where mortal feet 
tread 
with regret 

~ 

I sense 
the danger lurking near 

Too late 

I'm thrust 
through worlds of cheer 

Round about 
with no control 

Immersed in love 
then stripped of soul 

Tears of pleasure 
tears of pain 

Round about 
and back again 

Conscious whirling 
twisting 
vain 

Blackness lifting 

Drenched with rain 

~ 

Hiking through a woodland glen 
as mellow shards 
of sunset bend 
to capture 
bright 
in waters clear 
reflections 
caught 
from mountains shear 

The silhouette sings twilight's best 

Enchanting beauty 
north by west 

'Twas then my heart 
forgot to beat 
as visions through my haze 
complete 

A pondered thought 
sends senses reeling 

'tis Déjà vu ... 

I've got this feeling 
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