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The Slow Touch of my Finger
a poem
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The Long Goodnight
Like the dark side of the moon there are places faces hidden behind forced smiles from eclipsed traces flowing from shadow to shadow like the shade of an obelisk crawling across the landscape from midday to midnight avoiding...
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From Sea to Stars
A poem of life's continuance.
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Shattered Beauty
Beautiful
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The Writers Bane
When I take up the pen, where do I go?
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Please Lord, Please let him Sleep
I learned at an early age, a lesson from a noisy mistake... a poem
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I think it was Christmas time
A vignette from my autobiography, "Bakersfield Blood"
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The Longest Line
Standing in line...a true story
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Unexpected Visitors
A true story
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My Miracle-Escaping an Aneurysm (Don't ignore the little red flag)
Hub #100! The story of my miraculous escape from death!
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Halls of the Lighthouse
Wind whistles...a poem
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Lyres on a False Note
Duplicating duplicity...a poem
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The Girl in the Gorilla Suit
The first time I set eyes on her...poetic humor
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Poets Journey
I think I will write a poem about you...a poem
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Mary in the Fire
Mary in the fire...a poem
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Beer rings on my amplifier
It's 2:00 am...a poem
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Angels Graffiti
Spray paint and dried blood...a poem
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Santa has grease under his fingernails
Twas the night before Christmas...a poem
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Rise from Darkness
Marching women...a poem
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Brandie
Well, I've tasted every brew...a poem
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And then came the rain
Is God waiting behind that cloud?...a poem
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Story Teller
I write my thoughts...Lyrical Poetry
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_-Surrender-_
Last night...a poem
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What was her name?
Dog tags...a poem
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The Cocks Crow
It's hard labor working these fields...a poem
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The Pain I Relish
At the front door...a poem
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A Tumbleweed in the Wind
I remember when grandma held my hand in hers...a poem
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What kind of Man
What kind of man, how could he...a poem
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Phantom Itch
The wind moaning through the screen...a poem
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The Last Poet
Waxing poetic on dead streets...a poem
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Pine
Her face in the window...a poem
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Fire on the Horizon
Fields afire...a poem
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Foal and Mare
Blazing light bursts in on his vision,,,a poem
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Peanuts and Popcorn
The man juggling chainsaws...a poem
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Stallions Last Dance/Lone Wolf Howl
Standing eighteen hands he was a giant of a steed...a poem
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Cracked/ The Minds Jagged Edges
Is this the direction my mind has taken...a poem
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When Two become One
Her velvety red lips, press against mine...a poem
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Dangerous, The Man in Black
Hash marks numbering eight...a poem
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Serpents Kiss
Command me, hypnotize... a poem
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Only Because I Love You
I love you...a poem
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Little girl dreams
Dreaming little girl dreams...a poem
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Key to my memory
Under lichen covered stone...a poem
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Dollies Eye
That mad smiling face...a poem
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Volkswagen's red floor
Twisting, the corkscrew turns...a poem
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Lightning from my fingertips
Tonight I beheld the lightning...a poem
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Roller Coaster of Fate
Why does life have to be...a poem
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A child of the Sun
How long this time lay I sleeping...a poem
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Do you hear
Twelve string strum...a poem
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The man in the black hood
Mournful, yet calming, she sang...a poem
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Two Eggs Over Easy with a side of Poetry
"Two eggs over easy"...a poem
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StrawberryFields
Down by the rivers edge...a poem
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Till I Get Her Off My Mind
With the choppers engine roaring beneath my seat...a poem
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Fooling Ourselves
This human mind...a poem
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I am Just a Dream
Like the eye of the queen...a poem
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Poison Pool
Step Father...a poem
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Unknown Journey
In the misty morning...a poem
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My Sister Cathy
In memory of my little sister...
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Deluge
Tidal wave rolling, roaring toward me...a poem
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Brave Stallion
Your spirit was not born on the open plains...a poem
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Midnight Toll
The pendulum swings left to right...a poem
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Billybuc and Hot Buttered Buns
Wayne Barretts entry in, "Bilybuc's Second Creative writing Contest"
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The Tee Ball Tinkle (limerick)
Little miss bounced...limerick
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Heads or Tails
I put my ear to the rail...a poem
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The Optimist
Is the glass half empty...a poem
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Crosshairs
He's out there in the bush...Flash Fiction
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Begotten Scion
Woman...a poem
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Jimmy Stewart, Please Get This Giant Rabbit Off My Back
Vintage...a poem
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Portrait In The Mirror
The fading face, in the black and white...a poem
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Poetry and Art- A Footprint of Inspiration
An eagle and a jet airliner cross paths...a poem
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Raw Love
I taste her...a poem
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Please Do Not Cry
Please do not cry, I had to let go...a poem
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Zydeco: The Washboard Beat
Zydeco, Cajun strum, Five gallon bucket, played for the drum...a poem
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North Side Of A Horse
I awoke, my head throbbin'...a poem
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What Those Eyes Have Seen
Chrome lug nuts Make up the eyes..a poem
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Till The Day I Die
I cherish her dearly For she has watched over me...a poem
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Spring Break on The Gulf of Mexico
The colors on the shaded side of the pink pastel Inn...a poem
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Social Butterflies at the Latte Da Cafe
walking into my favorite coffee bar, All my friends faces light up...a poem
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MARCH 18, 1937: Texas Town Loses Entire Generation Of Children In A Single Day.
At approximately 3:17 in the afternoon of this fateful day, The United States of America would experience the worst school disaster in its history...and it has been largely forgotten.
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Real Men Don't Cry
When I watched that beloved movie, and Old Yeller died, My little shoulders hunched, and I cried and I cried...
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Going Down
The glittering gold strap of her blouse, Blended deeply into her bronzed shoulder, Trailing a wet rivulet Down...
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ROUGHLY INSCRIBED
Cutting the air, Swung in a wide arc, Battle Axe finds its mark...
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ETERNAL GUARDIAN
Angels wing extended, Creating a protective shield, Guardian for a purpose, that reaches beyond the present...
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Sister's Bad Habit
The drunkard knelt praying, While the nun stood cursing
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Bow Tie and Boxers
Breeze blowing through hair, Watching sunrise, As a stray dog humps my leg... a poem of humor and humility.
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Stained Shirt
A poem dedicated to my daughters, April, Elizabeth, and Erika.
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Deep Is The Well
Sleep well, Weep well...
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Chocolate Covered Valentine
Pretty pink envelope in Georgie's dirty little hand, Thumbprints smudged over her name "Susie Lou", Thought bubble above his head screams "I love you", Shyly he hands the card to little miss..
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FAREWELL
Father clad in raven black, Praying hands across crux of silver, Polished shoes in sand powder white, Seagull chases crow, Skyward we gaze, Shadows darken upraised palms...
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_-LAST NIGHT-_
As I lay next to you, our nude bodies touching. Emotions exploded indescribable. There's something about the back of your neck...
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BACKYARD STAGE
Early morning. Beethoven's "Pathetique" flows to my hearing from beyond
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The Suns Lullaby
The sun stares down at me as I lie in the bottom of the boat. The cloudless sky around her is as blue as the reflection of my eyes that do stare back at me in a mirror. I look around, but ...
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The Echo...
I heard it....
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FROM JUNKIE PROS TO POEMS AND PROSE
The great, Neil Young, once said, "I know that most of you don't understand" But from the words of an unknown psychedelic's offspring, I can, Who as a child sat in purple closet shadows...
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Sixth Street and Central
Sitting on a curb he lights a cigarette, Watching a woman walk by, pushing a stroller carrying a bag full of bottles. A small child follows, sunlight reflects off her dark sunglasses...
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A Memory
In memory of Jocelyn Airey. A poem written for my wife from a childhood memory of hers.
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_-BREATHE-_
Rise and fall, Her breath
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Woman and Rose
Rose petals twitch, tremble, yawn
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_-TIME-_
Where children once sat, singing nursery rhymes together, dust now settles. In the ballroom where couples once danced and laughed, silence fills the air. Where bright chandeliers once hung...
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YES_NO_MAYBE
Alternating through love and hatred in a state of emotional confusion, all the while wading through the mud of reality and fantasy. Dizzy, swaying on the edge of enlightenment and total insanity...