An old family tradition

Going To The Store for groceries

back in time every neighborhood

had a independent grocery

mom & pop

living over the store

kids stocking shelves

personalized meat market

bottles returned for 2cents

we knew the proprietors

by their first name

we knew their families

we grew up with them

the independent store on the corner

the anc...

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I was too slow

to learn

the lessons

of this life,

Fact is

what I know

I learned from

my dear wife,

One principle

was taught

on me

impressed upon,

She is always right

and I

am always

wrong.

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It starts with a single word

followed by one

then another

more words fly in

attracted like hungry grackles

a line is formed

a sentence grows

words gather

scraps become

a meal

even

stale bread

can become

a poem

food for the hungry.

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It starts with a single word

followed by one

then another

more words fly in

attracted like hungry grackles

a line is formed

a sentence grows

words gather

scraps become

a meal

even

stale bread

can become

a poem

food for the hungry.

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Where the road runs out of pavement

and the sun decides to set

you know you've reached West Texas

'bout as far as you can get

Ain't nothing left to see no more

run off the Atlas map

but you can see forever

it's the horizon that attracts

Where devil winds keep blowin'

and the grass ain't never wet

cows survive on dust and cactus

greener grass they'd b...

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What got you into writing poetry?.........Mental Illness.

How long have you been writing?........Since birth.

How would you describe your poetry?.....It's like the sound of water going down the drain.

Do you go to Open Mics?.......Yes, but they soon become Closed Mics after I read.

What is your favorite poem?.... The last one I wrote. 

How did you find this site?.....I made a w...

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He is out of date

while he was busy living

the world changed

too quickly

in the click of a mouse

the ding of a smart phone

the future happened

he used to know the present

but then got left behind

the world moved on without him

he can't handle the truth

he can't catch up

he is now a Senior

in the school of yesterday

he is past his expiration date

tu...

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Men who fish
fish till they're stiff
in mighty boats
they steer

For biggest fish
through waters sift
they drift
upon their rears

While sailing seas
so endlessly
something's fishy
it is clear

Those fishermen
who claim they fish
fish only for
the beer.

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The sterile room

the cold hard bed

the tubes crisscrossed

across the withered body

we visit out of respect

to those who linger

we would prefer not to

we'd rather be someplace else

we try to say something

yet it feels awkward

what is left

how do you say goodbye

how do you tell them

face to face

we walk away

feeling hollow inside

on the way down t...

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He was really

a rank amateur

If you really

want to be frank

He was really

less an amateur

But was

quite frankly rank.

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Your timeshare

maintenance fee is due

you now owe us more

than the place is worth

and there is no way

you will find a buyer

dumb enough to

take it off your hands

so please forward your

check or visa card number

at once

we pulled a fast one

and you fell for it

now we all Share

your time

your money

and your embarrassment.

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The title says

to write out loud

but loudness

disagrees

I cannot bluntly

say aloud

what there is

inside of me

were I to say

I'd give away

the essence of

a clown

this secretly

is why you see

I cannot write

out loud.

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I will not be

a useful idiot

I will remain

Un-useful

the primary way

of doing that is

to keep writing poems

after all

what else does a poet

have to rely on

other than

his useless reputation.

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Goldfish

Oh fish of gold
it goes to show
what is endured
as life unfolds
go round and round
till you grow old
a lonely soul
inside a bowl.



 

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I like to write

to see the words

flit across the page

like beautiful butterflies

winged messengers

of thought

they weave and dip

until they land

upon the heart

and fold themselves

into you.

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Four eyes,

four legs

pop out of the egg

the mother admires

what

she has laid

the dad says what

on earth

have we made

both sad

one day

when they fly away.

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I write poetry

I think

apparently you

do not agree

are you trying to

discourage me?

just so you'll know-

it's working.

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Water wiggles

its way down the creek

like a drunken sailor

it weaves in and out

slips on rocks

slides down slopes

hurtles toward

that which it cannot see

it has no idea

where it is going

never letting up on

its quest for finding home

its never ending search

it staggers

onward

toward the sea.

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In an instant

I'm transported

through Facebook

and Instagram

So easy to get

distracted

even reading

what's in Spam

The internet's

enticing

so many sites that

I can scan

Still the best place

for me, essentially

is the very place

I am.

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Days all run together

one day is

like the next

Now a day

is not important

unless we get a text

You might say

it's not important

yet boring lives are fixed

By the dinging

of a cell phone

and the arrival of a text

Is the importance of

this texting

a substitute for sex?

When robots rule

we are the fools

that live ou...

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Let me hold you

soft as a cloud

enfold you

in my loving arms

Sweep your feet up

off the ground

and take you far away

in dreams

I am the sanctuary

of your self

rest here gently

in my arms

Embraced in Idle thought

compose yourself in me

the easiest

of easy chairs.

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Why are the Walking Dead

walking?

couldn't they get a cab

or Uber?

if they drove

they might not be

so angry and upset

next time you're dead

don't walk

try getting a ride

or else the obvious happens

you'll wear yourself out and

be dead on your feet.

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The morning wakes

the Mourning Dove

I hear it in

the tree above

does it coo the loss

of one it loved

why are you mourning

Mourning Dove.

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The morning wakes

the Mourning Dove

I hear it in

the tree above

does its coo the loss

of one it loved

why are you mourning

Mourning Dove.

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In Texas

our chickens have hooves

that's how damn big they are

but we don't mind

in fact we ride em bareback

they are cross-bred

and hard to pen

but them chickens feed

a buncha folks

if you barbecue em over mesquite

a bit of wild taste

but still ain't bad for free range

just make sure you clean em up good

before you grill em

chicken hooves are a delic...

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Man on the corner

all wrinkled up

brown as dirt

got a cardboard sign that says

Please Help

he goes down the line

crazy lookin'

people roll up their windows

hear click

lock their doors

watch him now

in the rear view

till he gets to the end

and comes back around

hope the light changes

before havin' to deal

with him

he ain't homeless

he's shi...

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I was going to write

something important

but then I got to thinking

about books and poetry

how many books never opened

how many books left on shelves

how many poems left like orphan cats

upon a doorstep

I was going to write

something important

but instead went down

this dead-end road

delete

as soon as you read this

it wasn't important.

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If you see any man

then Duct Tape for sure  

is in his tool kit

his all-purpose cure

for all that is broken

can soon be patched up

to fix this old world

use the old standby, Duct.

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We question the apostrophe

so often it's misused

Where to use it is the fault

of which it stands accused

Its possessiveness confusing

it's plurality abused

Its importance though behooves us

to figure out when it's used.

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A room full

of poets

all enthusiastic and eager to read

all self-made writers

of every stripe and persuasion

they know their stuff

they have written a poem or two

they listen as words

slide off tongues like honey

words studied and carefully chosen

they listen because they want a turn

to try their own

like artists they have painted a picture

of what they ...

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If the Gnu

only knew

what it

could do

part horse

part cow

part antelope

too

it slopes

it lopes

its horns

askew

an example

of silliness

a joke

that grew

but praise

the Gnu

give it

its due

despite

the fact

its hard to view

withstanding

barbs

is nothing

new

to its credit

it remains

the same odd

Gnu.

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God made mistakes

he made the Platypus

the Gnu

the Roach

his worst blunder of all

Man

look at us

only two legs

no fur

no claws

no bite

no roar

we fear for our lives

and fear each other most

the most puny of creations

yet we learned to walk upright

speak

think

love

come to think of it

that's pretty impressive

consequ...

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Remember to set out the trash

on Mondays

remember to mow the grass

every week

make sure you change

the car's oil at 3000 miles

keep up with the bills

pay the taxes

watch the bank balance

check the mail

don't hang out in saloons

and don't dance with strangers

remember me once in a while

remember the laughter

but most of all

remember to feed the dog.

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