POEMS BY MOONPHISH

stuff that leaks from my cranium

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"PROMISE" HAS TWO SYLLABLES

...and 'trust' has only one

4 LINE POEM

in short...

A CRHISTMAS SNOG

have yourself a dyslexic little christmas

A MONUMENT, MARMOREAL

beautiful. but cold

A NOTE OF MUSIC

give me an A
Cherry

A SIMPLE GIRL

easy as pi

ACRONYMS

fun word play

ADAM AND MOLLY

the science of love

AFTER HOURS

love after death ?

ALBATROSS

squawking

ALL THAT'S MISSING

a love letter

AMONG THE TREES

actually written among trees

ANT FARM

a picnic, spoiled

AWAKENING

new beginnings

BABY OIL

sound advice for new mothers

BABY STEPS

until your heart can run

BAPTIZED IN LOVE

new beginnings

BAROMETRIC THERMOMETER

technical terms involving poetry confuse me

BE WISE

happy new year
Cherry

BEAUTIFUL MESS

for her

BEAUTYRESTS

slumber like lumber

BEND THE LANGUAGE

just don't break it

BETWEEN THE LINES

two poems in one

BETWEEN THE LINES

Happy New Year

BIBLIOHOLIC

hello...my name is moonphish and i am a biblioholic

BIBLIOHOLIC

hello, my name is alvin and i am a ...

BIG BILLS

the rules of attraction

BLACK HOLES

now where did i put that ?

BLUE DICE

and blown money

BORBORYGMI

rumbly in the tumbly
Cherry

BRAILLE

touching
Gold cherry

BRIDE OF PINOCCHIO

a sequel of a sort

BRIDGE OF LOVE

people really do this....A LOT

BUILDING SCARECROWS

protection from predators

BURR BENEATH MY SADDLE

a cracked kind of country western lament

BUTT HURT BLUES

always loved the phrase "butt hurt"

CAPRICE

based on a dream i had
Cherry

CAVE DRAWINGS

for the ages

CHAINS OF GOLD

gotta keep it simple

CHAMELEON

changing one's colors
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CHESSBOARD

bear in mind that a child can easily beat me playing checkers

CHICXULUB

history lesson

CHINA

well heck

COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT

be happy with what you have

CONFESSIONS OF A HOOKER

secrets of the trade
Cherry

CONSTELLATION BAR

hang out with the stars

COUNTDOWN

insomnia

COUNTERFEIT

what is real ?
Cherry

CREATIVE JUICES

whine making

CRICKETS

do they bug you ?
Cherry

CURTAIN CALL

where does magic go when it dies ?

CYNICISM

oh really ??????
Cherry

DANCING ON GOD'S FINGERTIPS

this all could end in a heartbeat

DANCING ON HIS GRAVE

Sergei Diaghilev

DEBARKING

one word...two definitions
Cherry

EXPLODING PEN

a true story

FINGERS IN THE AIR

admit it...you've done it

FLICKERING GHOST

a difference of opinion

FORGETTING THAT I'M ME

wht if ?

GRABBITY

science made fun

HITCHCOCKIAN

autobiographical

IMPOSSIBLY KEPT PROMISE

overcoming adversity

ISLE OF AUDRA

a sailor's tale

LIFT YOUR EYES

it's not a crime to grow old

LOST TOURIST

based on a true tory
Cherry

LOVE DRIVES YOU

sometimes love drives you crazy

LOVE VERSUS HATE

hate versus love ?

LOVING YOU'S LIKE BREATHING

i don't even have to think about it

MAINTENANCE REQUIRED

just a thought

MIRACLES ANONYMOUS

coincidence ?
Cherry

OH

most troublesome word since "if"

PERFECT A

for Audra

POETRY AND PAINTING

alike but different

POOH CREEK

also known by other names

PREACQUAINTED SOULS

continuity

PROSPECTING

getting to the bottom

SAINT VITUS

in vitus in

SALT AND PEPPER

togetherness
Cherry

SALT WATER

H2O
Cherry

SAY THEIR NAME

it's easy

SCRAPS

...become a quilt

SINGING STONES

non fiction
Cherry

SKELETON PIANO

full circle

SLIPSHOD

Adjective (typically of a person or method of work) Characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization. (of shoes) Worn down at the heel.

SUNKEN TREASURE

delving

THE BABY'S RATTLE

the joys of a plaything

THE FUNCTIONS OF EYES

look at me

THE GIANT'S SISTER

it's all relative
Cherry

THE SKUNK AND THE ORCA

an unlikely combo

THREE FLIGHTS

for Danny...a true story

TUBA CZAR

upon seeing a license plate that said TUBAZAR

TUNNEL OF LOVE

the tide turns

TWO HUMAN HEARTS

two hearts are better than one

TYING THE KNOT

let's do it

WE ONLY HAVE FOREVER

time stands still

WHAT MAIMS US

shaping

WORDS THAT FLOW

rivers, blood, drool

WYOMING

why wyoming ?

YOU'RE MY BIBLE

both testaments, in fact

DRUMS ON THE BEACH

moving from one realm to another

TRAITS

two puzzled pieces

DRAGONFLIES IN AMBER

self preservation
Cherry

HILOBIDO

vacation ideas

HISTORY HAS SCISSORS

the hazy past

HOLLOW DRUM

sometimes less is more

INKY BIRDS

haiku

LEFT, RIGHT ?

leftover writing

MY FIRST WINTER

southern california boy in canada

NEON SIGN

a comeuppance

ONE THREE BILLIONTH WOMEN

whats the odds, eh
Cherry

PENCIL ME

in for the long run

PERIPHERY

not to touch the earth

SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

"jail time"

SUE AND CLAIRE

20 / 20 vision

SUNFLOWER

attraction

TAKE ME

i'm yours

THE LAND OF ALMOST

here in the land of almost you will find that things are quite... well, maybe not that much at all i need to get this right . in almost, things are rather...

THE SKIES WE SHARE

each time the raindrops fall your face i will recall and the tears that trickled when i had to go but yet i wear a smile for i'll see you in a while
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THE WHISTLING TREE

music in the wind

TIC TAC TOE

love is a game

INKY INDIGO

into the unknown....

HER HAND IN MARRIAGE

a bizarre tale of love

THE ORGAN

inspired by an organ i saw sitting on a curbside

ELASTIC BAND

evolution
Gold cherry

UNAMUSED

inspiration

NINJAS OF HAIKU

be very careful when messing with tradition

EYES SEE YOU

and you see me
Cherry

POPPININ AND APOPPINOUT

a twisted love fable

I LOVE U

can't spell OUCH without U

THE LONELINESS OF TIDES

i see the moon....the moon sees me

ICICLE EYES

mythical and mystical love story

THE FORGOTTEN POEM

maybe i will remember

VIOLIN SPIDERS

the eerie world of music part 1

FIDDLER CRABS

the eerie world of music part 2

ZYANYA

love long ago

FLEDGLING

time to fly

YOU-TOPIA

order and disorder

NO AUTUMN IN BETWEEN

a sudden shift

NEVER WOULD I WEEP

self preservation
Poem of the week

WHEN CATS DELIVER MAIL

i hear that a town in belgium in 1879 actually TRIED mail delivery by cats...didn't work

STRANGE HUNGER

i know i do, at least

ISOCELES TRIANGLE

A "PICK YOUR OWN ENDING" POEM

QUEST SHUNNED

teaser ?....this poem is teaser enought
Cherry

SHADOWS

surreal love story

THE SINKING LIBRARY

true story ? you decide

FOUR KINGS

royalty reality checks

PERFECTION

just so...

THE FUTURE

tick tock tick tock

THE GNOMON

alas my garden has no gnomon...alas i have no garden

THE BENCH

sit down for a moment

HAIRCUT

something i am not very familiar with

FIGURE DOUBT

more nonsense from me

TATTOO

a mysterious love story with ink

SHELIUM

science made fun

THE ZOO IN THE SKY

constellations
Cherry

PENS FOR POEMS

careful what you wish for

IF SHE WERE A HYMN

not "if she were a HIM" :)

GHOST DANCE

count your blessings

INERTIA VERSUS AMNESIA

two concepts colliding

THE BARNACLE

the pull of love
Cherry

INTERMET

the dangers of online relationships

LOVE WILL BE THE WIND

faith and devotion

LOVE FROM O TO Z

perils of love

MOVIES AND POPCORN

...and love

DICK AND JANE

evolution

MIDGET BAND

utter nonsense

WEDDING VOWS

don't get carried away
Cherry

PHANTOM LIMBS

a poem about not being able to write poems
Cherry

YOU AND I

bliss
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YOUR NAME

just a love poem

DOG MUSIC

woof !

POETIC LICENSE

cease and desist

FAIR EXCHANGE

online relationship goes awry

HALF A MIND

do the math

LAIKA

not really a poem

WILD FLOWERS

stop and smell

GOD'S CRAYONS

He doesn't always stay between the lines

REFRIGERATOR BOX

rich with love
Cherry

RAILROADED

past, present and ...

FUZZY DICE

mysteries unsolved

THE LAST SUPPER RESTAURANT

good food served religiously

HONEY NEVER SPOILS

so i've heard

HOME STRETCH

a fairy tale of sorts

VENUS IS IN TRANSIT

watch the skies

TAXI

a change of coccupation

VENUS WENT TO MARS

astro-illogical
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EUREKA

i have found it

FULL MOON

phases

I JUST MIGHT WRING YOUR NECK

the yin and yang of love
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UNDISCOVERED PLANET

helloooooooo ?

ELEMENTARY

questions questions questions questions

FIX YOUR EYES

is that an E ?

MUSIC

la la la la la

IN THE FUTURE

i like keeping it simple

KISSES RAINING DOWN

my kind of weather

JACUZZI FLOOZY

water sports

FORT KNOCKERS

know anyone like this ?

SKYWRITING

look...up in the sky...it's a bird...it's a plane....it's ...

I'M WAITING

well ?

THE STRUGGLING POET

who knows where one will find inspiration

FORTUNE COOKIE

that's how the cookie crumbles

THE MESSAGE

candy gram

RELATIONSHIPS

you and i

TURKEY POP TARTS

happy thanksgiving

SOLVE THE MATH

x + y = z

OMEGA ZED

the last

THE GAZE OF THE HAWK

at one with nature

THE CLOUDS CONSUMED THE MOON

sure seemed that way on the night i wrote this
Cherry

YOU'RE THE PILOT

yes, time flies

SOCKS APPEAL

argyle ?

HYMN AND HURRICANE

a meeting of two forces destined to be

UGLIFY

not sure that is even a real word

FLYING SAUCERS

phenomena

PERRY MASON

what a cool theme song he had

HUNGARIANS WERE HUNGRY

this is just goofy

LYING IN YOUR ARMS

the page turns

TIME WILL ALWAYS WIN

game...set...match
Cherry

I SEE CONSTELLATIONS

...when there isn't any stars

DREAMS I HAVE HAD

i write down my dreams when i can remember them...these are actually things i have dreamed....hope they don't scare you too bad

HAPPY'S JUST A DWARF

what's the use in trying

DO SAINTS CREATE THE MIRACLES ?

...or miracles, the saints ?

PERTH

yes, australia

MILK THE COW

udderly true

SWIMMING POOL

a haiku

FRIDGY THE SNOWMAN

a relative of frosty

I RECOGNIZE YOU NOW

we're made from different recipes and nature stirs the pot the passion, fire and attitude will serve it nice and hot i felt a tug upon me and i now know what it meant i've never seen your face

LAMB OF GOD

will faith become so strong that we will finally see his face ? or is he so transparent that we're headed for disgrace is God so high above us that we miss his sly disguise ?
Cherry

VIOLET CRIME

heliotropical subject

SHE SUCCUMBS

giving in

POET

what is a poet ?
Cherry

INFINITE SKY

the sky is a radio

MARLEY'S GHOST

a christmas carol ?
Cherry

NATIVITY ACTIVITY

alternative christmas story

EPIPHANY

aha !

MINT CONDITION

e pluribus unum

VINYL

best read at 33 RPM
Cherry

NUTS IN YOUR PURSE

rodent love

RUSTY BUSTY PIPES

sometimes you must change direction

DISARMING

oh what to do with a foolish tattoo

IT'S JUST HEAVEN

look...up in the sky ...

TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD

based on a fable

THE SLIDE OF TIME

down down down the rabbit hole

DOGPADDLING

are you sirius ?

SOULS SHOULD NOT FLY SOLO

finding the other half

SMART PHONE

the dangers of technology

HEAVEN FREEZES OVER

a journey, interrupted

YOU'RE MY UNIVERSE

a probing thought

GOD'S BLIND DATE

prearranged

I'M WRITING LOVE SONGS

but to who ?

ENCHANTRESS

met one lately ?

SMOKE SIGNALS

a little bit of a history lesson

STRANGELY DIM

watt ?

PENGUINOSITY

huffin' and puffin'
Cherry

PENNIES FROM HEAVEN ?

look out below !

PENCIL MARKS BENEATH

scribble scribble
Cherry

G SPOT

a b c d e f ....

FEAR OF DARKNESS

versus the fear of leaving the dark

FILIPENDULOUS

hanging by a thread

ORBSESSION

i wanna get this off my chest

WHEN WE WERE ANIMALS

maybe not that long ago

THE STORYTELLER

the one who knows

ONE FOR THE BOOKS

here's the plot

WEASEL

easily weasely

WHY ? OH, YOU !

happy valentine's day

PROOFREEDER

gramaticly corect

THE PROPERTIES OF LOVE

location location location

PATELLA

knee jerk reaction ?

LOST AT "SEE"

forest ? trees ?

NOTHING LEFT BUT ME

kinda like a country song

EXAMINATION

painting and dancing

PERSONAL RAINBOW

natural fact

I'LL BE YOUR APRIL FOOL

can't be your easter bunny, but...

UNLIKELY YET SO LOVELY

finding the one

ON YOUR KNEES

when to stand...when to kneel

RELIGION IN THE WOMB

never too early, eh ?

RADAR

the god of dogs

YOU ARE MY BEACH

a sunny beach

STROKE OF GENIUS

no, i've never had a girlfriend but it's not because i'm gay i've just embraced a single life and wanted it that way . for having my own children...

IMAGINARY FRIENDS

imaginary friends, i had you probably did as well some folks will proudly say they did and others will not tell . when i was feeling lonely with no...

BLACK FLOWERS

the sun just seems too hot sometimes the day, so very long i crave the rising of the moon whose rays are not as strong . dispersing jagged shards of...

FISHING HOLE

i visited a lovely lake located far from town where you could do some fishing if you laid some money down . i asked the man about the fee he told me...

BORN THIS WAY

when people show up in this world they don't come with a guide nor bear a little tag that lists ingredients inside . though shaped by their...

SURPRISE PARTY

a party had been planned for me but it was a surprise the people who had schemed it yearned to see my popping eyes . it was a well kept secret i...

BUILDING PYRAMIDS

at times, we all are liars to think differently, is daft but face it, there are some who are excelling at this craft . yes, lying is an art, you know...

A WING AND A PRAYER

a bird made circles in the sky and i could see the reason why the bird, in question, sported just one wing . although his bird could elevate he...

SCALES FELL FROM MY EYES

sometimes one's realm of vision just refuses to suffice the angelic may seem wicked what is hellish, paradise . the skin between is flimsy and it...

THROUGH ALL OBSTACLES

our lives are long strange journeys many chasms in our path a misstep in the dance can bring a tragic aftermath . but when i hold your hand i'll...

BIRDS MAKE BETTER MUSIC

we think it's very pleasant when we hear the morning trill of the songbird in the garden that wafts through the window sill . but it's just nervous...

WHY THE HEART ?

how come when love comes visiting we pin it on the heart ? why does this certain organ always play the leading part ? . our hearts sustain our life...

PANDICULATION

the starry blanket falling as the sun begins its quest the tip of golden crown above the mountaintop will crest . the whip-poor-wills and...

YOUR FAVORITE BLANKET

you have a favorite blanket and it helps to keep you warm but it soon gets discarded when the days of summer swarm . your blanket isn't pretty and...

HAPPY EVER AFTER

poor cinderella lost her shoe as she fled the fancy ball the slipper, glass, lay on the grass unbroken by the fall . the handsome prince, though...
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THE SMALL PICTURE

you must keep your perspective when you go about a task to take the whole job in at once is way too much to ask . so slice your daily burdens into...

A POEM BY MOONLIGHT

i turned the lights off at the wall but all did not grow dim the moon called from the window shining bright from rim to rim . although the night was...

WASHED UP LOVE

you told me it was over but you didn't realize before i heard it from your lips i saw it in your eyes . my mind became quite fuzzy i just turned and...
Cherry

CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE

let's talk about the universe it's such a massive place we contain such little matter that we all have lots of space . the center of the cosmos is...
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DOLLHOUSE

it only took a little spark that turned into a flame then flame turned to inferno no one knew just what to blame . the house, once wood and shingles...

YOU'VE ONLY MET THE ONE

autistic persons aren't alike though some may group them so they're patterned like the snowflakes that the winter winds may blow . their minds made...

A "LEVEL OF A MULTI-TIERED BUILDING"

it was "to put on clothing" the "male heir" "scarlet flower" "sight organ" had "continuing story" "golf cry" "fracture-rapid" suddenly, it started "...

IMPORTANT CIRCLES

there's influential people who will bluster and expound and there's important circles that they're said to run around . it's more like influenza what...

IMPOSSIBLE

tomorrow is impossible but do not let it prey if you dwell on it constantly it only wrecks today . just do what you find possible in each and every...

AIR CONDITIONING

otto had a problem his old car had bit the dust that stately beast of gloss and chrome was spiderwebs and rust . he went down to the dealership to...

GAMES OF CHANCE

it started out with catching fish or sometimes warlike games collecting treasure troves of eights avoiding maiden dames . but when the games involved...

DREAMS OF SOMEONE NEW

when first we spent our nights in bed our dozing frames would touch but as the days turned into weeks it wasn't near as much . your muscles, nerves...
Cherry

HOLES IN THE SKY

the universe is so immense we have such tiny eyes there's more out there than you may think i hope you realize . i've done extensive research just to...
Cherry

PLURALS

we have a frisky octopus then baby octopi a reproductive stimulus done twice, a stimuli . add in a hippopotamus then hippopotami in time, you'd need...

THE LAND OF DENIAL

a man lived in a village on an isolated isle he really didn't talk much and you never saw him smile . the town's name was DENIAL full of people out...
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ADAM WAS THE FIRST TO SING THE BLUES

don't think you are the first to have complaints about your life existence is in essence a continuance of strife . we all bow down to God and knees...
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NIGHTCAP

i had a dream, in which i drank hot coffee from a cup with every mouthful i consumed the more i wakened up . i tried to put the coffee down this...

SMARTER MISTAKES

history repeats itself we've all found this is true if you forget the punchline then i guess the joke's on you . it's like the strip of mobius with...

I ENTER YOUR MOODS

i enter your moods like i enter a room i frown if the wallpaper fills me with gloom i smile if there's roses that on the wall, bloom i enter your...
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IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT

it was a dark and stormy night the stars were shivering, all frozen the moon a ghastly sight as if a casket had arosen . it was a dark and stormy...

PIGEONHOLES

just pigeons should have pigeonholes i've often heard it said a toast to people who will strive to be more than white bread . a person, fourth...

WET CEMENT

in childhood, what could ever be more grand and heaven scent than to come across the unexpected beauty of an unprotected slab of wet cement ? . with...

BOY OF FIRE

men formed the constellations as if stars, wild, could be tamed they had sketched out gods and animals then the shapes were aptly named . but some...

THE KNOB CAME OFF THE RADIO

the knob came off the radio forever, it will haunt it's not a station i would choose require, or even want . the tones are much too brassy and the...
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TWO DOZEN PLUS TWO

the alphabet has letters from these letters we make words then toss them up into the sky to fly like flocks of birds . we've given names to...

WHEN I COULD STAND NO MORE

i traveled northward many miles but romance soon went south soon i won't see your lying eyes or kiss your twisted mouth . i'm going back where i...

SHE'D DO IT FOR A QUARTER

love is like a circle with two people, half and half till one of them is slaughtered like a sacrificial calf . a half a million dollars a half a...

HATE COULD HELP US HEAL

our time together's dwindling like stars near dawn of day we find our spirits drifting as our hearts begin to stray . we wasted precious moments...

SOMETIMES I WISH

memories cling like the dew in the flowers no matter if joyous or sad and as i look back at our deepest dark hours a difficult path we have had . the...

OEDIPUS READIPUS

oedipus readipus it's time for bedipus dad isn't here so i guess i'll ask mom oedipis readipus like her insteadipus maybe i'll ask her to go to the...
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APART, YET TOGETHER

let my words be soft caresses let my rhymes become your smiles let me warm you like a blanket that both comforts and beguiles . let my cadence be...

STILL HOLDING HANDS

its true i cannot touch your face i only touch your mind in photographs, i see you now in real life, i am blind . around a single sun we spin in two...
Cherry

FLAWS IN THE DIAMOND

we all are little gemstones that are precious to behold with many different layers that will open and unfold . so deeply look at what's inside to...
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I NEVER HEARD HER CRY

i don't know why i left her for she wasn't all that bad in retrospect, she may have been the best girl that i've had . we drifted down a river like...

CHAPTERS LEFT TO READ

our love has played out like a book with chapters in a row a roller coaster of a ride with rhythms, fast and slow . at times, we thought our book of...

SILENT LETTERS

i love those silent letters and i don't think them absurd i wish i could combine them all to make a silent word . a word expressing feelings of a...

THE PERFECT CHOICE

we contemplate quite often on the day that we will die and if we'll be united with our loved ones in the sky . of course, we'll see our relatives for...

THIRTY SEVEN CELSIUS

it's thirty seven celsius and yes, that may sound cold if you are used to fahrenheit as many are, i'm told . i grew up in america and when i was in...

HALF THE TIME

it's hard to say where she fits in yes, i'll admit to that so hard to pin her down when i am not sure where she's at . momentum like a pendulum with...
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SEASIDE DREAM

i dreamt i was at seaside as the sun was sinking low spinning soft on the horizon like it had nowhere to go . i slipped into the water heading off to...

VULNERABLE

i found you once susceptible to thoughts of dread of fear and that it when i loved you most and held you oh so near . for that it when you let me in...

SLEEPWRITING

some people walk when they're asleep sometimes they even run but very few in history have done what i have done . i found i'd often go to bed and...

A TALE OF TWO

a pair grows old together and it does no good to lie there is a thought, unspoken which will be the first to die . it doesn't seem surprising each...

BRIGHTER THAN THE FLAME

i'd always had a fear of fire i'd always turn and run but you eased my anxiety and showed me how's it done . we're brighter than the fire that would...
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LOOKING STRAIGHT INTO YOUR EYES

i've seen a lot of paintings and i just can't comprehend how a mix of hue and parchment sends my mind around the bend . but i've never seen a...

ARROWS IN OUR QUIVER

a parent never learns to take a parent is a giver our children are like arrows that we stuff inside our quiver . a quiver keeps them safe from harm a...

I CHASED YOU TILL YOU CAUGHT ME

the first time that i saw you i could tell that you were smart the brain, to me, the quickest way to worm inside my heart . you danced in circles '...

TERRIBLY TRAGIC AND MERRILY MAGIC

terribly tragic and merrily magic were lovers who dwelt on this earth a victim of drama met riotous mama a-blazing for all she was worth . this...

FOR LOVE CANNOT TELL TIME

love cannot distinguish what is dusk and what is dawn it only sees the beauty that its eyes have perched upon . love knows not, the seasons in a...

EYES IN THE MIRROR

we never see our eyes without a mirror a backwards point of view is all we catch we see each other straight and contemplate the fate about the union'...

BIRTHMARKS

we all are graced by birthmarks often called an angel's kiss sometimes they are quite subtle other times, they're hard to miss . a nibble from a...

SHOULD GOD HAVE FAITH IN US ?

we're often urged to "keep the faith" but yet i'm filled with doubt should faith exist to keep it in or should we let it out . we bite the hand that...

SWEET AS FROSTED FLAKES

i often call you "sugar" for i like the way you taste but if you were real sugar you would go straight to my waist i look into your eyes...and my...

WHEN BODIES MISBEHAVE

one wonders what's occurring when two persons lay in bed with flesh that's still awake while drowsing soundly, are their heads . flesh might demand...

OVER THINKING

i think i'm over thinking logic's winking like a fool my energy is sinking like an unplugged power tool . the more a concept's growing i am throwing...

LAST NIGHT HERE ON EARTH

our time is so expensive just a sampling, we own with so much time, just spent, confused and so much more, just blown . we've eaten time like candy...

WHO COULD HAVE PENNED A BETTER SCRIPT ?

i'd ask, "who dealt this mess" when i let the deal go down i left my mind at home while my body went to town . i was the star that shone while the...

LUCK LEAKS THROUGH YOUR FINGERS

it seems that life's a juggle you have plates up in the air when things start getting dizzy it can leave you in despair . the monsters that have only...
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EXTINCT ANIMALS

a trio of strange animals you'd miss them if you blinked in older days, quite plentiful but now they are extinct . the first was the dilemma never...

SOUND OF THE SUN

i met a boy who knew no sound exempt for all his life and one day he explained to me a thing that caused him strife . he gazed upon the burning sun...

A BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK

distrustful of new authors i will kick them to the curb but sometimes i'm intrigued by what is laid out in a blurb . the story may sound interesting...
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SEREIN

have you ever felt a raindrop falling down upon your head while underneath a sky of blue where clouds of rain have fled ? . that raindrop is a...

EMOTIONAL MACHINES

there's a reason that emotion has a "motion" as its tail it's said that we are "moved" when we're inclined to laugh or wail . pretending to be...
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BRAVERY OR FOOLISHNESS ?

there is a line, so skeletal when weighing certain traits and mankind's argued up a storm in furious debates . take genius and insanity it's such a...

DWELL

sometimes we ride up on the crest sometimes there's undertows but when the path of one might slip the other always goes . embracing joys of heaven...

THE NUDIST CAMP

quite long ago, a couple met with not a shred of etiquette for when they met, they had no shred of clothes . but it was at a colony that advocated...
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Poem of the week

IF I WERE

if i were mute, with language lost i would not vegetate i'd let my heart rise up in song and quickly escalate . but i'm not mute, no language lost i...
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FRIEND OR FOE ?

water's an elixir its denial would bring death but fluid in your lungs could kill by robbing us of breath . as embryos. we float along in seas within...

SLEEPS

i measure out my life in sleeps the laws of man, i'm banning for letting nature run its course creates the dreams i'm planning . the time when all...

WE WALK IN SHOES OF ANGELS

every person has a sibling even if an only child a tapestry of chromosomes unchecked and running wild . a villain who intimidates a monster, dressed...
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MY LAPTOP WAS AN ETCH-A-SKETCH

looking back on childhood days it really makes me laugh my most sophisticated toy ? a simple phonograph . a needle placed into a groove and when it...
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I OFTEN STARE AT ARTWORK

i often stare at artwork like a lot of people do but i am staring with my mind until i'm passing through . within them, i've seen glory in a godly...
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A SINGLE STAR

how fabulous are galaxies a gem filled swirling field a postcard from the dawn of time infinity, revealed . but i don't need a galaxy of spheroids...

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT

you don't have to say it it's revealed in your eyes your lips don't have to form the words for i realize . the beauty of our love needs neither...

A DIAMOND IN A CRAYON BOX

a meeting in strange circumstance defenses unaware eruption of recognizance a sharp but pleasant scare . your features brought to focus and your...

LIGHTHOUSE

the fish that tumble through the sea use their vision as their guide they dart and curve and deftly swerve to navigate the tide . the cave fish have...
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CLUBHOUSE

in a pleasant little township on a zigzag of a street stood a lovely little domicile where we would go to meet . where the atmosphere was cozy and...

PERIPHERY

we dance in your periphery you doubt that we exist but what do you think happens when you sense your aura's kissed . you sense we're standing by your...
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SEEING GUMBY

i watched some gumby late last night i'd missed it quite a while it was a favorite as a child it always made me smile . but now that i am older...

YOU'LL HAVE TO SAVE THE REST

we had a feast in front of us we settled in to dine we ended up with water which, just yesterday, was wine . the banquet, once so bountiful now...

STALACTITES AND STALAGMITES

i've seen the wonders of the caves cathedrals made of lime beheld the hallowed features of the slow parade of time . stalactites are the ones that...

DARK WITHOUT DIMENSIONS

it's dark without dimensions but i do not find it stark a script with no pretensions never fails to hit the mark . a life with no sensations is a...

AWED

i have a little something that i must get off my chest you may take what parts you like and disregard the rest . when someone utters "awesome" when...

THE WORLD OF FOUND

life is but a journey that begins when we are small near motionless when we begin we soon begin to crawl . then crawling turns to walking then at...

CEMETERY MUSIC

at night, out in the cemetery occupants will sing at first a softly purring voice then others start to ring . not every person does it just the ones...

EARTHWORMS

let's talk about the earthworms they're an oddity to me i guess we call them earthworms cause they don't live in the sea . but why the name of "...

LIBRARY

we met down at the library in arts and recreation we knew that we were similar by meeting at this station . we both had the philosophy that loving...

GRAVITY

the qualities of gravity are often found in love all safe and sound upon the ground yet floating up above . for love ensures security but also lets...
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CINNAMON FRECKLES

how delightful were the freckles that adorned her skin, so fair like stars up in the heavens they were scattered everywhere . she always smelled like...
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MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS

when you're traversing mountains there is just one reason why to make it to the summit for a clear view of the sky . it's like achieving happiness...

UNSUNG

there's always been a thread of thought that ambled through my head in days, gone by, i'd keep it trapped in doubt, it should be said . but you have...

SINGING HEARTS

a heart beats out percussion like a drummer in a band but needs a bit of melody to lend a guiding hand . the music of the heart is pure as flawless...

PHOENIX

the phoenix is a creature that will suddenly expire to find itself reborn in full from ashes of a fire . their feathers then will sprout anew from...

RINGS UPON THE WATER

we bought a pair of matching rings both silvery and black so often circles curve apart then there's no turning back . rings upon the water rings...

EPICENTER

in january , ninety four when most were not awake the city where the angels dwelt was given quite a shake . a little baby girl was born among the...

THE LAST SUPPER

they gathered all together as they often had before for a melancholy supper that would rock them to the core . for they knew he was the chosen in...

INCHES FROM MY HEART

i've always been a solo act so low i'd often cry it seemed i shed more teardrops than were raindrops in the sky . like flowers that embrace the sun...
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LOOK INSIDE

we come in varied packaging each different from the rest and some will make distinctions using vision as their test you must look beneath the surface...
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YOUR LAUGHTER'S LIKE A RIVER

your laughter sometimes ripples like the backspin of a river as it tumbles down the valley to the sea a song that only beauty found in nature should...

CIVIL WAR

let's talk about the civil war the grey against the blue please tell me what these colors mean the themes behind the hues . the grey would seem so...

YOU LOVE ME

we've often said that group of words the trio, "i love you" we know we love each other and so now here's what we do . instead of saying "i love you"...

THE BIRD BEGINS TO SING

when a guitar that was played with love has no semblance of a chord when a guitar that once roared with life is a simple slab of board . then that...

WATER FROM YOUR WELL

although we live in different states our mental state is one we'll rearrange out tangled streams till victory is won . we are about to meet at last...

I KNEW YOU

i knew you twenty years ago we never had a clue that some day in the future there'd be plans for me and you . when souls are so in touch they feel...

BLESSED ARE THE POWERS

the hurricane, in passing leaves the lives beneath disturbed with the fervor of a demon with an appetite, uncurbed . damaged is the flower that is...

NOT EXACTLY LOST

we're children of the water with the ocean in our eyes we're windblown, wet and barefoot we hear joy in seagull's cries . we're lost without the...

YOU FOUND YOU'D NEVER LEFT

you always were an L.A. girl the desert called to thee but sand could never keep you trapped for all eternity . your spirit always was too strong to...

LOVELY DREAM

our love is like a pallet with the hues of flowers, wild the wisdom of experience the wonder of a child . the rainbows of our auras playful colors in...

THREESOME

we thought we'd have a threesome it's a thing we've done before expanding our horizons we shall waltz off to explore . upon the sands of gold, are we...
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MOODS OF THE SUN

the sun, like us, has many moods and those who live on earth can tell when that ol' sun is sad and when she's full of mirth . we all have somber...

TWO ODDS MAKE AN EVEN

we've always been a little odd a fact we can't deny it's never been too hard for us we barely had to try . we've had some fingers wagged at us what...
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SEASONED SAILORS

we ride the peaks and valleys of the life that God has brought though low points are unpleasant there's a lesson to be taught . you can't be filled...
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ICE CREAM HEARTACHES

we've all had ice cream headaches what a special brand of pain your brain feels like it might explode you can barely stand the strain . you pray to...

MY WANTING HEART

i make myself agendas to maintain my mental health the cost is not a factor here despite my lack of wealth . it's such a risky gamble that i'd better...
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SUNLIGHT ON YOUR FACE

some women drape their forms in silk a costume, meant to please with lines and curves to misdirect to titillate and tease . the fabric of your smile...
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WORDS OF LOVE

there's love songs on the radio we hear them every day i've heard a million in my life but never did they sway . i could not grasp the meaning though...

EOLIAN

eolian, our lives are formed produced by ancient winds in times of doubt sometimes without protection from our skins . sometimes the wind is warm and...
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HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP

i think about your banquet and my hunger will not stop we are perfect mates but in different states not a skip and jump and hop . instead of walking...

PILES OF LEAVES

the winter brings on changes which, at times, resembles death it's just a short hiatus till the springtime draws new breath . a tree may lose its...

MEMORIES OF CIRCUMSTANCE

we fell in love in winter and throughout this quarter year we've doubled up our happiness and halved our doubt and fear . we're filled with...
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RECOLLECTIONS

i love how we communicate no filters in the way we never have to worry we just open up and say . sometimes a gentle whisper other times, a merry roar...

TELL THE BEES

it started back in england why it started, no one's said but members of the household told the bees when one was dead . they carried out this custom...
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THE NATURE OF OUR LOVE

the sun provides the gift of life the warmth that we all crave without the sun to light the way i never would be brave . the stars will take the...

LOVE IS LIKE CLOTHING

although it's taken several years i've come to realize that love is like a suit of clothes that comes in just one size . when one attempts to wear...

ONE AGAINST THE STORM

i was used to leaning backward so i'd bend but never break i fell along the way, but never made the same mistake . i was faced with fierce resistance...

TWO BOATS LASHED TOGETHER

(FOR AUDRA) we started up a kinship soon embarking on a trip we lashed our boats together to ensure we'd never tip . we set sail on the ocean to a...

ORCHESTRA OF CRICKETS

i'd rather have friends, taciturn with mouths all tightly zipped than noisy interlopers who would circumvent my script . these would be sons-of-...

THE LAST THING SHE'D FORGET

they were an awkward couple pair of peas without a pod whenever she was even you could bet he'd end up odd . he'd always miss her birthday not one...

BEES AND GHOSTS AND KITTENS

you must be made of flowers for the bees fly down to smell the sweetness of your nectar and they like it very well . they relish your aroma on your...

LOVEBIRDS

lovebirds have no arms to hug but baby, they can wing it a love song nestled in their throats and when it's time, they sing it a lovebird always...
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LAZY CIRCLES

i used to be a dancer with a rhythm, tried and true but lost the thread of music's path till things became askew . i had no partner in my arms alone...

GLIMPSES OF HEAVEN

our bodies long for sustenance until we leave this earth be it flavorful or bitter every tidbit has it's worth . we're crying out for honey when our...
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FLASHY COLORS

you'd think a tree would don its clothes when autumn claimed its ground but gusts of air undresses them and scatters leaves around . the winds tear...

THE KING'S PANTALOONS

there's chaos in the kingdom bold rebellion in the realm a personal attack upon the one who mans the helm . the king was growing frenzied with his...

STAINED GLASS

we all face disappointments how we handle them, depends some people face their ghosts alone while others lean on friends . to guide them through the...

A LITTLE NICHE

between a king's vast riches and a poor man's empty pot between a verdant garden and a dry infertile plot between a raging river and the fortress of...

ARMOR

a knight, engaged in battle was protected, head to toe in sheets of heavy metal that conformed to him, just so . but if that man was jostled and he...

TOGETHER, WE'RE ASSEMBLED

together, were assembled in the womb, all safe and warm but all too quickly, find ourselves in life's insurgent storm . the winds may tear us limb...

LOVE WOULD PASS AWAY

too often in this game of life one seems to find a mate that seems to be that special one but then they hesitate . forever's such a long long time so...
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YOU'LL NEVER SING THE BLUES

you love to sing and when you do your mind is blending hues i'll weave my song around yours so you'll never sing the blues . your voice grows red...

REMEMBERING THE MOMENTS

remembering the moments while forgetting all the years this swirling panorama will confuse the eyes and ears . your mind is more selective searches...

WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM

your dreams tell you a story sometimes modern, sometimes old you cannot force these tales of course they simply must unfold . the plots may be...

I HAVE YOU

i have you in my life at last a vision stolen from the past i had you on my mind from time to time . but we were always kept apart and never knew...

MINDS IN LOVE

whenever bodies fall in love in fact, it's only lust although, there's tons of passion there is not a shred of trust . when bodies covet bodies it's...

MY SISTER WORKS FOR DISNEY

my sister works for disney joining mickey mouse and walt so much for her retirement that came to a screeching halt . she learned the rules of conduct...

LOOKING THROUGH GLASS

what happens to our vision ? loss of clarity occurs what once was sharp and vivid now just convoluted blurs . you go to see the oculist when eye...

REFLECTIONS ON THE MOON

i wonder what the moon must think when looking down from high upon her bright blue neighbor who is hanging in the sky . i wonder if the moon could...

FIRE AND WINGS

you hear some music in your mind you want to give it breath if there's no notes on paper it will die a lonely death . a tune relies on instruments...
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MARBLES

in youth, i carried marbles in a little yellow bag i'd challenge other children and their marbles i would snag . i thought i'd lose my marbles when i...

GHOST OF LOVE

the morn is an amazing time unveiling is the sun to spread good cheer to earthlings, dear embracing everyone . it's time for new beginnings and a...
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RADIO DRIVING

i'm driving to the radio it's sometimes fast and sometimes slow i tend to let its tempo set my pace . sometimes i'll hear my favorite song and i'll...

TIME AND DISTANCE

let's fine dine, sweet love of mine let's make the moment last when hand in hand, it's wonderland and time unwinds too fast . for me and you, the...

FLESH OR MIND

in the end, what will betray you ? will it be your flesh or mind ? the answer looms much clearer as the passing years unwind . is it best to die in...

THE AWFUL TRUTH

they say a lump of sugar makes the medicine go down but i would rather take my lumps then in my sorrow, drown . for when it's time for answers it is...

OCEANS LAST FOREVER

your teardrops are cascading like a cruel torrential rain your rainbows, lost in shadows so they cannot ease your pain . at last, the dawn is...
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THE ARTIST'S SOUL

the painter died at seventy he never was well known but since the day he last drew air his prominence has grown . for when the grinning reaper felt...

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

is there a sadder feeling than those thoughts of "might have been" ? if it were in your power would you go back there again ? . back to that crucial...

INVISIBLE PAINT

invisible paint what a hoot that would be for i could see you but you couldn't see me i'd take off my clothes and then hang from a tree invisible...

OVERDIZZED

she truly loved her disneyland and claimed it as her own she found she spent a lot more time in there, instead of home . the castle was her palace...

THE BEGINNING OF TIME

if you should ask a christian when the start of time began they'd say "in the beginning" when God had this six day plan . the greeks say there was...

SIREN

i dreamed i was a sailor in the restless days of yore defiant, in my mighty ship across the sea, i tore . i heard a woman whisper calling from a...

MISHEARD LYRICS

we've all caught misheard lyrics be it "bathroom on the right" or "wrapped up like a douche a nutter butter in the night" . lennon mentioned girls...

EIGHTEEN INCHES

it's only eighteen inches from the mind down to the heart but sometimes those two cities seem eight hundred miles apart . the hearts go running...

DIPPING OARS

you hunger for adventure chasing memories to save it's not the destination it's the journey that you crave . there are no signs or road maps just a...

REVELATION

the canvas blank and lacking rank yet dreams will soon run free just turn the little crank that will invent the scenery . the banners curled and then...

CANDLES

how sad to be in darkness and just sitting up on shelves we'd like to be discovered but we just can't help ourselves . one candle lights another...

BETWIXT

it all begins with silence like a sky that's clear and blue then notes like little raindrops fill the air with something new . these notes create a...

DAVID BOWIE

i miss you, david bowie ground control seeks major tom dear aladdin sane i hope that life on mars is calm . you are among my heroes all the madmen...

LIFE, PREVIOUS

i thought i heard in stereo mistakenly, not true i only heard a single track while swearing there were two . twas half deaf in life, previous my ears...

JAKE THE JAILBIRD

a hood named jake the jailbird lived upon the jersey shore a rap sheet longer than your arm offenses by the score . by chance, he found employment in...

RAINBOWS AT MIDNIGHT

we all wander, lost in darkness with our fingers grasping blind when all we need to do is let the light shine from our minds . there's rainbows...

CHANGE IN THE WEATHER

we miss those days of summer and its warm and friendly breeze the branches lost their blossoms and the leaves have left the trees . those lofty...

OVATION

back when she learned to walk it seemed more often she would dance receiving smiles from visitors as through the house, she'd prance . her mother...

BEND A LITTLE

sometimes there's controversy when we bring our minds to meet we cross at intersections but can't find a one-way street . on horns of a dilemma...

THE MIRACLE OF LOVE

a few believe in miracles perhaps one part of thirds and fewer still have felt them so they were much more than words . our loving is a miracle it...

TELLING TIME

time moves on eternally you cannot click on pause no referee to stop the clock regardless of your cause . your time is surely limited and when your...
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ANCHOR

we're tossed into the chaos and the currents run so swift so easy to just give up hope and give in to its drift . temptation leans on doorbells...
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THE HYPNOTIST

the hypnotist stands on the stage the audience is rapt the hypnotized stay in their seats among the others, trapped. . the hypnotist says, "bow your...

FULL MOON

at first, nobody noticed then some eyebrows slowly raised it seems our faithful satellite forgot she should be phased . the laws we knew had vanished...

KINGS AND PRINCES

the king is the authority but he must have an heir to sit upon the throne the day his father isn't there . the child, full of security the father,...
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SIFTING

in youth, we all are ignorant but some find out in time the things of greatest value will not set us back a dime . its wise to build a bank account...

WE ARE ONE

our souls and minds are intertwined we wear each other's flesh a suit of loving armor with a strong but pliant mesh . our moods will mix to quickly...

JACARANDAS

in april, without warning you may spy a tiny sprig a little cluster peeking out in hopes of growing big . a vision so magnificent enough to make one...

THE DATE

what would you do if told that you could know the day you'd die ? . would you say yes or rather guess about the by and by ? . if you could know just...
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FEEDING TIME

the day can test our tempers till we're crippled by the storm but often just a little smile will make things safe and warm . the lilting trill of...

I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING

it's been a wondrous journey but the route was badly planned and how i made it up to here i still don't understand . although, i lost my footing...

SUMMER RAIN

the sun is shining brightly but a cloud moves overhead till shadows fill the borders with a sense of pending dread . a shifting of the patterns where...
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TAKE A SOLO

it seems that you are doubtful oh so hesitant to speak you're unsure of your thoughts you fear that some may find them weak . get ready for adventure...
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WANT SOME DRAMA ?

i had great expectations but alas, there was a twist our house became so bleak now in two cities, we exist . you want to pick a fight with me ? well...
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SLEEPING IN A CAR

when i was just a baby i am told i often cried and the only way to stop it was to take me for a ride . they'd toss me in the back seat and before we'...

MY BOW UPON YOUR VIOLIN STRINGS

let's recreate a symphony that we've rehearsed before a piece of music meant for two so better shut the door . meandering through merry lands...

ANXIOUS FINGERS

i like to be creative but so frantic, is my life how can one spark a candle when the winds are full of strife ? . i thought i'd reached a moment...
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LET'S REINVENT THE OCEAN

the love between the moon and sea is strongest of them all and when their lust is fit to burst then nature takes its call . the stars look on in...

AMUSEMENT PARK IN HEAVEN

in a corner up in heaven there's a lush amusement park where you can sail the ocean as you pilot noah's ark . you can lounge away in eden take a nap...

WIND CHIMES

i have a pair of wind chimes one of wood and one of glass hanging near my window where the summer breezes pass . the wood provides percussion as it...

ADVICE

at times, folks asked me for advice i wonder why they would do i seem like the kind of guy who knows what's bad or good ? . i'll give you all some...

THE FIRST THING

i feel her hand upon my hand although too far to touch when one hand senses danger then the other hand will clutch . our love sprang up like flowers...

A YOUNG MUSICIAN AND HIS WIFE

a young musician and his wife would always spend the day by making music side by side to while away the day . he figured out the music while his wife...

GEE, SIS

Jesus had disciples and they questioned not, his word he was their mighty shepherd and he comforted his herd . my childhood would have not been...

VERMILION BORDER

vermilion border how lovely to meet i know a nice diner that's right down the street everyone knows it's a great place to eat vermilion border i'll...

A PAIR OF NEEDLES

there was a little needle who had found he'd gone astray he'd lost the field, magnetic where he'd pointed everyday . he had no recollection of the...

SURF'S UP

a strange disturbance in the sea the tide has grown excessively as if the moon will claim it as her own . the ocean gave the moon her birth you'd...

TIME GETS ANXIOUS

we live in different time zones well, at least for half the year although we live in different states our own state's always clear . the minutes seem...

SIX SECOND MOVIES

a movie of six seconds a play upon a stage a person acting crazy or at least, not of their age . if you had looked the other way you may have missed...

TWO BELLS

you hear a bell at dawning sending love notes to the sun the sound of it enchanting but alas, it's only one . let's sing a song together chase away...

NEW ROSES

she told me she got flowers all the time from her last guy but then one day discovered that the whole act was a lie . she plucked a little banner...

COMPOSITION

ever since i was an infant i sought music as a friend oasis from the frantic world a place where i'd transcend . i hope this lasts forever but if...

ALMOST FORTY FIVE

he asked about her history what men had come before she said, "i'll tell you honestly twas only forty four" . the horror on his bug-eyed face just...

MYSTERIES

the authors of the mysteries weave plots, quite serpentine that leaves the jumbled reader to perceive the lines, between . there's always someone...

STRONG COFFEE

maybe you're a carrot quite unyielding to the max how does a carrot face a situation that may tax . inside a pot of water that is boiling at its peak...

MOUSE EARS

she spent her time in disneyland much more than in her home and even in her dreams at night through disneyland, she'd roam . one day, when combing...

HI

i said HI she said HI so twice was uttered HI and this device brought paradise for we were twice as HI . i said HA she, HA HA together, HA HA HA and...

INCIDENTAL MUSIC

a bit of idle murmuring a tune, devoid of form a soundtrack to a little scene inside your brain, so warm . you're marching to a different drum a...

MODERATION

the sun is like a hot balloon the scent of summer, sweet the girls glide by like little floats parading down the street . the earth beats like a...

OUT OF OUR HANDS

it's out of our hands you understand and into the hands of love the powers that be must greater than we have lifted us higher above . how precious,...

THE LAST STAR

when young, i'd gaze up to the skies and see a million stars a necklace full of diamonds like the beams of motorcars . this vast parade of spheroids...

SNAKES

snakes have a dry skin how cold to the touch we recoil when seeing a creature as such we shake cause we're sickened we shake cause we're scared while...

TWIN FLAMES

their bodies are electric when engaged in acts of love these two halves of a soul were born in heaven, high above . a deep incessant throbbing richly...

BARBIE DOLLS AND PETS

i wish i was in showbiz drinking wine and eating quiche where barbie dolls did cattle calls and pets were on a leash . i wish i was in dixie just a-...

A SIX YEAR OLD AT SIXTY

a six year old at sixty how did i reach this age ? it seemed like only yesterday i was in pupal stage . i got free rent and groceries i did not have...
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START ANEW

a forest lives forever in the hearts of seeds they spread from embers of the timberland a host of life is fed . the earth adopts the orphans and...

LARRY THE LOBSTER

larry was a lobster and he wasn't very large he always had been bullied by the bigger ones in charge . he never knew the reason why his growth began...

SANDMAN

his head shaped like a crescent moon his eyes, a starry black he has a cache of secret sand he carries in a sack . he sprinkles it upon you as you...

SEEING THE LIGHT

sometimes, the senses we possess fade out as years climb on the stars that once shone brightly bow their heads when shown the dawn . for me, alas, it...

HORNS HOLD UP MY HALO

horns hold up my halo and my pitchfork tail behind is hidden underneath a robe that's splendidly divine . i've never played a harp before but i've...

FLIP THE HOURGLASS

life is like a poem sometimes a stream of thought so pure but nature can go haywire and malfunctions may occur . instead of flowing couplets there's...

EIGHT SECONDS

a man considered suicide to gain eternal sleep to reach this lofty goal from a tall building, he would leap . he made the calculations and concluded...

DRINKING TO REMEMBER

she sure could hold her liquor and i sure could handle mine that's when we'd hold each other while our blood turned into wine . it seems that we were...

BORN SMART

the moment we arrive we are confused as we can be we hear sounds that hurt our eardrums only blurry lights we see . how pathetic an existence when we...
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WATUSI

watusi was the shyest boy that dwelt within the tribe and all the other children there would always taunt and gibe . each night, the young would...

HELLWARD BOUND

i'll have a little home there with a front yard all a-flame a smoking red brick chimney blackened mailbox with my name i've lost my teeth already...

PLUTO'S HEART

few times in my life can i recall a sadder fate than when our solar system was reduced from nine to eight . my sadly distant pluto was erased right...

BUT ME ?

some people fish for hammerhead some people fish for trout but most will fish for anything their little poles pull out . some people fish for halibut...

PLAYING TRICKS

a day in deep october in a field of flowers, wild eyes closed in meditation like the daydreams of a child . a zephyr whistled in my ear a song that...

TENTH LIFE OF A CAT

a marquee on a theater my name was ten feet tall the multitudes explored my moods an idol, loved by all a stratopsheric rocket with an afterburner,...

DANISH LOVER, ROAM POETIC

danish lover, roam poetic world's for you to see you take the pastry in your hand and wax, poetically . you like things sweet inside your mouth and...

STRANGELY DIM

when faced with nasty weather that could tear my world apart i think about your kindness and your essence fills my heart when forces rage around me...

AMONG THE TREES

there's many trees inhabiting the ranches and the farms with branches reaching out just like a lover's caring arms in forests, they're in aggregate...

TWO LOVELY ANGELS

there were two lovely ladies born in nineteen-twenty-one you were one lady's granddaughter i was one lady's son . though both departed from the earth...

TWO STARS

in the deepest folds of twilight nestled high up in the sky lie a twinkling stellar duo and those stars are you an i . ablaze in luminescence loving...

RAINBOWS ON THE MOON

my show was interrupted by a sudden sharp retort they broke into my program for a special news report . it seems a group of scientists who keep an...

RELIGION

the prayers we lift each morning will be warming as the sun the day ahead we're smoothing soft and soothing, fears undone . our hands we'll clutch...

BOATS ARE SAFER IN THE HARBOR

we're a pair of sea bound vessels we're inclined to dare the tide we are bored by shallow waters through the foaming waves, we glide . cruising...
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MERCATOR CITY

we see in three dimensions and we live in three as well how odd to be suspended in a world that wouldn't swell . most people crave a landscape that...

MELTING INTO ONE

the moon cannot escape the dancing fingers of the dawn the sun absorbs the moonbeams till all consciousness is gone . i am the moon in gray you are...

CATERPILLARS

i opened up my window just to take a look outside imagine my confusion at the vision that i spied . a million caterpillars were parading through the...

FLIRTING FOR INFINITY

we're flirting for infinity i love your femininity you make my masculinity go wild . indulging in forever-play you take me places, far away i knew it...

I FOUND YOU IN THE MYSTERY

life is full of pathways, strange where light is rather dim your joy gets quickly snatched from you depending on fate's whim . then eyes behold a...

I KISS YOU IN OUR DREAMS

each night, when we're about to sleep sweet kisses are applied they seep into both me and you and slink their way inside . they make a little journey...

POSTCARDS

they didn't have much money and they didn't have much time they never took vacations only up the ladder, climbed . but they shared a sense of humor...

DIVE INTO A BOOK

let me tell you, people every time i read a book i dive right down inside it just to get a better look . i'm leaping through the pages take the...

AS YOU PLEASE

if you do not know the question then the answer never comes if you do not write the lyrics you are left with only hums when there's difficulty...

WRYTER

could i be called a writer just because i own a pen ? is it enough to scrawl some junk and post it now and then ? . yes, ink is cheap to purchase it'...

CAROUSEL

she'd reached the age of thirty but if you must know the truth she still maintained the innocence she fancied in her youth . she often looked back...

TIME WILL ALWAYS WIN

now, time has been our master since the moment we were born each day it picks off some of us while some are left to mourn the mourners soon are...
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LARCENY

i've always been quite honest mr. lincoln's biggest fan no trickery or balderdash a conscientious man . my eyes, when they beheld you saw the road to...

NECKLACE AND A SMILE

we grew up in a nudist camp a hippie type commune where social standards took a seat while nature called the tune . we both derived from families...

PERPETUAL EMOTION

i find that i'm bamboozled by mechanical design the clockwork of machinery escapes my feeble mind . for years, the greatest scientists all put...

SMILES, BOTH SHY AND SLY

you are my mona lisa and i'll state the reason why your eyes are so enticing while your smile is oh so shy . your face is so expressive it's so...

CRYING AND SMILING

when babies come into this world they often wonder why they had to leave their cozy home so they begin to cry . the people who attend the birth are...

WITHOUT A SINGLE SOUND

when a tree falls in the forest where no wildlife is around does it dent the earth substantially without a single sound ? . when the night falls in...

ELECTRIC SPARKS

we linger in the distance for we're forced to bide our time the poem, though now completed still must wait to hear its rhyme . the rain falls down...

THE NIGHT BEFORE

the things we think are set in stone may change before our eyes each day on earth, we live and learn and strive to grow more wise . sometimes this...

ANIMATED TATTOOS

it seems art eloped with science in a powerful alliance for a futuristic genre has been shaped . for the tattoos, once so quiet will now gallivant...

TERRIBLY TRAGIC AND MERRILY MAGIC

terribly tragic and merrily magic were lovers who dwelt on this earth a victim of drama met riotous mama a-blazing for all she was worth . this...

CIRCUMLOCUTION

we only end up beaten when we beat around the bush when pulled by curiosity why do we tend to push ? . we use equivocation and then quiver at the...

SEA SHELLS

you take a sea shell from its home you figure there's no harm but taking sea shells from the sea is cause for great alarm . you hold the shell up to...

EXTRA BUTTON ON YOUR SHIRT

i think of you as treasure but you think of me as dirt and if i were a mineral i know it wouldn't hurt . you never bow to anyone i know i must abide...

BORN IN A PLANE

twas born on a plane i know that's insane imagine my mother in flight . in clouds, high above when a push came to shove i arrived on that curious...

SIGN LANGUAGE

when one is born in silence with no language to enhance they pantomime in splendid rhyme their fingers in a dance . when people do the hula it is...
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BOOKS ARE MADE OF PAPER

books are made from paper and this paper comes from wood the wood comes from the forest but i doubt it's understood . that trees have different...

OUR SUN WILL PAINT THE SKIES

some artists portray people such as man and loving wife while others are more comfortable with something more still life . perhaps a shred of fiction...
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POETIC WHISPERS

a person pens a pretty poem accepts the accolades a rabid roaring audience wild ticker tape parades . sometimes this lucky person writes a piece that...

GLAD TO BE YOUR GLUE

it's easy to just fall apart from webs of spreading cracks there is a sense of urgency yet no time to relax . sometimes one's self is not enough you...

MAY WE ?

may you always be lighthearted may you chase the shadows, dark may you never make appointments only do things on a lark . may you laugh, sincere and...

BABY SECRETS

not everyone has seen a birth deliverance, full blown but each of us has made the scene on birthdays of our own . surrounded by the darkness then...

THE MADDENING MOON

there have been superstitions that the full moon drives one mad it might cause rage or laughter or to make one deeply sad . but is it purely folklore...

A SKY OF LAVENDER

the heavens are the ceilings of cathedrals in the wild the jewels of starry regions with their apparitions, styled . the wind, a breathy furor with...

NOTHING IS BETTER THAN THIS

a sharp little cry a mischievous yelp a miniscule stranger in need of your help . a baby when laughing, will always bring bliss and nothing is better...

PRIORITIES

we've all had an occasion where we were quite overloaded a bag was ripped, the contents tipped a jelly jar exploded . and yet you saved a loaf of...

YOUR VOICE

a cool drink in the desert a slice of shade, so rare a quick refreshing wave of breezy coolness in the air . a star that wanders slyly dares to peek...
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TRAFFIC LIGHT ELVES

while sitting at a traffic light a little girl of five asked her mom, behind the wheel when she could learn to drive . her mother said, "you have a...
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SINLESS IN SIN CITY

i'm sinless in sin city what a horrid place to be a soul so pure and innocent amidst debauchery . to some, the holy trio is to gamble, smoke and...

STRENGTHENED

strengthened by joy to get over the strain of constant upheaval bombarding the brain thank God, you're normal or i'd be insane strengthened by joy...

LOGOPHOBIA

i've gotten logophobia i can't believe my luck i'm feeling weak, i'd love to speak but do not have the pluck . i want to spin out poetry dramatic and...

THE GRAY BERET

i went down to the thrift store as i do on my off day i bought a shirt, a pair of pants two CDs, i would play . i bought two ties, a single book some...

SIDESWIPED

this morning, i was sideswiped thought i'd nearly die of fright reclining in my leather till a jolt brought me upright . i found myself pulled...
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TOTEMS

a multitude of totems spaced out even in a row with new ones still created as the need for them would grow . the people in the village in the county...

JANUARY

janus is a two-faced god with powers to transcend for he prepares beginnings and he cleans up at the end . he holds in hand, the gate key that...
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WHEN LOVE TURNS

when love is white it's innocent a baby in the wild a slice of territory unfamiliar to a child one night the stars winked at the earth the earth...

LOOK AT THE LOVEBIRDS

look at the lovebirds they cuddle and coo they look at us for we're so in love too they call us lovepeople and watch what we do look at the lovebirds...

WEIGHTLESS

people like to argue they go at it, tooth and nail they seem to think the maddest not the fittest, will prevail . but we're not up in arms we're in...

TREASURES

we call some people, pennywise yet foolish by the pound but nowhere in this realm is any pleasure to be found . enhance your life with laughter...

RAINBOW

happiness is fleeting like rainbow that will bow between the acts of raging skies to give us hope somehow . storms will keep on haunting mother...

A STAR IS BORN

a cloud of dust in nebula with turbulence within will weave enormous knots until their gravity caves in . but as the cloud collapses there's no...

EVIL QUEEN

i shiver as the sun comes up the shadows fade to white why must the dawn occur at all ? there's comfort in the night . the sun's an evil queen that...

THE RAILROAD MAN

he worked hard for the railroad no, he never missed a day but he never really liked the job although he made good pay . he did enjoy the rhythms as...

FULL MOONS

the wolf moon will come howling on a night of icy light the snow moon haunts the hunting brilliant walls so tall in height . the worm moon will come...

SAD EYE JOE

sad eye joe was not an outlaw he was quite the honest man not prone was he to larceny that never was his plan . but one night in november joe had...

HEADY

you and i are heady we never think we only feel when two hearts beat as one there are no secrets to reveal . there's never any questions for the...

FEBRUARY

behold, the month of solmonath which celebrated mud the winter, jeweled in ice soon leaking out it's milky blood . behold the month of helmkuu snowy...

UMBRA

i follow in the umbra of the poets, long ago who shared the thoughts inside their heads so other minds might grow . these fables grew like forests...

ONCE UPON A TIME

once upon a time there was a couple so in love they intertwined their colors like the rainbows up above . their love began in summer and their...

AMBIVERT

i guess i am an ambivert you ask me, what is that ? sometimes i am a roaring beast sometimes, a pussy cat . i'll settle in the middle just as long to...

COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO

once there was a rooster known as cock-a-doodle-doo he always had a job so he'd have bread to see him through . he was a bantam fighter and he got so...

CARRIED TO THE PEAK

CARRIED TO THE PEAK we mostly live in valleys on a stable plot of ground and whisper to the mountains that have gathered all around . our voices full...

THINKING AND HOPING

she left me wrapped in wonder with my tongue too stunned to speak my eyes in starlit magic till it made my knees go weak . this crazy hypnotism left...

MATCHES MADE IN HEAVEN

some duos made in heaven start to solo quick as hell but our sweet song of love will always weave a magic spell . new verses added daily to our...

COLORS

before we were together my poor blood would just run red but now it runs in scarlet or a crimson hue instead . the sky that loomed above me was a...

MARCH

march evolved from martius the first month that appeared and martius, homage to mars the god of war, revered . a town sprung up on seven hills became...

KISS THE STARS

you hear a little whistle that is dancing in the air a lilt that is infectious with an essence, very rare . the breezes go unnoticed unless flurries...

RAIN GEAR

when wild and windy weather add some moisture to the mix there isn't any downpour your umbrella cannot fix . by keeping us protected they will take...

FIELD TRIP

embarking on a field trip was my junior high school class a jaunt to an amusement park we had an all day pass . tremendously excited with our hearts...

UNDISCOVERED BLISS

we boiled beneath the blazing sun and shivered in the night alone, afraid a dark parade with no strength left to fight . when down to our last shred...

KNOWLEDGE

i ain't gettin' any younger one cannot reverse the tide i ain't feelin' any older life is short, but oh so wide . i peeled back all the layers to...

YOU'RE MY REASON

my life revolves around you like a planet 'round a sun you give me light and comfort when i haven't either one . without you, there's no sunshine...

APRIL

aphrodite, smiling when the springtime came along her flowers rising up in bloom to sing a joyous song . her world was waking up again the winter...

I LOVE YOU, RIGHT ?

i'm at the age when things regress i've pulled back in my head and tend to think of days of yore than yesterday, instead . sometimes my recollections...

MAY

we now give thanks to maia who bestowed fertility to not just plants, but children too into infinity . a time for all to blossom with a nurturing,...

I'LL BRING YOU SUMMER

our love is nicely seasoned by the mingling of our skin sometimes it's hard to tell where i fade out and you fade in . when balanced by our natures...

CREPUSCULAR

you and i, crepuscular it's twilight that we crave the moment at its melting point the region of the brave . we like to live our lives on edge yet...

GHOSTIES IN THE CROSSWALKS

there's ghosties in the crosswalks and tomatoes on the vine and everyone in hollywood has turned to frankenstein . i can't remember flowers that was...

JUNE

juno, queen of goddesses replenishes the earth she eases the deliveries of mothers giving birth . a guardian of soldiers as they travel off to war...

WE CANNOT STOP THE WIND

we cannot stop the wind, my love the violent gusts will blow so we must learn to bend a bit as not to be laid low . the storm won't last forever it...

JULY

the emperor of rome way back in 46 bc revised his empire's calendar to what we all now see . the dates of all their festivals had gotten out of whack...

AUGUST

we praise augustus caesar with this end of summer name this month was once sextillis till the emperor found fame . but what was he to julius ? a...

THE POEM I HAVE NOT WRITTEN

my muse is growing restless from her failure to inspire she hasn't sparked the embers that would resurrect the fire . hell hath seen no fury like a...

SHINING SOMEWHERE ELSE

the sun's a happy traveler never ruminates too long it lingers for a moment when you turn your back, it's gone . it travels off to places where you...
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STRENGTH OF THE SUN

our sun's so very heavy yet seems weightless in design as she rises very slowly till she fills the sky with wine . if she ever chose to leave us or...

SEPTEMBER

septum birthed september latin seven, born and bred but there's another meaning that is something else instead . a partition twixt two chambers be it...

OCTOBER

it once was known as winterfylled the filling of the moon the shadows ever deepening the chilling seasons soon . the nights are getting darker...

NOVEMBER

november is penultimate a month for giving thanks to all our country's servicemen who moved on up the ranks . we gather for the eucharist a feast...

DECEMBER

the ending of the novel the last page drawing near the cherry that's upon the top of each and every year . the winter's chill may threaten but our...

BROKEN RECORD

like a record that's broken she would constantly say i love you i love you i love you all day . i certainly knew that how not, when she'd say i love...
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PHASES OF THE MOON

some say my mind is in the clouds that might be true, i say i'm often not inside my head but somewhere far away i know i need some tethering or else...

SONG OF JOY

light flies through the window and slips out the other side leaving just the darkness which prefers to stay and hide . there must be kaleidoscopes...
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BLONDE AND GRAY

life's made up of patches like a crazy quilt parade there's often great decisions and some others, best not made . sometimes our minds are brilliant...

TITANIC

a couple saw "titanic" in a theater one night expectancy, gigantic as they held each other tight . and when the film was over they retired to a cafe...

STANDING ON THE CORNER

i'm standing on the corner with my mommy close at hand i can barely walk although she thinks my strut is grand . my knees are rather shaky but...

HISTORY

i never played much poker but i know how to poke . i've seldom been a joker that's the butt of my joke . i might have been a smoker but i no longer...

MOONCALF

look at that poor mooncalf it's so different from the rest that little quiver in its eye will tell the story best it's only when the moon grows dim...

I DON'T LIKE AIRPORTS

i don't like airports half the time the other half, i do for when you left, it was a crime but great, when in you flew . sometimes the airport's full...

KILLING TIME

time begins when you are born at least it does for you for months, you've been developing and then you're pushing through . for a while, you're...

HOT AND BOTHERED

Time has been our master and it will be evermore seems every year gets faster than the year that came before An obvious conclusion but we give it our...

SLEEPING THROUGH THE SEASONS

when spring is finally springing i embrace the warmth, its bringing soon be choosing for my snoozing lighter blankets than before in summer, i will...

THREE SISTERS

there were three sisters in my town Helena, Eartha, Luna they had a house down by the beach a few blocks from Laguna they each acquired a nickname...
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MIND YOUR Ps AND Qs

Let me bring up something That is certain to confuse We've all heard the expression We must mind our Ps and Qs It means to watch your manners But...
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ORDEAL

you're not a heel you treat for meal your chance to steal perhaps a feel her clothes may peel perhaps she'll kneel and do the deal until you reel...

FATHER TIME

A couple had a baby Born on January first Right at the stroke of midnight Though that hadn't been rehearsed He grew up rather quickly And in his...

BLOW ME

i think about you all the time you are the reason to my rhyme precision clocks with double chime you know me . i'll be beside you when you wake you'...

SAINT NICK

There was a lad named Nicholas Who lived up in the north His parents thought him special From the day that he came forth He loved his fellow children...
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HANDICAPPED

Alas, some folks are handicapped Some, capable and handy Now I've conceived a notion And I think that it is dandy We see these special plates on cars...

SOCKS

I love my socks Each day attach All made of silk So they don't scratch I do not fret If they don't match And if they tear I'll add a patch If I run...
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THE MIRACLE

I asked for just one miracle My eyes were raised above I asked if it was possible To find someone to love I promised to be patient Promised not to...

SNORE

I love to hear my sweetheart snore This may sound odd to you But as my baby saws away I'll tell you what I do I'll regulate my rhythm Till our...
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