Blended Family Poems

Dirt Driveways

Who knew that dirt driveways lead to happy homes?
That Prince Charming’s white horse is really a black BMW.
That our kingdom would consist of his,...

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Between the blades of dewy grass
Mingle the particles of fresh dust
Their colour bleached to grey.


A bird descends and pecks for food,
Finding nothing it ascends today
Climbs...

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I miss my parents with their…
Affection of assurance approval 
Blended by their blest building-up brace
Cheerfully caring midst compassion’s comfort
Delighting my days, defending me against despair…

I...

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Family means everything, there's someone there for you,
To share in what you're doing and the good and bad times too,
Family looks different to each and...

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I relished being hungry for leftover Thanksgiving pop slop gloppy grub

(a poetic partial fiction 
blended, diced, fricaseed, 
marinated, mixed, pureed, sautéed, 
stewed... with fact)

Hmm... on...

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The sauerkraut did it!!
Added that twinge of flavor
To the ham bone and its remnants
Collided with the Kielbasa
Soothed the pre-softened
Veggies of unknown origin.

It simmered – long...

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She loved those quiet moments together…loved the rainbow of colors they chose
when Mom would color her nails…and Dad would paint her toes.

It was during these...

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kickball and biking
swinging on swings at the park . . .
youth’s sweet vibrant spark

Memories of my childhood and teenage years are probably the strongest of...

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Our family is a blended family…two families blended into one…
I brought a son and a daughter into ours…Deborah brought a son.

When we blended our families...

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My lady
My ladies, younger
One and two 
Can't be taken for granted
Their powerful love
Coloured with forgiveness
Again, I thank my Savior
Jesus, the reassuring joy in my soul
Come...

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It was summertime and healing from the winter’s dark
Felt like memories were alone and silent, warring with the doubts
Leaves green and dancing with the breeze,...

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I
Capitalists sell prayers and hope
From China, PRC, to you and me
In images and words: forward these
To all your contacts - such positivity
Yet we hear, embedded...

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The racial question 

 There is a black female politician 
says Portugal is not black enough her liking
I find this preposterous.
The Portuguese who settled in...

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My great uncle and aunt had a fine love.
Uncle Clyde and Aunt Lucille were their names.
Over a decades times five was shared glue.
Two very different...

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"Perspective of an Invisible People"

Struggling for over four hundred years
Drowning in rivers of tears
Throughout the country's history
Accepting black people, still a mystery
Since the country's discovery,...

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