Long Alling Poems

Uplifted by melody* of love and joy 
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Beneath the shadows Buffy prowls to use “Mr. Pointy” her favorite stake
Under the tunnels she finds the blood suckers and lives she does take
Falling in...

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A n ABECEDARIAN poem could prove my most daunting undertaking
B othersome whispering in my ear were the likes of Frost, Fallon and Dickerson
C alling out to me incessantly by name
D id I not recognize the...

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Birds flying away, scattering greyish skies
Ebullient landscapes changing with sunrise
Autumn arriving briskly with chilling air
Umbrellas opening yelling November beware
Trees undressing with full colors displaying
Illusive temperatures plummeting and staying
Falling leaves mastering paintings, Van Gogh
Underground creatures are...

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Emotions are small. 
Emotions are still. 
Or so I’ve learned as a matter of will. 

Because when emotions were tall
When I gave it all and had my fill
The highs and lows burned; so quiet emotion...

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Erstime, ere bards nor Wondering Joyceters 
did glybb their gobs with glanjous tongue, 
Sir Slip The Most (a Figleafmoistner) 
was undangled…and his sling unslung.

‘Twas on the Ile de Deux Sans Mustard, 
with her Fowlling Fopplott...

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Jubilant am I in Your will, my Saviour Jesus
Exalting* You for granting me life eternal
Calling unto You, trusting You, Lord Christ
Offering my all to You by Your omnipotence
Building up my faith through Your Holy book
Enabled...

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Life’s a river; reading riddles it flows.
In morn, he crawls, tiptoeing like a leech, 
Falling - kneeling, crawling in fours, he goes,
Enters he second stage, all love to reach,
Swiftly rising, in twos he walks, cooing...

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SOMEWHAT MORE THAN A PHENOMENON - FAITH

FAITH IS A POWERFUL THING…
F alling to my knees in prayer,
A sking not but worshiping the Lord.
I am only a crusader for the cause of creation.
T herefore, I bow...

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The pause between Summer and Winter
Harvest time, pumpkins, apple pies and corn
Enchanting scenes of stained glass foliage


Magnificent fiery colors of soft yellow, orange and red
Autumn is like a melancholy song
Gusty winds and golden leaves flying
Inspirational...

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Falling leaves dance their last waltz
Ravishing hues of reds oranges and golds
Indulge with me in this wonderland
Sacrificing reminiscences of summer fun
Kingdom to those who relish in the moment
Yearning to be one with life in all...

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crisp cool day in the late month of May
alling emblems all around with a song
an old indian was killed in those hills
one lone survivor by his side was left insane popping pills

so I ventured out...

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A s usual
B efore bedtime
C ome sit with me he did say
D onald Dennis my grandpa
E tering the inner room curtain
F alling by his bedside we
G athering almost in a circle
H earing his old cracked...

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D  irections of our lives seem futile and our hearts obstructed.
E  very person, every woman, every child, every
M  an has lost the freedom that was promised - now corrupted,
O  bliterated by...

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P - eace on earth, the angels proclaimed on that Holy Night!

E - choing yet down through the ages that humankind might,

A - bstain from bitter prejudices that hinder brotherhood,

C - alling each to abide...

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Falling Autumn leaves brashly wave goodbye to Summer
And strew the pathways with emeralds, rubies, and gold.
Radiant beauty engages the land in mummer
Encouraging Summer to relent and let loose its hold.
Watching with glum expression and immodest...

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Silver-lined clumps of cloud fleet floats away
End-summer splendor shines in ashen sky
Pairs of joyful birds bathe in the blue bay
The fall’s footsteps trace hued track on the sly
Ember meadow wears crown of diamond dew
Mesmeric dawn...

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R-aindrops don't remain,
A-s days aren't often sunny;
F-rom the time immemorial,
F-alling rain is too ordinary.
L-ife's woes and worries
E-ventually fade away:
E-ven the cold and black
N-ight turns into warm day.

J-ust when the rain falls
A-ll we see is the...

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Falling stars are always there,
we just don't always see them
and there I was, 
surmising for that shower

only a different kind of 
falling happened...

          Where 
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Ideally, standing up is the expectation to the present folded lay
Never up to own standard, self belief a constant enemy
Falling below threshold; never reaching the mark of confidence
Events are always weighed by their authority on...

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R-emember the day, 
O-ne event I won't forget; 
D-ay when you were born, 
R-ight here on our planet.
I-'ll still remember the day, 
G-azing at the wide blue sky; 
O-ne lane accommodates the birds that chirp...

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M-y faith keeps my hope
A-live and burning still; 
R-ainy night disappears, 
C-louds fade above the hill.
I-n May thirtieth morn, 
A-nother dawn starts to shine; 
L-ong cold chill has passed, the weather looks so fine.

F-aith keeps...

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September came in like a sombre whirlwind,  
Eclipsing the deadening blossoms of summer.  
Pallid moonlight coats glistening frost,  
That coats the last strands of grass holding on.  
Embers of a pagan...

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Squirrels are gathering; nuts to bury
Eagerly digging, for warm earth is soft
Painted, a sky in hues that are many
This golden glister is scattered aloft 

Even autumnal, as thin sun rides low
Men strut in T-shirts, ignoring...

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N egative messages
O n going harrassments
Tensions unending start

Miraculously bullied intimidated
Endless referrals

Basically stocked yet non retaliate
Execrable in so being left-alone
Iow grade honorable cowardice
Now likely to defend themselves
Gentle forbearing acceptance now easygoing

Guilting into shame
Resting now tolerant patient...

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