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Freedoms Declivity Freedom now doused in selfish dishonest greed a man stands before a tank, we do not dare threaten the price of oil and we do or die the price of etyl glycol must not rise Oh my the existance of plastic patio furniture with out panty hose, how would we ever survive what price paid...

CROSSING THE RAPIDS Crossed cold rapids by foot on one spring morn sharing natures serenity, I called out to God much has changed since last traveled this way no signs of life on this particular day. Even the birds seem to have all gone away much to my horrid dismay, I stood in the stream as a larg...

POETRY for DUMMIES The quick dummies how to write of poetry Oh No! my boy, life is not a quick read you live the material before you write if your lucky you make it through the night Develop imagination then dare to dream build strong wings then learn to fly don't look so hard for what you see you ...

LAST SHINNING KNIGHT Present time devoured by an anchored past could love surpass such a task, we'll never know you forbid the future as you speak with the dead thirty years to mourn, enough time I've heard said More to the problem, than a horrid past children won't grow no matter how much time pas...

MONTOUR FALLS I thought I might like to fish so fish I did with four great- friends, we traveled not so far, were the fish are said to run Fished more for words, than fish,had a few laughs, and a sigh the fish ignored the calendar damn shrewd for fish, said I In return I ignored the fish, as I cast...

This is one of the first pieces I posted here Mar. 1st and I just noticed that I screwed that post up. This one has been good to me so, here I go one more time. MIND BODY CONNECTED Heart Hanging On Like A Pocket Full Of Loose Change Aimed for a Cherished Liquor Bottle Destined for a Dusty Shelf Save...

Third Degree Broken Heart Out of the way in the nick of time, you decide serious stuff a third degree broken heart,getting some big time thoughts from Shakespeare and Young I think there for -No- "To Thine Own Self Be True" that's it William, will start with that, Brilliant Hello Neil I felt you th...

SUNSETS and SILHOUETTES A poets wanting heart unfolds graciously written words of Love soon a knight in shining armour comes bearing shimmering gifts, trinkets of Love So as the Poets story unfolds, it obscures this thing called Love shimmering gifts, music, cars and clothes we have come to Love al...

QUEEN OF THE HILL Reliving a Childhood game in my head for the sake of being politcally correct, woman aspire proud, to be the next Kings of the Hill not that simple, great barriers they've overcome Balls said the Queen, having two I'd be King and this world wouldn't be falling apart if it weren't ...

A WARRIORS TALE A dragon's breathe spit fire at me chanting, you maggot, scum bag scrotum pig legs began to shake, mind shattered what made me choose such a fate Demanding my respect, leading by example stripped of identity, broke me down shaped my mind, sculpted muscle with tone well oiled gears f...

Thanks to those that have read and replied. Final Changes Done. Oh and Bags, the Cats and Dogs, I understand their motivation in life. They weren't given the miraculous capabilities of putting a man on the moon. Although at times I think they do a better job paying attention to detail when it comes ...

Balancing Destiny/ part two With no urn for your ashes no sarcophagus made of stone your ashes laid naked in despair exposed to the frigid night air I returned this past March as we laid Gram to her final rest eyes searching for the past, remnants of your Ashes, left four years before Why did you d...

Thanks Bags I'm putting the two pence in the bank along with my new found vocabulary. Oh yes my friend, I'm keeping a list, fecundity, Pantheistic, and so on. I will see what I can do about breaking it up a bit and as always Thanks [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Hello Thanks for your comments and help I went back and made some changes to this,the rythem is changed, it may still need some more work. It was floating around in my head for a couple of days and came out pretty rough earlier today. I want to work this piece out start to finish on the site, kind o...

hello Deviouspuppet I didn't mean for this piece to imply a sense of hopelessness. Just that our reality of life is still the same after 10,000 yrs. Warriors still advance toward each other on the battle field and die for their own God or Country for what ever noble reason they might have In the gre...