Happy, Sad, Mad and Glad, Moved in down the streetCautious watched them, from her window, Wondering, which one should I meet?Confused came in with overwhelmed and said, "The Panics have come to town"Then Hopeful called the carefulls, And said that Happy was a clown.Anxious came in with the news, Confident... Read More
Chicken Soup is good for a coldSleep is good for the FluWhen I get a case of the FearsWhat is a person to do?It is not bacteriaAlthough it can eat away my soulIt is not a virusYet, it can keep me from feeling wholeI know what will do the trick,What... Read More
I get up in the morningAnd want to stay in bedOh, so nice and warmLike fresh from the oven bread.My day is oh so busyI wish that I could stayIn the quiet of my houseIf only I could play.Relax and play like Children doNo matter where they areNever worried about... Read More
During interviews and general conversations with the public,one of the most difficult questions for me to answer(timely and thoroughly) is,"Why do you enjoy writing"?So due to the challenge manifested in such a question,I pondered on creating an answer. Many reasons came to mind,but after digesting much"time for thought",I managed to... Read More
Growing hurts sometimes; saying goodbye to friends, to things you've known and done to things you wanted to do. Growing heals sometimes the shattered dreams and hopes of a life you once knew leading you to a new knowledge... Read More
How wonderfully sweet to be a dweller dwelling on the road of goodbye. Bittersweet tears fall as I think of all the places I'll never see, all the faces I'll never know, all the joys I'll never share, as I head for the... Read More
FIND the MAGICFind the Magic As you release old bondage Come out of hiding And see the starsFind the Magic As you expose the pain Let the tears flow And find beauty in your bodyFind the Magic As you scream from the beating Run from the threats And feel the... Read More
Ocean Heal MeOcean heal my wounds Let your waves curl and foam on my body Wash away blood, heal scarsOcean renew me with your power As unceasingly you roll Giving strength that's been drainedOcean keep me warm Wrap me in your brine Caress me with your tidesOcean disperse my tears... Read More
now is not the time to open open that great door again not the time to be more tolerant not the time to play to winnow is not the time for justice evolution mercy choices not the time to pet the puppies yipping with pathetic voicesnow is not the time... Read More
JOINEDHeart beat of man pounding - yet unheard joined becomes the beat of a nation.Words of man written - yet unread joined becomes a proclamation.Sounds of man spoken - yet unheard joined becomes a production .Lines of man drawn - yet unrecognized joined becomes an illustration.Beings of man humming... Read More
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AFRICA (to africans in diaspora)africa here i come, africa africa... Read More
1) End PoemWherever you are today- Is where you were... Read More
Poetry is more than just rhyming and prose that is... Read More
There are many times I set up barriers and walls,... Read More
Note: written 4-15-05, while driving through the Andes of Peru,... Read More
Delicately, my mind was selecting a muffled tune, out of... Read More
Grandpa's House [The ole Real House]The house needed painting Sun-blistered... Read More
1) Do?a Leonor's Revenge [1627 AD]Rafael Ortiz's fate Was... Read More
Azra, Azra, Wake up Azra. Wake up Azra, It is... Read More
She raised me like I was her own daughter from... Read More
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Key Largo:The fans turn lazily in front of the doorThey... Read More
Memoirs of a Wasteland's RimIt still was light when she... Read More
How wonderfully sweet to be a dweller dwelling... Read More
During interviews and general conversations with the public,one of the... Read More
#25The King and Delka [Split Mawkishness-on Moiromma /Part V]Sickly SentimentalityI... Read More
[Episode Five]Arizona Blue-GunfighterThe Wolves Nest-in the North[Episode Five]Northern Minnesota Area?Winter... Read More
Hammers. Timbers. Iron. Steel.They're laying down a mighty keel.As ant-like... Read More
Phantom of the Rocks[Huancayo, Peru]Night falls deepUpon the traveler!Low, over... Read More
Ed Gallagher Dec. 11, 1907 - Sept. 5, 2004This poem... Read More
The Goat and the Ropewhere there were devils I saw... Read More
Rhymes of an Ordnance Man [Vietnam War: 1971]An eleven part... Read More
Iquitos & the Amazon Part OneIt was December 2, l959,... Read More
Lord Byron's opening couplet to "She Walks In Beauty" is... Read More
Do you ever stare at the paper, waiting for poetic... Read More
Poet Stephen B. Wiley's first book of poetry, Hero Island,... Read More
Ed Gallagher Dec. 11, 1907 - Sept. 5, 2004This poem... Read More
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If you are serious about seeing your work published by... Read More
She probably can't remember and I know I can never... Read More
Little girl from HuancayoDo you really, really know? Just how... Read More
Ode to Quetzalc?atlQuetzalc?atl the GreatNo one knew his true name,... Read More
Says Mr. Dennis Siluk, when asked to review his poetry... Read More
Since Mohamed Ali?then Cassius Clay?announced that he had written "The... Read More
Ocean Heal MeOcean heal my wounds Let your waves curl... Read More
My eyes opened. I am still alive; Living on... Read More
Delicately, my mind was selecting a muffled tune, out of... Read More
Frog SummerSummer grows hot, for the New-blooded frogs; The bugs... Read More
Azra, Azra, Wake up Azra. Wake up Azra, It is... Read More
There I sat, ninety-five degree weatherOutside; the bookstore caf?, was... Read More
When I am climbing up, you are stepping down. When... Read More
I want to get closeI am afraid.Afraid of what... Read More
Shakespeare's sonnets require time and effort to appreciate. Understanding the... Read More
I never thought I would have to say GOODBYE to... Read More
Daybreak at Pikes Creek [Summer of 2005]Daybreak by Lake Superior... Read More
No one should have to beg or crawl before humanity.... Read More
You speak simple, completley understandable justifications I respect them, respect... Read More
Let's follow the poet to his Hell and heaven! Count... Read More
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Amy King's first full-length collection, Antidotes for an Alibi, insists... Read More
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