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
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I cannot bear to think of when you will be... Read More
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I never thought I would have to say GOODBYE to... Read More
The Goat and the Ropewhere there were devils I saw... Read More
Emlyn Williams Theatre, Mold, North Wales: 20th February 2003Clwyd Theatr... Read More
My life has changedin so so many waysIt seems to... Read More
I am among those who know that one never recovers... Read More
So many looked to you for inspiration,Unlikely hero for the... Read More
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Amy King's first full-length collection, Antidotes for an Alibi, insists... Read More
There once lived an old man and his goodwife On... Read More
Have you ever sat there staring at the paper, ready... Read More
1) Shadows of the Andes [or: Song to the Andes]I... Read More
Azra, Azra, Wake up Azra. Wake up Azra, It is... Read More
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"All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling."--Oscar WildePeople write poetry... Read More
Key Largo:The fans turn lazily in front of the doorThey... Read More
Here is some witty poetry (not sure if that is... Read More
I wish we had met 20 years ago... A different... Read More
I'm not well. Can't you tell? Kinda low, so,... Read More
Old skin, once held tight Against her skeleton- Rose no... Read More
Since Mohamed Ali?then Cassius Clay?announced that he had written "The... Read More
Happy, Sad, Mad and Glad, Moved in down the streetCautious... Read More
I am not the one I was before yesterday.I cannot... Read More
Azra, Azra, Wake up Azra. Wake up Azra, It is... Read More
Once upon a midnight dreary, coffee cold and vision... Read More
There I sat, ninety-five degree weatherOutside; the bookstore caf?, was... Read More
Let's follow the poet to his Hell and heaven! Count... Read More
I get up in the morningAnd want to stay in... Read More
During interviews and general conversations with the public,one of the... Read More
Rhymes of an Ordnance Man [Vietnam War: 1971]An eleven part... Read More
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The light of all eternity shines with me now /... Read More
Supernatural PoetryHere are five poems,-what I call-death and supernatural poems.... Read More
So many looked to you for inspiration,Unlikely hero for the... Read More
(The city by the bay of Northern California, near which... Read More
Two Poems and an Analysis ['Witness,' & 'An Old Love']WitnessMy... Read More
Time goes by to quickly to hold your feelings inside... Read More
Writing innovative poetry, the kind of poetry that reputable literary... Read More
It's dark, it's cold, its' just six thirty,thoughts of sleep... Read More
FIND the MAGICFind the Magic As you release old bondage... Read More
1.Evil's CreationThou knowith evil clings To tender peace-; Nor does... Read More
Cesar Vallejo: Black RosesBow down your head ol' poet- To... Read More
What Hides behind the Minute?What hides behind the minute? It... Read More
I AM SO GRATEFUL for simpler times. Stores were closed... Read More
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