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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 13, 2018 23:09:22 GMT -5
This thread is a compilation of original poetry written by me. I hope you enjoy my poems. If you have written poetry that you are proud of please start your own poetry thread.
a frozen heart
the result of
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Post by oldarmybear on Jan 23, 2022 17:28:17 GMT -5
Reality
by Don Tyson
The dark corridors of this living hell close in on you.
My six by nine cell barely keeps me alive.
The hardness and violence of this place is unforgiving.
Either you are one of the strong, or you are one of the victims.
The games played here are serious; slackness can get you killed.
There is no escaping the weariness of always being aware.
Prison is not only bricks, mortar, and steel; it is psychological too.
Danger lurks as a waiting lion ready to pounce on the weak.
The stark reality of confinement is buried deep in the subconscious.
Things not available are longed for with an unquenchable fire.
Simple things like strawberries are treasured more than gold.
A hint of perfume drifting in the air drives men to distraction,
Bringing memories of another place in another time.
Sanity is kept only by the fact of a far off date
and the whims of the Parole Board.
For some it will only come in the arms of the death angel.
Copyright ©2003 Don Tyson
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Post by oldarmybear on Jan 23, 2022 17:29:08 GMT -5
rebounding
devastated by financial loss
depression came knocking
i peeked around the corner
to see who was there
i didn't want to be bothered
by such a dastardly menace
so i called my broker and invested
in the sector most affected
now i am indentured to
the whims of the worlds investors
but last time the market lost momentum
i made out like a thief...
Copyright ©2008 Don Tyson
1-11-08
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Post by oldarmybear on Jan 31, 2022 18:11:37 GMT -5
occasional bookworm
when the mood strikes
a semi-recluse emerges
pages are turned
at an alarming rate
time loses meaning
locales transpose
total immersion
for hours - days
if a series catches on
when sated tomes
are put away until
the next mood strikes
many months hence
Copyright ©2022 Don Tyson
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Post by oldarmybear on Mar 7, 2022 20:32:58 GMT -5
the galaxies swoon
the heart plays
the music of love
the galaxies swoon
Copyright ©2022 Don Tyson
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Post by oldarmybear on Mar 11, 2022 14:32:58 GMT -5
inane
highly educated
a legend in
his own mind
largely ignored
his comments
absurdly inane
Copyright ©2022 Don Tyson
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Post by oldarmybear on Mar 11, 2022 15:25:57 GMT -5
doggerel
a minstrel
of fading fame
left to his own devises
he was drowned
in doggerel
Copyright ©2022 Don Tyson
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Post by oldarmybear on Mar 14, 2022 18:02:32 GMT -5
nature smiles
spring groans as
she awakens
groggily rising
she bids farewell
to winter as he
walks slowly
out the door
she breaths
a slow long breath
crocus peeks
through the
new grass and
natures smiles
Copyright ©2022 Don Tyson
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Post by oldarmybear on Mar 15, 2022 11:05:12 GMT -5
who is he
who the hell is James Joyce
and what is all the hullabaloo
about a book I never heard of
I took english lit in college
with never a mention of him
now a century later
he has been reborn
or is it that I am just an unread rube
Copyright ©2022 Don Tyson
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Post by oldarmybear on Mar 15, 2022 13:13:42 GMT -5
darkness
is darkness designed
for peace or fear
it seems that
evil dwells there
but so does good
my question is
which will survive
those who choose
to overcome will
seek the light
of goodness
with a thankful heart
and knowledge that
the night only lasts
for eight hours
at a time
Copyright ©2022 Don Tyson
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Post by oldarmybear on Mar 21, 2022 19:10:53 GMT -5
My muse sure is fickle today
She's gone off somewhere to play
If she ever comes back
I'll give her a smack
And tell her don't go away
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Post by oldarmybear on Mar 24, 2022 16:39:57 GMT -5
getting mooned
out on the porch at dusk
gently rocking back and forth
a cool glass of Reisling at hand
watching the stars rise and
waiting for the full moon
out on the street a hotrod roared
some boys out having fun
I watched as they passed
they shouted and jeered
when one lad hung
his ass out the back window
Copyright ©2022 Don Tyson
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