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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 emotional isolation
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 18:57:33 GMT -5
barefoot
barefoot and pregnant she knew her place the kitchen by day the bedroom by night
wash and cook care for the children then tend to her man to fulfill his desires
she had an opinion that mattered not and longed for the day all that would change
she heard of a meeting to have women heard a novel idea that had to be shared
She dressed in her best and walked into town she listened then acted the world changed forever
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 18:58:48 GMT -5
befuddled
unkempt reeking of booze fragmented memories of a life before the fall reflected in the shattered glass of a broken mirror are all that keep him alive
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 18:59:24 GMT -5
being alone
they say that liking to be alone is a phobia they think that they know it all with so many liars thieves and malcontents hanging around I chose my companions carefully I'd rather be alone than be judged by whom I'm with
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 19:00:14 GMT -5
beleagured
Wars and rumors of war foretold millenniums ago now haunt civilization people dying at an alarming rate beleaguered nations trying to survive out numbered out gunned fight for an ideal some win some lose some just give up and die but the people continue to fight unwilling to be enslaved by despots unwilling to give up a dream wanting only to be free
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 19:01:20 GMT -5
big words
why use big words when simple ones will do encyclopedic phrases are understood by none only in academia are big words the norm and then only 'cause they make students do a word search on google dot com
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 19:02:20 GMT -5
black dogs
politics ain't easy for the common man it's a two party system with some fringe wackos hanging around trying to get their points in we have it pretty good in our country compared to most of the rest but those damn black dog democrats are trying to screw the goose it is too bad you have to have a couple of million bucks to run for elected office because there are millions of ordinary folks living out here who would like a chance to set things straight
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*** black dog is the word of the day @ awordaday.com
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 19:03:33 GMT -5
blackheart
grumbling he contemplates the day ahead the masses he must face during eight or more grueling hours of public service as he heads out the door he dons a symbolic mask to hide the hatred hidden in his black heart
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 19:04:29 GMT -5
bones
bones found in strange places give thought to how they got their what strange people occupied this space why were they there what great secrets did they possess what can we learn from them where will they lead us bones found in strange places leave many questions to be answered
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 19:06:40 GMT -5
burning leaves
the wind shifted as I threw another armful of leaves into the burn barrel caught unaware I turned into the wind and was rewarded by an eye burning cloud of smoke two hours later it happened again then I decided to call it quits praying it doesn't rain tonight
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 23:19:47 GMT -5
celestial ignorance
what I know of the universe is miniscule when I consider the distance to the closet star knowledge beyond my meager capacity to learn boggles my mind knowing not who controls the movement of the cosmos I seek for answers in dreams traveling light years longing to meet the holder of all wisdom
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 23:20:53 GMT -5
celestial tapestry
a celestial tapestry hung in the heavens feeds my wanderlust
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 23:21:21 GMT -5
chance transformation ice crystals form on a wall winters new art work
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 23:22:05 GMT -5
cherry boy
young and naïve never farther than second base virginity lost to a boom-boom girl cherry burst on a bamboo matt two bucks well invested
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 23:22:32 GMT -5
children running
children running frolicking in nature joyful in their ignorance of the world
children running fearing for their lives bombs falling around them innocence lost
children running for borders seeking refuge from death politics and religion childhood ended too soon
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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 14, 2018 23:23:14 GMT -5
city dwellers
ambient light from city dwellers hides the glory of midnight skies 'tis their loss
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