Never
Never say never.
A kiss not tasted.
A hand held not felt.
Never forget the kiss you tasted,
Or the hand you felt.
Never say never.
A baby crying.
A lovers lament.
Never forget the joy of birth,
Or your lovers needs.
Never give up.
Sew more seeds.
Life is an endless lovely dream.
Full of never ending fruitful schemes.
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Butterfly
I saw a butterfly kiss a bloom
I saw love and life on the fly
I then saw a cat eat a mouse
My cat belched and then sighed
My thoughts say who when and how
My spirit so close to the sky
Life is a gift in the rough
We live it then we grow tough
Never forget the love for another
Your siblings and family
Your father and mother.
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Rainy night in jersey
I arrived hot and sweaty
My friend said take a dip in the pool
It looked like a fountain with droplets of silver
So I ran to my car for the umbrella
Wading around with a beer in one hand
In the other my bright green umbrella
My friend said whats up
Your wet down but not up
I replied with a grin
blame it on the damn lite beer
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Tears! ! !
Tears are mother nature's best friend
Shed by persons both happy and sad
When shed by someone who means to offend
Or offered by Max who is mad
Just remember that Mom collects them year round
And does it without even a frown
Because they replentish our earth
With flowers and grass
So cry me a river
The drought doth come hither
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Life
Life ts an intregal part of the scene
Where we smile and go forward for bows for our deeds
Then reality checks us for what we have done
A piece of the pie, we eat, And do chew just to have fun
Then age lets us know that it was a valient try
For our bodies give in to the truth so apparent
That life is short and death is inherant.
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Seen
I saw a child today,
She finished her lollipop and smiled
I heard her say gone
and she smiled
I saw a feral cat today
I threw him a scrap and he hissed
He wolfed down his treat
I heard him hiss
And I smiled
I have seen many things grand and great
I have forgotten to really relate
To the humble and those with ill fate
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For Jackie
When she was young
On a white stallion she would run
Then she saw the black
And thought for awhile
The run on him did make her smile
I, m going to get away
She thought on the black
Six guns roaring
In a desert storm
The black it did run
Splendor was his form
Into the sun he ran
Now she runs night and day
Some see her
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What is a poem?
An intricate tale
Or a story that failed
A bird in the sky
Or an addict that got high
An intimate refrain
Emptied from my brain
So go slow my heart
Or feel the dagger
Or the dart
As it sinks into senses
Senses without fences
That just went bust
A child and a flower
A smile in a summer shower
Poetry is you and me
From sea to shining sea
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Dear Mother
For all the moms in the world
A bloom you deserve
for mothers just three words
We love you
Be your wonderful self
Today on the shelf
You are the trophy of life
We all adore
You gave us life.
A score for mom
One for the winner
Gods blessed patience
He bestows on you thrice
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Traveled by
My poem is about poets so fickle are we
We think ours are the best but thats true dont you see
We think and we fret about how it will sound
But like Frost And Dylan we want to linger
Give me your ear and I'll patronize you
Cause I am a poet flipping the finger
Somuch for humor and wishing for fame
I am tired and dont know which road to take.
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