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Theme 21: Vacation

 

Mother

 

Working all the time

to keep the house clean.

Working all the time

to make sure the children are fed.

Working all the time,

covering others so they can go have fun.

 

When is it my turn?!

Where is my day off!?

 

Asking all the time,

Could you keep the house nice?

Asking all the time,

Could you make sure the children are fed?

Asking all the time,

Could you cover me so I can go have fun?

 

Why is the answers always no!?

What would happen if I wasn't around?!

 

Tired all the time,

the house gets messy!

Tired all the time,

the children don't eat!

Tired all the time,

the others have to cover themselves!

 

Who dragged her down this far?!

US!! And we're sorry mom!

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My mom would always say that we would probably dig her up after she's dead to ask her where our underwear was.

 

Then again, she'd also get mad and say that she finally understood why women leave their families.

 

It wasn't until she screamed, "NOW I KNOW WHY WOMEN KILL THEIR CHILDREN!" that we would think, "Oh s***!" and IMMEDIATELY start doing EVERYTHING she had told us a thousand times to do!

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Theme 22: Family

 

Father

 

When I was young

and scared of the dark.

I would run to

his side of the bed.

He would take me

back to my room,

tuck me in

and say,

“Whether it be

a tornado, a volcano,

an earthquake, or a flood.

I'll be there for you.

No matter what!”

 

As I got older,

I was no longer afraid of the dark.

No more need to run to him,

or so I thought.

My car broke down

in the middle of the night.

I called him up

and he said,

“Whether it be

a tornado, a volcano,

an earthquake, or a flood.

I'll be there for you.

No matter what!”

 

Then the day came

for me to become a father.

I was so terribly scared

that I ran to the phone.

Talking to my father calmed me down.

I told him I can't wait to have a son.

Every time he needs me

I'll tell him,

“Whether it be

a tornado, a volcano,

an earthquake, or a flood.

I'll be there for you.

No matter what!”

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Theme 23: Cat

 

Black Magic

 

The night grew darker

the wind picked up

and we all knew

I was out of luck!

 

A cat came into view.

As dark as the void

and as mysterious too.

 

Coming closer it morphed,

into a witch!

 

Then, I remember no more...

Edited by James Crow
  • 2 weeks later...
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Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I have not been sleeping well due to a lot of stress from an unknown source.

I have been writing them, just not posting. Give me one more day and I should be able to post them all.

Thanks for understanding.

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Thanks for the hug Appy, I needed that...ALOT.

I still got no sleep though, but I did get some rest :huh:

 

But now onward, to the poems that I have writen.

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Theme 24: No Time

 

Hourglass

 

Sitting on a forgotten shelf

in the back of an antique store.

Sits an hourglass that never moves,

and the possessor has all the time in the world.

Just because someone removed all the sand.

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Theme 25: Lurking Danger

 

RMS

 

Out at sea,

no more danger surrounding me.

Out of Europe,

the captain says we'll reach America soon.

Out on deck,

I see large mounds of ice.

Out by the captain,

he says this ship is unsinkable.

Out in the water,

he said everything would be fine

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Theme 26: Tears

 

Rain is a great thing

though people call it

the tears of the angels

I now that It hides mine

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Theme 27: Foreign

 

The Lone Violin

 

Sitting in a corner by a chair,

lies an old violin and a bow of horse hair.

Every time someone plays, it takes them elsewhere.

The place the go can only be described as a nightmare.

Memories of places and people they loved, shatter like glassware.

As tears fill the violinist eyes, people stare.

Now no one will dare,

play the violin of nowhere.

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Theme 28: Sorrow

 

Widow's Walk

 

Standing on the widow's walk,

you begged him not to go.

 

Tears fill your eyes,

As you watch him sail into the red sunrise.

 

Clouds form overhead,

you surely know that he is dead....

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Theme 29: Happiness

 

Red Sunrise

 

Sailing into a red sunrise,

paying no attention to your wife or the tides.

Not hearing,

Thunder nearing!

As a great storm picked up pace.

To the shore you decided to race.

Not seeing,

Wife fearing!

Your boat gets smashed on the rocky shore.

Returning you say “You'll sail never more.”

No more crying,

No more chance of dieing.

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Theme 30: Under the rain

 

Park Ave.

 

Rainy day outside

no chance to run and play

must stay inside.

 

Garb an old board game

I could play this all day

Although it seems all the same

 

Landing on Park Avenue

Sister owns it, now I must pay.

Man, do I wish the rain ends soon.

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Theme 31: Flower

 

Rosa

 

rosa, rosa, rosa..

Why do you tempt me so.

Why do you show me beauty

That I can not hold.

 

rosa, Rosa, Rosa..

I watch you sway,

I watch you dance,

In the warm summer breeze

You showed me romance.

 

Rosa, ROsa, ROSA!

Grant me a wish,

As I slowly compose.

A poem to win the object of my heart,

And help me win her love with a rose.

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Theme 32: Night

 

Summer Knight

 

It was a stormy summer night.

You stood crying under

a flickering streetlight.

Putting my hand on your shoulder

saying Everything alright?

He left me, left me all alone.

saying good bye, with no might!

He might have left you

but I'll remain by your side, your white knight.

As I wiped the tears from your eyes,

you smiled as bright as a beam of light.

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Theme 33: Expectations

 

Heart

 

A human heart

just can't start

to be understood.

 

It keeps us alive

deep inside

and makes us sure we know.

 

It pumps the blood

it pumps the love

through out our body.

 

And when we're close

you can almost

hear only one beat slowly.

 

And when we kiss

you can not miss

the increase in tempo.

 

Now I ask,

can you unmask

anything that does more?

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Theme 34: Stars

 

Love

 

Some compare their love

to a rose.

Earthy bound, roots that hold,

colors that hide the thorns below.

 

But I compare my love

to a star.

Heavenly stuck, nothing around,

a flame that hinders the ability to be held.

Posted (edited)

Ta-da! All caught up, now I know I said this befor but I will say it again,

I will try to post more.....on time? Right

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:writersblock: HAHAHAHAHA! They suspect nothing.♣

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(I will make that last thing clear later. Goodnight!)

Edited by James Crow
  • 2 weeks later...
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Man, I need to get my act together.

I have all the poems, just not had

the time to post them. Sorry, I am

realy sorry. Just give me one more

day. I should have them all up by

then. I think I will also start a

short story...maybe two. Well that

is the update for me. Thanks.

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A reply, and in poetic verse/form no less (intentional?). -smiles- Trust me when I say I understand the imposition of life on the creative. You've got an impressive body of work here. I'm on #5 and you're in the upper decades already. -chuckles- So it goes, yes? I look forward to more. I see an insight in your work and I like it. Your unconventional view of the conventional is refreshing. ..... and thanks for the comments left for me .... much appreciated.

 

Short stories? I look forward to a prose version of your poetry.

 

Blessings of creativity and inspiration to you,

Tav

 

 

Man, I need to get my act together.

I have all the poems, just not had

the time to post them. Sorry, I am

realy sorry. Just give me one more

day. I should have them all up by

then. I think I will also start a

short story...maybe two. Well that

is the update for me. Thanks.

 

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Thank you Tavarilyn,

and I may be some where in the double digits and you only on your singles still.

But yours are all great, where mine have highs and lows.

Times with the muse by my side,

and others times, she forgets my name.

My short stories will take a little more time,

but my dream is to write a novel.

I'll start that challenge,

when this one is done.

But now for my collection of poems.

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Theme 35: Hold my hand

 

I was thrown in the gutter

nobody thought I was any good.

You came along and said,

Take my hand?

 

I never forgot about that day.

Though the time in the hourglass

slowly fades away.

 

Then I saw you, down in the mud.

Tears filling your eyes.

He left, he left.

Was all you could cry.

 

Hold my hand,

I'll take you away

from this place of the damned.

Just hold on tight

and everything will be alright.

 

With a look of doubt in your eyes,

you took my hand,

and never let go.

Now we stand on an alter,

so driven to make are vows

last forever.

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Theme 36: Precious Treasure

 

Time Capsule

 

There is a box in the back

with all the memories of my past.

The treasured time

when we first kissed,

the picture of me proposing to you,

a picture of the birth of our first,

his graduation photo,

a piece of his wedding cake,

a family picture of us and our grandchildren.

Slowly I start to realize

that the greatest treasure to me,

was my whole life.

Edited by James Crow
Posted (edited)

Theme 37: Eyes

 

Court of Peers

 

Everyday, just walking to work.

I am on trial, for sins I didn't earn.

They watch me judging,

praising me, for works I did not commit.

All of this pressure, befuddles and confuses me.

 

Now I am confessing, tears that didn't sleep,

eyes that fall.

Edited by James Crow
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Theme 40: Rated

 

A+

 

Ever since that first grade,

I slowly saw my life degrade.

Always trying to get back to the top.

Always sliding down without stop.

Never getting any better,

only able to get worse as my face gets wetter.

Now why, why did I get graded,

from the start!


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