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  • The Mohawk at allpoetry
    There's nothing any of us can do
    About what was
  • I Got Your Faithful Branch Right Here at allpoetry
    Yeah yeah, it's me, the Christmas tree.
    What's that? Surprised to hear from me?
  • Traveling with Bukowski at allpoetry
    Smoke floated above the river
    As it carried the cherub along,
  • On the Difficulty of Pacifism in Modern Society at allpoetry
    I was stuck in traffic on the freeway one day in L.A.
    When a BMW's bumper sticker caught my eye.
  • Cathedrals and Bathroom Walls at allpoetry
    I was driving down a street with a friend one day.
    We passed a house with a very tall white wall
  • Soulmates Schmoulmates at allpoetry
    Something that really bugs me
    is the ridiculous concept of fate
  • Before You Vote . . . 2! at allpoetry
    I've never cared very much
    For bumper sticker preachers
  • His Greatest Creation at allpoetry
    Your birthday has come around again.
    I'm trying to write a poem for you.
  • Merely a Strand at allpoetry
    The Museum of Natural History tour
    Was full of mystery and wonder that day
  • Men Are From Mars, Women Are A Pain in the Ass at allpoetry
    A man who worked very hard 12-16 hours a day six days a week, sometimes seven, returned home, picked up his guiter and walked to the backyard to unwind. He lived in a mansion on a cliff overlooking the ocean. He sat on a be
  • Column: Imperfection at allpoetry
    Just thinking out loud. Thanks for reading.
  • Turtles at allpoetry
    Doorknobs revolve in despair as flaming cantaloupes
  • My Summer of Love at allpoetry
    It was 1971. I had just turned eight years old and was starting to wonder what lay beyond my street. Oh, it was a lovely street. In fact, it was the kind of street every little boy should live on.
  • Your Eyes at allpoetry
    All the words you've said to me in anger or sadness
  • Kill Your Television at allpoetry
    They say that virtue is its own reward And I can tell you, brother, it’s true.
  • God's Grand Idea at allpoetry
    One day, the good Lord was looking down on us all And, as usual, wondering where He went wrong,
  • Tyrants at allpoetry
    I like to think I'm gracious to others. Everyone says that I'm kind-hearted.
  • Dog Problems at allpoetry
    I've been trying to teach my dog How to speak, lay down, and beg.
  • Peace, Beauty and Joy at allpoetry
    Some say that peanut butter Is very unhealthy for our bods.
  • Love's Greatest Test at allpoetry
    Love is a spontaneous embrace Given or received
  • Breaking News - George Bush Creates Hemmoroids! at allpoetry
    Boy, what an awful week this has been! Let me tell you! In the subway, I was a victim of a vicious, random assault.
  • Your Smile at allpoetry
    While sitting at my darkened window As a cold, gray rain was falling down
  • [ ] at allpoetry
    There is a darkness in the heart of man They must destroy what is good and pure
  • [ ] at allpoetry
    We were driving through the Black Country one year When my brother said, "Stop, I could do with a beer."
  • Metal Detector Guy at allpoetry
    The magazine ad read “Get a metal detector today!” With a photo of big diamond rings in somebody’s hand.
  • Image of Spring at allpoetry
    No poem this time. Just wanted to share an unusual photo I took yesterday of four newly hatched baby birds. I saw the four eggs about two weeks ago and waited for them to break out. My face was one of t
  • Flies in the Ointment at allpoetry
    So I went into town to grab some lunch today. Just minding my own business, which is my way,
  • Atrocities (A Column about Abortion.) at allpoetry
    Human beings tend to think the world began when their lives did, and that the best years in their respective countries were when they were young, along with the best music, movies, etc. As I've gotten older, I've s
  • Little Things at allpoetry
    A man who hungers for the adulation of millions Often puts little importance on the praise of one
  • We're All Doomed at allpoetry
    If all this global warming stuff is true And the end-times are hurtling our way;
  • It's Easy For Jeezy To Be Cheesy at allpoetry
    I had always found it difficult to be truly devout In a world full of thieves and murdering bandito's
  • Chuck Johnson, My Friend at allpoetry
    One of my best friends on this site is a man named Chuck Johnson. I could write a long list of all the reasons I admire him, but the main reason is he's a career soldier who has seen and been through things that wo
  • The Age-Old Dance at allpoetry
    A friend of mine just lives to fish. He's like a little kid at Disneyland.
  • Change at allpoetry
    I went to an art exhibit years ago in Venice, California. It was a high-class affair. The gallery smelled like money. Walking to my car afterward, a homeless man in a doorway surprised me.
  • Merry Christmas, My Ass (Warning: Some "Language") at allpoetry
    (Okay, before anyone unloads on me, let me just tell you ahead of time, this is a poem entry for a contest called "Bah Fucking Humbug" mocking Christmas. Nuf said? Alrighty then!) I was on my way to