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- If you will be at allpoetry
If you will be - Cassidy Kilrain of Klarney at allpoetry
Cassidy in Kelly Green, of the Kilranes of Kilarney
was foremost of the forest folks, to fill ye up with blarney - Picnic in the countryside at allpoetry
The road through the forest has buds burstin' new
the song of the thrush serenadin' we two - Crannog at allpoetry
With fiddle and guitar and tin whistle singing,
the air is excited with legend set springing - Her Reward at allpoetry
For sixty long years she rose everyday
she had her small breakfast then went on her way - Thresh hold of dreams at allpoetry
Time for my baby to sleep now
here is your teddy to hold - Walk on the tracks in the rain at allpoetry
I went down to the railroad tracks today. It was raining quite hard and the sky was the color of dirty cement. I wanted to be quite young again, with much stronger legs that could run for hours on the railroad tracks, but ar - 3:00 in the morning at allpoetry
Neon light flashing outside the window.
Sound of tires, passing traffic on wet streets. - My Teddy at allpoetry
I love my widdow teddy
my teddy wuvs me too - Love in a forest at allpoetry
While I wander these leaf strewn paths,
which stretch eternally. - Sealy and Sammy at allpoetry
We're Sealy and Sammy the Siamese twins
you can't call us Cheshires we haven't got grins - Derby Day at allpoetry
The day of the derby had come round at last.
All mounts were in fine fettle, none was downcast. - Imaginaries at allpoetry
The little girl went to her window,
One crisp, cold autumn night. - Notes on the window pane at allpoetry
She’s lying in the empty bed, the one they used to share
still can feel his presence like a spectral being there - Then you kept Calling Back at allpoetry
You cried as you said it was over, you'd fallen out of love
I felt the roof begin to cave in - Uncle Jerry's fishing shack at allpoetry
Down by the lake, where cat tails grew thick
with a fishing pole made of a long willow stick - Faith is the path at allpoetry
With every winter morning, that dawns so blue and clear
and with each afternoon in spring I fee your presence here - The Old Typewriter at allpoetry
I don't know why. But the image of my old silent type Royal popped into view when I closed my eyes. A present from my grandmother, so old - The Bakery comes alive at allpoetry
Early morning. The lights flicker on in the bakery and the hum of the neon fills the empty air.
- Mrs. Wolf at allpoetry
Mrs. Wolf was taken away.
They buried her on the hill today. - Reaching to you at allpoetry
Each night, when I drift off to sleep
surrender to my dreams, - The Diet Pills at allpoetry
Here's a poem for all of us who fight to keep our weight down, (men and women alike), and have one of those super model neighbors who inspi - The Oak Tree at allpoetry
It was beneath the ancient oak through childhood they would play
and in it's shade his love for her did grow - Letter from Fredriksberg at allpoetry
Oh, my sweetest love, always on my mind
is my wanting for you and this yearning - Song for my Fresh Flower at allpoetry
Come sit and sit beside me love upon the garden seat
I'll weave a tale with harp strings for my loom - Return to the Prima Donna Club at allpoetry
Step inside the door, out of a rain stained night
scent of clove cigarettes, the tinkle of cocktail glasses - First Love at allpoetry
I got some money from my bank,
and my allowance too - She who guides my path at allpoetry
The hand I take, when I'm unsure
the voice which helps me to endure - After men came to paradise. at allpoetry
Songs no longer leap from the strings,
sand and storm, and dead wood all that listens, - The fire you bestow at allpoetry
Seeing you in pale light,
Cast off from a distant moon, - Request at allpoetry
Lord take all of my desire to be
living my life for no one but me - Plea at allpoetry
You say you will return
the drums of war sound - When you locked yourself inside. at allpoetry
Inspired by I will be one day, which led me to remember my niece starving herself when her father had an affair destroying his marriage, fo - The anguish of their love at allpoetry
When they were young they played each day,
their games of war and passion - Valda My Love at allpoetry
Come to me most lovely one
who's heart beats swift and fierce - Kisses like the wine at allpoetry
and evening with someone I met at the reggae festival in Portland, unforgettable memory. - Goddess of Love at allpoetry
She sweeps my mind,
as breakers wash sea foam to the shore, - Lament at allpoetry
In youth I gave my love away
so free and recklessly - The Fragile Farm of Fred and Freda Frane at allpoetry
Fred and Freda Frane farmed the flat lands in the fjord
frankly Fred and Freda's farm was frightfully in discord - Bradley the Baker at allpoetry
Merry meet my name is Bradley
And baking is my trade - The Digger at allpoetry
The dog next door loves to dig holes
he's busy digging all the time - Rescue Me! at allpoetry
Outside the thresh hold looking in,
hearing his voice calling out to me. - Afternoon with Susan at La Patissre at allpoetry
Through fogged panes,
from within, - Winter Day at allpoetry
Outside the frosted window all the scene is ermine white
the snow is falling thick and hard a visual delight - Christmas Scenes at allpoetry
ORNAMENTS AND LIGHTS HUNG ROUND THE TREE
SUCH A WARMING, FESTIVE SIGHT TO SEE, - a King Without a Castle at allpoetry
A KING WITHOUT A CASTLE.
- Ballad of the Caged Bird at allpoetry
When first he stood before the glass and looked out on the yard,
to see the blue bird flit about, unfettered, trilling bard - Saturday Night Wrestling at allpoetry
TURN ON TV WHAT DO I SEE
WRESTLERS STANDING ALL AROUND - The Kool Aid Stand Wish at allpoetry
I'm makin' me a kool aid stand, with boxes that I found.
I got some nails too cuz they were layin' all around - Charlie at allpoetry
Charlie lives out of a cardboard box, where the grocery deliveries are made.
Round the back of the store, there is a rain pipe with a hole in it, which allows water to splash out. Each day it rains, he fills his bowl and use - The Murder on the path at allpoetry
Mother and child walked in the sun
through the beautiful, bright summer day, - For Choices Made at allpoetry
The breeze is come, the scent of past,
of times I knew, and thought would last, - Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches at allpoetry
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, what can I say
My mom must think they're all I want, she packs them everyday - The lap dog's sonnet at allpoetry
I'm a chubby dog, a scrubby dog, a stubby dog, alright?
I never had an urge to be out on a frigid night. - Remembering Cinderella at allpoetry
The dawns were always full of joy, when we were two together
the morning runs were joyous even in the bleakest weather - The Hubba Bubba! at allpoetry
I spent all day in searching for pop bottles I could trade
to get myself some bubble gum for poppin' in the shade, - The Kitty Dorm at allpoetry
Were just poor little kitties, that's all we'll ever be,
living in a kitty tenement, waiting dutifully - Battle Cry at allpoetry
Be quick my boys, be randy with the axes and the lance,
don't be a thinkin' of them rogues, nor even give a glance - Reflections on a Thanksgiving morning at allpoetry
Awaken to this autumn dawn
as gray sifts off the scene - Evening at home, in the middle of the winter storm. at allpoetry
Rain pounded down on the windows, splashing up and down the street on the tires of passing cars with the light of the pizza parlor across the street glowing through the winter fog and evening twilight.
- Let's at allpoetry
Let’s camp down where the river flows bright.
under the sheen of a full moon, white, - Harvest Song at allpoetry
Dance with me love in my heart there is risin'
such a warm, sunny feel and there's no compromisin' - I Hate Everything About You at allpoetry
I been keepin' this inside for so long you know
It's about to make me bust so I'm lettin' it go... - Return to the Sea at allpoetry
The day was wanin’ as the maiden looked out on the sea,
her eyes so full with tears, her sighs and cryin’ mournfully - Return to the Sea at allpoetry
The day was waning, as the maiden looked out on the sea
Her eyes wear tearin’ up her sighs and sobbin’ mournfully, - Before the battle at allpoetry
(From the Songs of the Knight of the North.Tales of Atoz, before the battle)
How many times on many fields - The knights Song. (Thinking of his true love) at allpoetry
(From the tales of Atoz, Songs of the Knight of the North)
- Anniversary of when it died at allpoetry
It happened when she came over for dinner that night. And, Camelot was gone. - The philosophy of the old horse next door at allpoetry
There is a horse who lives nearby
he watches all that pass his way - A horseback ride through morning snow fall at allpoetry
A look outside the window, lace of snowflake, brush of the angel wings on pine needle hangers.
Slate gray, the skies stretch off over ebony boulders jutting up through the ermine comforter. - All about her. at allpoetry
When she sees a child at play it's magic to her eye,
and a baby sleeping, always makes her sigh. - This Painful Melody at allpoetry
I hear the song upon the breeze
It slips up with the mist - I wonder at allpoetry
I wonder if she knows I watch her sleep at nightfor no dreams I conjure could be quite as fine
as when I see her lying there beside me - My Partner at allpoetry
I have a little partner
who goes everywhere I do - A look inside myself at allpoetry
This is the me I put away in a closet for the long part of the year. I try to be someone else for those minds eye cameras that shutter on and off all summer, but I save this me for the fall. When the wind is as crisp as an - Kaptin Kitty at allpoetry
Ahoy all ye land lubbers
Ye barnacle crusted curs - All I ever dreamed at allpoetry
All I've dreamed of heaven
I witness here in you - Why? at allpoetry
Why did I have to know you?
Why did we have to meet? - My Water Muse at allpoetry
When nights shade is drawn,
by the eternal pond, - Forever together at allpoetry
Though they banish you from paradise, for you I will gladly sacrifice,
I have given you my heart and now my soul. - The note on the door. at allpoetry
He came home to find the note she left stuck under the door. The contents shook his jellpermed smoothie self to the spincter. She made it quite clear that she was moving on.
- The Judge at allpoetry
The neighbor lady has a cat
plopped in her window everyday - Pictures at allpoetry
At night, when I lay down to sleep
with thoughts my mind will fill. - A walk outside at allpoetry
I took a walk outside today
my little dog came out with me - The Bookstore at allpoetry
I’m heading for the bookstore,
Though it’s all cold and gray. - Down to the rivers edge. at allpoetry
Skipping along the rivers edge, the girl with the basket of fudge.
And a lemonade swirrel, she's one happy girl, - Passing days painfully at allpoetry
Spent labor day waiting for you to call.
cleaned the house, did the laundry, - Stormy day at allpoetry
A stormy day took him away,
through torrents, into absense long, - Suicide at allpoetry
Amber aura beckons toward infinity,
give up inhibitions- - So, go ahead and ignore me. at allpoetry
It wasn't mine to take,
the friendship you offered, - Basement, All out? at allpoetry
We made an elevator with a bucket and a rope.
Do you want to go first I asked, - Lost Childhood at allpoetry
The little girls of yesterday
become the mama't of today, - Two bodies, one heart between us. at allpoetry
It was by chance, one late night. Fumbling over the keys, checking chat-rooms in search of conversation, just to kill boredom.
Nothing to look forward to but another day of work, wandering alone back and forth from apartment - Forgotten at allpoetry
What secret were we keeping,
there on that fateful night, - The rescue. at allpoetry
Brother served the mage too well,
and paid with life and spirit. - Little One at allpoetry
It used to be each morning
when the sun broke through the skies - The comin' again. at allpoetry
Now, here it comes, that grief.
Hope this time it will be brief, - Birds eye view at allpoetry
Poem of love - Why she didn't want to live there. at allpoetry
Growing up in that house after the earthquake must have been tough.
No wonder your soup bowls were shaped so funny. - Tomorrow, I'll live again. at allpoetry
Why didn't I see it coming?
What sort of fool was I not to have known. - Random thoughts on a rainy day off at allpoetry
The day couldn't have turned out better. Rain, after all that stifling heat of late. I finally take a day off after all that sizzling heat and the fates give me a cool, wet, gray day, just made for lazing around and enjoying - Let's at allpoetry
Let’s camp down where the river flows bright.
under the sheen of a full moon, white, - The wandering walk at allpoetry
An old woman lectured that morning by the market place square, near the statue of an bull elk crafted of iron, water rushing from the rocks round it's feet, where crazy quilted colored awnings over the booths of Saturday mark - Coffee thoughts and reflections. at allpoetry
I think,though the bagel has been consumed, the usual ration of six poems read,
Jazz and literature mags perused, like psalms from my dog eared Bible, - Early Morning by the waters edge. at allpoetry
Thin veil of mist rises of gray water the calling of a loon.
There by the lapping edge, the rowboats bump against the algi laden dock legs, - At the forum she will wait. at allpoetry
He rode away to serve he said,
as all young men must do. - Poetry and Picnic at the Vat and Kettle at allpoetry
Door hinges reek, as heavy glass and dark oak swing away.
escape from the heat of the muggy afternoon, beckons. - It's right around here, somewhere. at allpoetry
Who needs to ask, I know the way.
I was just by there yesterday, - Let's go dancing? at allpoetry
What right have you got to call me up?
You used that tone of voice too. - Sadness of the death of your pet. at allpoetry
Violets are blue and roses are red.
I'm so sorry to hear, - You're my heaven. at allpoetry
When I am with you, it's as if a slice of heaven has entered my soul. -unknown There are a lot of things I could say, - [ You were the one who put song in the birds at dawn. ] at allpoetry
You were the one who put song in the birds at dawn. Every-time I wanted to give up, you drove me on. - Just an Organ Grinder's Monkey at allpoetry
I'm just a sad little monkey, on a leash, all day. Wishing I wasn't stuck on a chain this way. - Out in the cold at allpoetry
It seemed so innocent, the night we met. Seemed like something we'd both soon forget. - The Hitchin' post blues at allpoetry
It happened one day on the boulevard, All day long I'd been playin' hard. - Empress of the North at allpoetry
Away up north, where ice and snow, are stirred by chillin' gale, there, where the northern lights are shinin', folks all tell a tale, - The swashbuckler of New York. at allpoetry
There was a pirate wench, who's standard was the jo - What's gonna' come. at allpoetry
I'm sorry that it's comin' out this way. I know it's gonna hurt you when I say, - Blackberry Time at allpoetry
The berries, now are fattened, On summer rains and sun. - Debris of Humanity at allpoetry
In worn clothing, a wheelchair for legs, skin gray, hair white, eyes, closed, most of the time. - The Essense of the summer child at allpoetry
Squeals of excitement coming through the screen door last day of school excitement. - a Ride In the Country at allpoetry
I think I'll take a ride today, it's lovely out, what shall I say, - Crazy Lady at allpoetry
Look at all the people laughing, it's the crazy girl they see. - Ok at allpoetry
OK, gimme a reason to pen beauty. - Strealing a taste at allpoetry
You lick the spoon, I'll lick the cherry, and let's not get the ice cream hairy. - Misses Honey Bee at allpoetry
Misses Honey Bee Hello Misses Honey Bee, - These are my visions of you. at allpoetry
I see you as the wild flower, the golden buff, spring buttercup, - He should have known. at allpoetry
Grandpa worked hard, long, unthanked hours in the coal yard. Grandpa never complained. - A Pirate Tale at allpoetry
You've heard the tales of buccaneers who sailed the seas of old, but here's one you may not have, (though it's been often told!) - All I can think of is you. at allpoetry
All I think of now, is you. Don't know how you do what you do. - Bread at allpoetry
My sister is having a party for my dad today. She asked me to make some cinnamon roles. - High above Spinea at allpoetry
Between the wings of the grand blue swan, who's feathered back he rode upon, - Dream Cape at allpoetry
Do you hear the music, Which whispers soft and slight? - Samuel Gomp's Eulogy at allpoetry
Samuel Gomp was once a strong man. Before his wife left him, - My Goddess of Love at allpoetry
She sweeps my mind, As breakers wash sea foam to the shore, - Pirate Queen at allpoetry
Gather round bucko's and you shall be hearin' of the scourge of the sea, you all best be fearin' - Let's do this tonight. at allpoetry
Let’s camp down where the river flows bright. under the sheen of a full moon, white, - Dreams at allpoetry
When real life grows to overbearing, dreams can be a raft. - By the docks. at allpoetry
We walked there in good weather or bad. It wasn't as though we needed to, it needed us. - Brand New at allpoetry
If you stand wanting, with no one to care, look first to him, for he'll always be there. - I need you. at allpoetry
I know what's coming, your fingers start drumming, your going to say, "I'll have to go." - Thoughts on a hot, rainy, summer night. at allpoetry
Sit here by my kitchen window, senses drinking in he swollen wind, - No Getting over You at allpoetry
Once I said I'd get over you, And, I really did believe it true, - Tripping in downtown Portland. at allpoetry
Cafe Ole and Caramel nut roles at the Met. Bouncing down the red brick road, (out of gold paint I guess). - Painful Storm at allpoetry
Stars blocked out by cold gray night, nothing but melancholy light, - Got a Fire in the Blood at allpoetry
A fire in the blood, tempest of the soul, - Dad at allpoetry
What could I say about dad? Everyone has had heard the everything I am I owe to dad, but it would seem insignificant if I were to say it. For I'm nothing like dad. He was a - The fire inside of me. at allpoetry
Hold her and I feel my heart, Pounding hard in my chest. - Why them blues? at allpoetry
You wanna know what gives me the blues, well, I'll tell you this is here's my story, - We wouldn't be BAAAAAAAAD! at allpoetry
Two little lambs standing by the empty pail, can't you see were innocent from nose to tail? - [ Born of sin and mother's gin, ] at allpoetry
Born of sin and mother's gin, papa came and left agin', - Romance at allpoetry
Bread and butter notes, with honey sweet notions, are magical elixirs and the perfect potions, - On the breeze at allpoetry
I look down on the snapshot. the one she sent to me. - One Again at allpoetry
The scrap of stationary clutched tight in her hand, the scent of the rose garden, on the freshening wind. - [ They say that love is giving, ] at allpoetry
They say that love is giving, what could I give to you? - This is She at allpoetry
Rainbow colors of fall leaves turning, Soothing as the hearth fire burning, - The Swan at allpoetry
For he who wanders the long desolate roads, alone. There is the occasional rose, alone in the dreariness, - [ There once was a kitten who hid all her loot, ] at allpoetry
There once was a kitten who hid all her loot, down in the toe of her daddies old boot. - Over you Now. at allpoetry
I'm over you now, you're gone and I made me a vow, - The goodie package at allpoetry
Like a kiss, carried on the breeze, something warm and sweet, - The broken family at allpoetry
Pulling away, the last bits loaded in the car. I catch the color of the climbing rose. - When I love her most at allpoetry
How I love to be with her in the mornin' when the sun is slowly risin' on the glen, - Against the Grey at allpoetry
Tonight, I saw the hurtin’ in your eyes, once more. lurkin’ there behind the curtain & it’s painful sure. - Trails End at allpoetry
It wasn't a town really, Just a crazy quilt of buildings stacked off a rusted railroad, - A call to her love. at allpoetry
She draws the bow across the strings, and sweetly her viola sings, - Bitter Fruit at allpoetry
Down the road,I'm seein', trees are in bloom, seem all to barren, 'cept for gloom, - Searching the fantastic realm. at allpoetry
Sounds of oars, muffled approach to castles of stone, torn from the earth by hands of another God. - A Song for Debbie at allpoetry
Once you worked the night desk, darlin' do you remember when? - [ Now listen here Katnjammerz. ] at allpoetry
Now listen here Katnjammerz. Did I say anything about the time you helped me type, - The Touch at allpoetry
I touched her face and in the touch, felt the pain she held, - [ Lying on my bed, with a feel of death over me. ] at allpoetry
Lying on my bed, with a feel of death over me. The cupboard was truly bare, the house dingy, - The morning after. at allpoetry
Scents of morning, caramel roles, coffee and ashes. Dressed in black, she mourns. - Carrion at allpoetry
Darkness falls, cold, barren, dead. Torn wings flutter, taloned feet approach, - Question? at allpoetry
What can I write to a lady, in a world man has made gray. - The Woman of the Forest at allpoetry
You can see her presence in the brightly colored leaves, - If I should come at allpoetry
If I should come in winter, through nature's cruelest storm. - My Love at allpoetry
My lover's hair is carrot and claret and embers burnin' too. - The dagger at allpoetry
Whispers on the phone, in the next room' intimate laugh, I thought was ours only. - The painful lesson at allpoetry
The empty dance floor, where eyes used to watch us. The market place, without a hand to hold, - [ Brother, got some time to listen to what I got to say. ] at allpoetry
Brother, got some time to listen to what I got to say. I was once important, in another day. - [ Once there was a time of nobility. ] at allpoetry
Once there was a time of nobility. Knights meeting on the field of battle. - Reaching the Island, and you. at allpoetry
The ferry touched down, with the dawn, and as it did, my cares were gone. - Mrs. Wolf at allpoetry
Mrs. Wolf was taken away. They buried her on the hill today. - Thoughts of You at allpoetry
Awaken even to a storm Dismal, frigid, gray, - Seen at a lonely train depot. at allpoetry
The iron horse comes home to the stable. As the blue clad conductor shepards the passengers off and on, - Visit to Grandmas at allpoetry
It’s rainy weather out today, But, it’s sunny warm and grand, - Camp on the shoreline at allpoetry
before a flickering campfire, burning embers leap and disappear like tiny shooting stars, - Grampa at allpoetry
Grampa was a working man, for fifty five years of his life. - Thoughts on a vision of you at allpoetry
Platinum beams so spectral, to announce the new sunrise. - The Gossip at allpoetry
You twisted little man! I hate your hideous, evil grin with it's caustic slather, rancid breath. - The unexpected portrait at allpoetry
At the gallery, the display of the works by the Flemish painters. There amongst the naughty, fat women, having their nails cut in the nude, - Snowy, (My forever friend) at allpoetry
A friend who was my other, my mentor and my pal. - Butterfly at allpoetry
Butterfly. Butterfly wings, you drifted on; - The Fire you do bestow at allpoetry
Seeing you in pale light, Cast off a distant moon, - Misty at allpoetry
The cobalt eyes, so full of mystery, the whispered promises they gave to me, - Beauty as the dawn. at allpoetry
Beauty as the dawn She is as beauty of the dawn, - Just Dessert at allpoetry
Just Dessert You’re the brandy in my coffee, - My little friend at allpoetry
I've heard it all before, you know. The guy who says his angel is his sweetheart. - Good Morning Love at allpoetry
Good morning love, come greet the sun, And, let us dream that we are one, - Distilled thoughts and deep reflections. at allpoetry
Could I be a teasing breeze, Upon a summer day,
