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Nancy E Tracy Oct 2014
Boy! Do we need some
air
In this season of
Despair

Politicians in my Hair
ISIS, Ebola, Hurricanes in the Bahamas.....what else?
Trapped in my head
Thoughts I should've said

Words drawn like an artist
This paper is my canvas

The art of written form
My pens creating a storm

Scribbles so energetically
It just comes out poetically

The start of a verbal creation
Ranting and letting out frustration

Written out to sound vocally
Just the way I like my poetry

I'll ask just one question...
Have I made an impression?
Well, have I?
Nancy E Tracy Oct 2014
Here they come now!

Giggling up the sidewalk

On their way to my front door.

Masses of costumed grimlins,
Tumbling
Pushing
Squirming
Screaming bundles of fun!

On their way to my front door.

Sticky faces,
Painted faces,
Horrid hairy masks that hide happy faces,
Upturned faces,

Grinning ear-to-ear in anticipation of some goody
Tossed into each sack,

On their way to my front door!
Written in 1986 but since Halloween is coming I couldn't resist putting it on here.  Hope you like it
Nancy E Tracy Oct 2014
This morning I heard myself say,
"Don't go 'cause you won't get away"

"You'll never get anything done,
You'll be sitting there reading 'til dawn.
You're dishes will sit in the sink,
Your body will stink,
'cause it's all gone to hell,
Sitting 'round in you're petticoat pink" ? lol

But I logged on anyway......
:)

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
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N.T.
Like the ocean's tides
The rollercoaster ride
of life
A bitter pill to swallow.

When you know
Too much
When you feel
Too much
When you Love
Too much

S.S.
Which makes you

Eat too much
Drink too much
Work too much
Have *** too much
Gamble too much...
... and on and on and on.

N.T.
When you care
Too much
You get hurt
Too much

S.S.
We are all boats on the ocean.

Except boats aren't sentient.
They don't struggle and
Flail their arms
And kick their legs
And holler
before
they

go

under.



I enjoy collaborations.
It was a great pleasure
Working with Nancy ♥
Nancy E Tracy Oct 2014
Have you seen the moon?
Hidden by a cloud
it's missing

Missing what was ours
Truly it was never meant to be
Gone forever out among the stars
Whisked away, a vapour, just a dream

Have you seen my heart?
Melted by my tears
it's missing

Missing plans we made
When you took your love away from me
Overwhelmed by sorrow and dismay
Surely I will wane and fade away

Just like the moon
Is that already the title of a song? Oops!
Nancy E Tracy Oct 2014
"You're old" they said, "Not worth your salt"
That's what the young folks say.
"Get a life" they said, "Go back to bed"
"you're only in the way"

I'll get a life as soon as I have finished raising kids
Have finished doing dishes, have finished making beds

Have finished playing "Taxi" to you and all your friends
Have finished paying bills, have fininshed meeting ends

I'll "Get a life" when I am done
with work I have to do
To help down at the shelter
and  at the churches too

With PTA and parties
vacations and the like
I don't have time..........there is no time

For me to get a life.
I wrote this when I was active in our Poetry Society and it won a  prize
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