#ljm - Hello Poetry

“have to serve lunch to 50 people tomorrow; Gotta go clean veggies for a platter right now and get it into the fridge” Lori Jones McCaffery (p.s. I’m way past impressed)

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Apr 11

Apr 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM UTC

nat-lipstadt

No. 1: A thousand and 1 reasons to delay writing poetry

“have to serve lunch to 50 people tomorrow; Gotta go clean veggies for a platter right now and get it into the fridge” Lori Jones McCaffery (p.s. I’m way past impressed)

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I never ever really believed in Unicorns But I always somehow hoped that In a place too far for me to get to They gamboled in sunny springtime meadows. They'd wear a wreath of summer daisies And have glitter on their shiny hooves Their tails all braided in fantastic patterns And their manes would float on gentle breezes I always knew you had to be a ****** To see one in the real live world But when I was, it somehow never happened And I held out so very, very long. Then my chance dissolved into a marriage And I was forced to put away The image of those shining flanks And gentle eyes that knew my soul. The years went by - a daughter came Another chance for unicorns. And I hid out to try and see If she could fetch one from the shadows She drew the whole world to her side With charm and simple purity The only creatures who came to stay Were slender racing dogs and mice And thus my hope of seeing unicorns Has had no choice but to fade away But I still dream of flowered meadows With gentle Creatures who display A single horn of magical power That makes a blessing of your life ljm

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May 6, 2017

May 6, 2017 at 1:54 AM UTC

LoriJonesMcCaffery

UNICORNS

I never ever really believed in Unicorns But I always somehow hoped that In a place too far for me to get to They gamboled in sunny springtime meadows. They'd wear a wreath of summer daisies And have glitter on their shiny hooves Their tails all braided in fantastic patterns And their manes would float on gentle breezes I always knew you had to be a ****** To see one in the real live world But when I was, it somehow never happened And I held out so very, very long. Then my chance dissolved into a marriage And I was forced to put away The image of those shining flanks And gentle eyes that knew my soul. The years went by - a daughter came Another chance for unicorns. And I hid out to try and see If she could fetch one from the shadows She drew the whole world to her side With charm and simple purity The only creatures who came to stay Were slender racing dogs and mice And thus my hope of seeing unicorns Has had no choice but to fade away But I still dream of flowered meadows With gentle Creatures who display A single horn of magical power That makes a blessing of your life ljm

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Remember the time we first met on that rooftop when our fingers danced around each other blurring the lines we knew we shouldn't cross but so badly wanted to Remember the unbelievably adorable way you lost control of you words when I mentioned that you were young and you thought I meant too young for me Remember the way you traced the words of my tattoo just to have a reason to touch me and the smirk you got when you realized my body tightened because of how nervous you made me Remember the night you wrote the words "I love you" on my back as I fell asleep on that full sized mattress of yours and how you rewrote it and rewrote it until I half asleep rolled over to say it back Remember the way we looked at each other during the first work party you ever took me to and how we shared whispers of love and *** while we fought the urge to sneak off to the bathroom together Remember the first time that we laid awake on one of our many sleepless nights talking about my lost mother and your father and how we held each other so tight that our broken pieces felt whole again I know that our future doesn't always seem as bright but I will fight for you and us until I don't have to anymore. But if my attempts fail and we crumble, remember all the things that held us together in the first place. Remember how fiercely I loved you and continue to love you. If your memory of me fades and I am no longer around to supply you with new ones please just read this and know that with you I don't feel as broken and with me you will always be loved.

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May 31, 2016

May 31, 2016 at 2:08 PM UTC

singmetosleep

Remember us

Remember the time we first met on that rooftop when our fingers danced around each other blurring the lines we knew we shouldn't cross but so badly wanted to Remember the unbelievably adorable way you lost control of you words when I mentioned that you were young and you thought I meant too young for me Remember the way you traced the words of my tattoo just to have a reason to touch me and the smirk you got when you realized my body tightened because of how nervous you made me Remember the night you wrote the words "I love you" on my back as I fell asleep on that full sized mattress of yours and how you rewrote it and rewrote it until I half asleep rolled over to say it back Remember the way we looked at each other during the first work party you ever took me to and how we shared whispers of love and *** while we fought the urge to sneak off to the bathroom together Remember the first time that we laid awake on one of our many sleepless nights talking about my lost mother and your father and how we held each other so tight that our broken pieces felt whole again I know that our future doesn't always seem as bright but I will fight for you and us until I don't have to anymore. But if my attempts fail and we crumble, remember all the things that held us together in the first place. Remember how fiercely I loved you and continue to love you. If your memory of me fades and I am no longer around to supply you with new ones please just read this and know that with you I don't feel as broken and with me you will always be loved.

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