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"joan" poems
style is the answer to everything -- a fresh way to approach a dull or a dangerous thing. to do a dull thing with style is preferable to doing a dangerous thing without it. Joan of Arc had style John the Baptist Christ Socrates Caesar, Garcia Lorca. style is the difference, a way of doing, a way of being done. 6 herons standing quietly in a pool of water or you walking out of the bathroom naked without seeing me.
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The shopping channel calls to me It wakes me up at night To sell me things I do not need Nor would buy, if I was right But apparently, there's something wrong My brain should be re-wired I only purchase things on here When I am really over-tired I have a room specifically For things bought on TV I've ginsu knives and shredding blades And juicers!!!...ninety three!! For some reason the kitchen things Just seem to catch my eye Especially at three a.m. That's the time I need to buy I've magic bullets by the score Processors,  I don't need But, if I ever put them all to use... An army I could feed I've got socks for diabetics Things to make your ******* stand out I've got exercise machines galore I've got three things that help gout! My credit card's at the limit I know the numbers off by heart The post man knows me by my name I even have my own **** cart To deliver all my purchases They just load it and deliver It almost comes here by itself It's enough to make one shiver I don't know how it started I think the countdown clock...ah, yes I thought it meant the game was ending I phoned in and bought a dress!!! I've got jewellery by Joan Rivers George Foreman grills...they fill my den I've got perfumes for the women And lots of things that make you men! My wife cannot contain me She's sent me off to get some aid But, if they sell it on the telly I'll buy it sure as getting laid I've bedazzled all my clothing I eat dried fruit and jerky too I get Christmas cards from Ronco I'm a shopping ****** through and through Each month we have a garage sale I sell off some of what I've bought But, then I go and buy it back again Without a second thought My friends have all but left me I rarely go out of the house I just sit here and go shopping I don't even see my spouse Set it and Forget it That's a phrase I love to say But wait, there's more...is another one That helps me through the day I used the last one on my wife One night while having *** She told me "Set it and Forget It" I'm off to dreamland Tex!! My shopping's an addiction One I hope to beat some day But now, the operator says... I have to get my card and pay!
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Jul 2, 2012
Jul 2, 2012 at 7:19 PM UTC
Shopping addict
The shopping channel calls to me It wakes me up at night To sell me things I do not need Nor would buy, if I was right But apparently, there's something wrong My brain should be re-wired I only purchase things on here When I am really over-tired I have a room specifically For things bought on TV I've ginsu knives and shredding blades And juicers!!!...ninety three!! For some reason the kitchen things Just seem to catch my eye Especially at three a.m. That's the time I need to buy I've magic bullets by the score Processors,  I don't need But, if I ever put them all to use... An army I could feed I've got socks for diabetics Things to make your ******* stand out I've got exercise machines galore I've got three things that help gout! My credit card's at the limit I know the numbers off by heart The post man knows me by my name I even have my own **** cart To deliver all my purchases They just load it and deliver It almost comes here by itself It's enough to make one shiver I don't know how it started I think the countdown clock...ah, yes I thought it meant the game was ending I phoned in and bought a dress!!! I've got jewellery by Joan Rivers George Foreman grills...they fill my den I've got perfumes for the women And lots of things that make you men! My wife cannot contain me She's sent me off to get some aid But, if they sell it on the telly I'll buy it sure as getting laid I've bedazzled all my clothing I eat dried fruit and jerky too I get Christmas cards from Ronco I'm a shopping ****** through and through Each month we have a garage sale I sell off some of what I've bought But, then I go and buy it back again Without a second thought My friends have all but left me I rarely go out of the house I just sit here and go shopping I don't even see my spouse Set it and Forget it That's a phrase I love to say But wait, there's more...is another one That helps me through the day I used the last one on my wife One night while having *** She told me "Set it and Forget It" I'm off to dreamland Tex!! My shopping's an addiction One I hope to beat some day But now, the operator says... I have to get my card and pay!
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From the French of François Villon Tell me now in what hidden way is Lady Flora the lovely Roman? Where’s Hipparchia, and where is Thais, Neither of them the fairer woman? Where is Echo, beheld of no man, Only heard on river and mere— She whose beauty was more than human?— But where are the snows of yester-year? Where’s Heloise, the learned nun, For whose sake Abeillard, I ween, Lost manhood and put priesthood on? (From Love he won such dule and teen!) And where, I pray you, is the Queen Who willed that Buridan should steer Sewed in a sack’s mouth down the Seine?— But where are the snows of yester-year? White Queen Blanche, like a queen of lilies, With a voice like any mermaiden— Bertha Broadfoot, Beatrice, Alice, And Ermengarde the lady of Maine— And that good Joan whom Englishmen At Rouen doomed and burned her there— Mother of God, where are they then?— But where are the snows of yester-year? Nay, never ask this week, fair lord, Where they are gone, nor yet this year, Except with this for an overword— But where are the snows of yester-year?
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The Ballad Of Dead Ladies
Malcom was fed 16 bullets because of his. A slug kissed the jaw of King Jr. and silenced him forever. Gandhi shriveled like snakeskin. Joan of Arc became Joan of Ash- so you can understand why Melle Mel was jittery scribbling it all down, on a napkin, at Lucy's Noodle Shop in Harlem. Sweat poured into his green tea. He thought Jesus hanging from the dull wood. Heard about the poet Lorca under an olive tree, shot in the back. Everyone has felt this way through, he thought, never could he have imagined what would happen when he pressed his thumbprint into vinyl. Hip-Hop was still a tadpole. The DJ had just learned to scratch a record and make sounds no ear had never conjugated. How was he to know Tupac and Biggie would follow his lead and get plugged with lead? So he wrote it down, in big curling letters, emphatic: DON'T PUSH ME
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Nov 5, 2015
Nov 5, 2015 at 4:42 PM UTC
The Message
Like a captive, I capture rapture wrapping around stakes that matter Joan of Arc battered Also tattered but, easily dismissive Refracted from fractured prominent phrases people play with Distinctly persuasive and evasive, dressed boyishly attractive, lax stature, dawning armor crafted by absence as if asked about it- I’m drifted Protection is principle prerequisite, when fire is lit I sort of implore your aorta before it’s incinerated to ashes Dethatched as a habit, with swords or hatchets crafted to singe heartstrings that attached it While I slash slick Rick as a quick fix, To fend for pretend pretenses or presumed tricks, I can’t quit Cause I hit lips against hash spliffs fashioned with dashes of passion all while rationing fireball cinnamon sips Martyr to avoidance I gaze at fabled dazed gossipers galvanizing grips on gritty grapevines while licking warning labels through smoke haze on blurred lines Capably unstable Other eyes attending scandal circles able to shout lies and rekindle handed arguments on tables with locked smiles stay boxed in Avidly amiable Searching for counterparts when combusted or branded Toying with matches loses meaning when rules reseed Those vagabonds claim love is some all end hard bent to mend what the same above can’t comprehend. Breaking boredom, I pillage pillows with night terrors And ardent arsonists yearn for flames that churn, turn, liquefy and learn learned thoughts and smoldered feelings Completely complacent Melting in one another they are completing each other like two candles tryst true at a wedding day However later the blaze is severed, smoke sears, and charred black wick stands alone for them. Aggressive and progressive. As for me never pleading, fire forever fleets to streets between iron bars I built that cage in deep heat and seep dire dreams once desired Suppose I’m a skeptic Roasted or disconnected Just jaded, just met you Always over it too soon Burnt but I’m amused. I’m useful.
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Jun 9, 2014
Jun 9, 2014 at 11:59 PM UTC
Martyr
Like a captive, I capture rapture wrapping around stakes that matter Joan of Arc battered Also tattered but, easily dismissive Refracted from fractured prominent phrases people play with Distinctly persuasive and evasive, dressed boyishly attractive, lax stature, dawning armor crafted by absence as if asked about it- I’m drifted Protection is principle prerequisite, when fire is lit I sort of implore your aorta before it’s incinerated to ashes Dethatched as a habit, with swords or hatchets crafted to singe heartstrings that attached it While I slash slick Rick as a quick fix, To fend for pretend pretenses or presumed tricks, I can’t quit Cause I hit lips against hash spliffs fashioned with dashes of passion all while rationing fireball cinnamon sips Martyr to avoidance I gaze at fabled dazed gossipers galvanizing grips on gritty grapevines while licking warning labels through smoke haze on blurred lines Capably unstable Other eyes attending scandal circles able to shout lies and rekindle handed arguments on tables with locked smiles stay boxed in Avidly amiable Searching for counterparts when combusted or branded Toying with matches loses meaning when rules reseed Those vagabonds claim love is some all end hard bent to mend what the same above can’t comprehend. Breaking boredom, I pillage pillows with night terrors And ardent arsonists yearn for flames that churn, turn, liquefy and learn learned thoughts and smoldered feelings Completely complacent Melting in one another they are completing each other like two candles tryst true at a wedding day However later the blaze is severed, smoke sears, and charred black wick stands alone for them. Aggressive and progressive. As for me never pleading, fire forever fleets to streets between iron bars I built that cage in deep heat and seep dire dreams once desired Suppose I’m a skeptic Roasted or disconnected Just jaded, just met you Always over it too soon Burnt but I’m amused. I’m useful.
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I swing my sword At the monster inside me. But the blade has been blunted, It's dull and cannot **** What is a warrior without her sword? Joan of Arc without her horse? Stripped of my valor, In the middle of war. I do not have the means to fight anymore. Left bare to the sun. Where arrows can pierce And daggers can jab. Trying to create an image, Which seemed so vivid before. All my paint is dull And all my canvas broken. What is an artist without his brush? Van Gogh without his hands? The pain he must feel When losing his only muse. He lives through art, So dies if he cannot paint. I live through words, I die if I cannot write. Now god you've taken my legs. How do I live, When I cannot stand. I fear I've lost my only light. I fear I'm out of muse. With nothing more to say. Like a warrior without her sword. Van Gogh without his hands. My words are my legs, And I cannot stand.
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Jul 2, 2015
Jul 2, 2015 at 11:26 PM UTC
Block head
Do you wanna build a snowman? Come on, let's go and play. I never see you anymore, come out the door, it's like you've gone away. We used to be best buddies. But now we're not. I wish you would tell me why! Do you wanna build a snowman? It doesn't have to be a snowman. 8 year old Elsa: Go away, Anna. 5 year old Anna: Okay, bye. 8 year old Anna: (knocks) Do you wanna build a snowman? Or ride our bikes around the halls? I think some company is overdue. I've started talking to, the pictures on the walls! (Hang in there, Joan!) It gets a little lonely. All these empty rooms, just watching the hours tick by (tick tock tick tock tick tock tick tock) 15 yr old Anna: (Knocks) Elsa? Please, I know you're in there. People are asking where you've been. They say, "Have courage." And I'm trying to, I'm right out here for you. Just let me in. We only have each other. It's just you and me. What are we gonna do? Do you wanna build a snowman?
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Mar 25, 2014
Mar 25, 2014 at 11:52 AM UTC
Lyrics to Do You Wanna Build A Snowman
they are soldiers fighting a war across the ocean, but their hearts are at home seeking love and devotion. love from our country, devotion from their family. that is all that they need. they joined the military to fight for what they believe to defend from foes, seen and unseen in their hearts we are the greatest nation from the farmlands to the greatest plantations. it does not matter if they're black or white they will never give up freedoms fight. we have people here from every nation fighting for americas salvation women have been the backbone in every war death they've seen by the score. the plains indian women who fought alongside their men it became a common trend. joan of arc- who lifted the seige in only nine days the greatest role a woman could portray. the uniform does not necessarilly make her a soldier, but her heart and strength that make her bolder. bold enough to cover your back and pick up all the slack she will always be there in command and pick up the rifle from the sand she will do whatever she must for in her you put your trust. she is the female soldier, she stood her ground of that we should all be proud. give credit where credit is due this is what i say to you. louis rams :
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Nov 11, 2014
Nov 11, 2014 at 9:46 PM UTC
female soldiers
"Too many things are occurring for even a big heart to hold." - From an essay by W. B. Yeats Big heart, wide as a watermelon, but wise as birth, there is so much abundance in the people I have: Max, Lois, Joe, Louise, Joan, Marie, Dawn, Arlene, Father Dunne, and all in their short lives give to me repeatedly, in the way the sea places its many fingers on the shore, again and again and they know me, they help me unravel, they listen with ears made of conch shells, they speak back with the wine of the best region. They are my staff. They comfort me. They hear how the artery of my soul has been severed and soul is spurting out upon them, bleeding on them, messing up their clothes, dirtying their shoes. And God is filling me, though there are times of doubt as hollow as the Grand Canyon, still God is filling me. He is giving me the thoughts of dogs, the spider in its intricate web, the sun in all its amazement, and a slain ram that is the glory, the mystery of great cost, and my heart, which is very big, I promise it is very large, a monster of sorts, takes it all in-- all in comes the fury of love.
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The Big Heart
Sometimes, when you listen to their enounciation. You realize, just how beautiful they speak in their British accent. Every word expressively spoken. That you're mermorized by each vocal. Maggie Smith, the lady of class. Cary Grant, the man of taste. Oh, that British voice. That you might chose , if had you that choice. Or seek ways to adapt them to yours. Michael Redgrave/Michael Rennie/Vanessa Regraves All of them had that lovable voice. Then you notice the beautiful Julie Andrew. Words spoke so you see the greatness of the phase. Which we notice too in Richard Attenborough. Who reminds many of Richard Burton? Yes, the British accent. You just got to love it Similar to loving Honor Blackman when she speaks. A great difference from Jacqueline Bissett. Except written about them with great respect. Who can't admire the British Accent? Yes, there's the French. And I'm not kicking it. Then , there's Spanish. Which has more trying to learn it. But this is about the English and the various style of vocals. Colin Barker and Prince Williams the Royals speaks so wonderful. Just like, the man called Michael Caine. I just have to mention Deborah Kerr. That also goes for Joan Collin. It's something about their style of speaking. Maybe because you understand every spoken word. Which is level toward the great Timothy Dalton. And Samantha Eggar and **** Jagger. Plus, the late David Niven. And honorable mention to Julie Christie. Jane Asher, Hugh Grant and several more. Have you wishing to make their voices be yours. Yes, the British Accent just so lovable. And the greatest things about it. You don't have to be famous to be adored.
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Jan 1, 2014
Jan 1, 2014 at 10:23 AM UTC
The British Accent
Sometimes, when you listen to their enounciation. You realize, just how beautiful they speak in their British accent. Every word expressively spoken. That you're mermorized by each vocal. Maggie Smith, the lady of class. Cary Grant, the man of taste. Oh, that British voice. That you might chose , if had you that choice. Or seek ways to adapt them to yours. Michael Redgrave/Michael Rennie/Vanessa Regraves All of them had that lovable voice. Then you notice the beautiful Julie Andrew. Words spoke so you see the greatness of the phase. Which we notice too in Richard Attenborough. Who reminds many of Richard Burton? Yes, the British accent. You just got to love it Similar to loving Honor Blackman when she speaks. A great difference from Jacqueline Bissett. Except written about them with great respect. Who can't admire the British Accent? Yes, there's the French. And I'm not kicking it. Then , there's Spanish. Which has more trying to learn it. But this is about the English and the various style of vocals. Colin Barker and Prince Williams the Royals speaks so wonderful. Just like, the man called Michael Caine. I just have to mention Deborah Kerr. That also goes for Joan Collin. It's something about their style of speaking. Maybe because you understand every spoken word. Which is level toward the great Timothy Dalton. And Samantha Eggar and **** Jagger. Plus, the late David Niven. And honorable mention to Julie Christie. Jane Asher, Hugh Grant and several more. Have you wishing to make their voices be yours. Yes, the British Accent just so lovable. And the greatest things about it. You don't have to be famous to be adored.
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You rode an airplane horse Like Joan of Arc and her hope With Princess Julia and Prince Justin, Flew away from our bleak archipelago, Across this continent of the smooth-skinned To meet the King, your love, For a quest to raise again our royal family, And brought rain to Dubai. You have rained on Dubai; Brought the ocean to their deserts, Watered their artificial plants, Glistened their rough highways, Bathed the Arabs, Moisturized their dry skin, And taught them to dance in the puddles. You have rained on Dubai, And took with you my Philippine sun. Now I sit here in my desk; A withered bud in the Land of the Orient Pearl, Staring at this snow globe you left With glitter orbiting the Burj Al Arab, Watching over you from this crystal ball, Waiting for you to leave the Gulf States, And bring the rain back here.
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Sep 26, 2013
Sep 26, 2013 at 11:41 PM UTC
Rain on Dubai
Momentary mourning peace. Mama pours a glass of mulled wine, lights a scented candle                                (- "cherries on snow" -) and drinks to ol' Joan. Passed down with the jewellery box, somewhere in the will, the daughters receive the annual chore of roasting the turkey (delicious!) and the veggies (good job!) and (could you pass the?) breadsauce for their brothers and husbands huddled             on a threadbare sofa -- and a younger girl,             barely there, staring at a laptop screen. Mama's not festive - always too tired - barely celebrates, but orchestrates. Years barely there 'cause she's needed in their kitchen and someone's gotta cook can she please get a hand? and one chivalrous male puffs out his chest, takes one for the team, gestures to the girl with no discernible attention span and half-laughs an "ay, one day this'll be you! Best get in there while you're young!"                                                           ((A baritone chorus of laughter.)) "You outdid yourself on the turkey." "S'great, ain't it? Pass the potatoes." Sometimes here, sometimes Spain. We stay over. It's tradition: we're scattered across the country, maid duties are the least she can do. Never our kitchen or living room. Tiny. Messy. Unwelcoming. Come Boxing Day, Mama gives a bear hug goodbye and an "it's good to see you"; Because it is, she thinks. Thank you for inviting me to carry out your labour. I'm just grateful to be needed. A month of red 'SALE' tapes scouring the clearance shelves; overtime for extra cash scraped to afford the food she cooks you; paying half for gifts she'd brainstormed while Dad buys partial credit on the gift tag. We vanish from your house - like elves - by morning.
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Dec 7, 2018
Dec 7, 2018 at 8:17 AM UTC
Mrs Claus & the Working-Class Christmas
Momentary mourning peace. Mama pours a glass of mulled wine, lights a scented candle                                (- "cherries on snow" -) and drinks to ol' Joan. Passed down with the jewellery box, somewhere in the will, the daughters receive the annual chore of roasting the turkey (delicious!) and the veggies (good job!) and (could you pass the?) breadsauce for their brothers and husbands huddled             on a threadbare sofa -- and a younger girl,             barely there, staring at a laptop screen. Mama's not festive - always too tired - barely celebrates, but orchestrates. Years barely there 'cause she's needed in their kitchen and someone's gotta cook can she please get a hand? and one chivalrous male puffs out his chest, takes one for the team, gestures to the girl with no discernible attention span and half-laughs an "ay, one day this'll be you! Best get in there while you're young!"                                                           ((A baritone chorus of laughter.)) "You outdid yourself on the turkey." "S'great, ain't it? Pass the potatoes." Sometimes here, sometimes Spain. We stay over. It's tradition: we're scattered across the country, maid duties are the least she can do. Never our kitchen or living room. Tiny. Messy. Unwelcoming. Come Boxing Day, Mama gives a bear hug goodbye and an "it's good to see you"; Because it is, she thinks. Thank you for inviting me to carry out your labour. I'm just grateful to be needed. A month of red 'SALE' tapes scouring the clearance shelves; overtime for extra cash scraped to afford the food she cooks you; paying half for gifts she'd brainstormed while Dad buys partial credit on the gift tag. We vanish from your house - like elves - by morning.
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I met Joan Baez in my sleep. She whispered her poems and sang her songs. I fell in love with her instantly. DIAMONDS AND RUST she sang in my dreams. Linda Ronstadt sang LONG, LONG TIME to me. I cried in her hair, so fair was she. We made love for eternity. Ingrid Bergman came into my life a long time ago. I was mesmerized by her luminescent beauty. She walked into my life 20 minutes into CASA- BLANCA. I was transfixed. But it was Audrey Hepburn who stole my heart. Tiny and radiant, Audrey saw and held and fed starving children around the globe. She entered my heart and kissed my soul and never left my life. Bless you, Audrey. TOD HOWARD HAWKS
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Jun 4, 2025
Jun 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM UTC
WOMEN I HAVE LOVED
Joan Baez                                                          Martin Luther King Jr. I believe                                                            I believe That music can mend the soul                                                                                                          That everyone will                                                                          one day                                                                          treat each other                                                                          equally and war                                                           and war Will be but                                                       will end a dream                                                           altogether That one day                                                                         one day There will                                                                         be change and life                                                            and life will be brighter                                                                                                                                will be                                                                        better One day                                                         One Day It will                                                                       We will Make a difference                                          Make a difference
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Jan 25, 2011
Jan 25, 2011 at 12:30 PM UTC
Double voice poem 1
Joan Baez                                                          Martin Luther King Jr. I believe                                                            I believe That music can mend the soul                                                                                                          That everyone will                                                                          one day                                                                          treat each other                                                                          equally and war                                                           and war Will be but                                                       will end a dream                                                           altogether That one day                                                                         one day There will                                                                         be change and life                                                            and life will be brighter                                                                                                                                will be                                                                        better One day                                                         One Day It will                                                                       We will Make a difference                                          Make a difference
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I was fit and feisty at fifty It was no big deal, Because that's how half a century Is supposed to feel. In my sixties I'll take stock Start making great plans, Ignoring all the "you cant's" And embracing all the "I cans". Can I be **** at sixty? And try all the fashions and fads, Wear stockings and suspenders And Joan Collins shoulder pads. I can deal with **** at sixty And wear Vivienne Westwood clothes, Dress up and go out on the town Wearing all my buttons and bows. I'mgoing to be **** at sixty I'll wear Gok Wan lingerie Find myself a Toy Boy Then maybe lead him astray. Swift and **** at sixty When I get my Jimmy Choos, Dancing the night away To the sound of rhythm and blues. Oh! I want to be **** at sixty 'cause age is a state of mind, I'm preparing my body at keep fit So as not to be left behind. But, first I have to deal with Old Skin, Bad Teeth and Grey Hair, Then remove the unwanted growths From just about everywhere. Then I'll definitely be **** at sixty And undoubtedly done it all, The only problem is that most of it I simply won't recall... © Hazel
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Aug 5, 2012
Aug 5, 2012 at 3:05 PM UTC
**** at SIXTY
Under silver wing San Francisco's towers sprouting thru thin gas clouds, Tamalpais black-breasted above Pacific azure Berkeley hills pine-covered below-- Dr Leary in his brown house scribing Independence Declaration typewriter at window silver panorama in natural eyeball-- Sacramento valley rivercourse's Chinese dragonflames licking green flats north-hazed State Capitol metallic rubble, dry checkered fields to Sierras- past Reno, Pyramid Lake's blue Altar, pure water in Nevada sands' brown wasteland scratched by tires Jerry Rubin arrested! Beaten, jailed, coccyx broken-- Leary out of action--"a public menace... persons of tender years...immature judgement...pyschiatric examination..." i.e. Shut up or Else Loonybin or Slam Leroi on *** gun rap, $7,000 lawyer fees, years' negotiations-- SPOCK GUILTY headlined temporary, Joan Baez' paramour husband Dave Harris to Gaol Dylan silent on politics, & safe-- having a baby, a man-- Cleaver shot at, jail'd, maddened, parole revoked, Vietnam War flesh-heap grows higher, blood splashing down the mountains of bodies on to Cholon's sidewalks-- Blond boys in airplane seats fed technicolor Murderers advance w/ Death-chords Earplugs in, steak on plastic served--Eyes up to the Image-- What do I have to lose if America falls? my body? my neck? my personality? June 19, 1968
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Crossing Nation
the homeless are ******** in the streets, well some of them are the homeless have been ******** in the streets a lot lately when they are not getting scatological on the streets of seattle they are conjuring the other images of themselves, because there is always so much more to this story as they sit on the sidewalk and/or in entrances of shops, restaurants, and other commercial establishments throwing empty beer cans in the street at the people walking past they say seattle is going to be the next san francisco because that is what tech is, nothing new forgotten already done ideas redone same price tags same coast line same **** in the streets they must have thought something better was here, waiting for them when they rode into town from other towns housing, more drugs, a new life in these streets that they **** in not sure what they heard their tents under the over pass their trash upon the hill overlooking the highway their tents always have a highway view their trash too i should be that afraid of my own life of what tomorrow will be oversharing in a voice that is not my own miss jean brodie in **** city style
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Jul 26, 2018
Jul 26, 2018 at 5:16 AM UTC
Joan Armatrading Songs Called Down To Zero
Friend and brother Father and grand father Great grandfather husband and lover To all who he knew he was someone A godfather who cared A husband who nursed A man who was for all seasons At 92 your god came for you And I hope you meet up with Joan Goodbye uncle Titch
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Sep 17, 2013
Sep 17, 2013 at 2:35 PM UTC
Big man
…These men are worth your tears: You are not worth their merriment. -Wilfred Owen, “Apologia Pro Poemate Meo” When that loudmouth on the wireless machine Alludes to Western Civilization What does he mean? Paradise Lost? Probably not Nor Saint Paul speaking on the Field of Mars The Kalevala, Hagia Sophia With its pendentives lifting up our prayers Horatius fighting to defend his bridge And Wilfred Owen dying bravely on his Lord Tennyson and Idylls of the King Chapultepec, Henry V, Becket The paratroops at Arnhem, Saint Thomas More, His King’s loyal servant, but God’s first The Stray Dog poets of Saint Petersburg The brave last stand of Roland at Roncesvalles Lewis and Tolkien and glasses of beer Montcalm and Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham Hildegard von Bingen, Siegfried and the Rhine Magna Carta, HMS Hood, the Thames The Grove of Daphne, “The Old Rugged Cross” Beatrix Potter and her little pet rabbit El Cid, Anne Frank, John Keats, Saint Benedict “I Have a Dream,” Dostoyevsky, and Greene Viktor Frankl, Dag Hammarkskjold, and Proust Good Chaucer’s naughty pilgrims telling tales The Gettysburg Address, Willie and Joe Stern Saint Augustine of North Africa Wodehouse writing a jolly bit of fun Saint Corbinian and Bavaria The ancient glories of Byzantium Pius XII contra the bombs and lies The 602nd TD Battalion Saint Joan, the Prado, and Robert Frost And far, far more. When that loudmouth on the wireless machine Alludes to Western Civilization What does he mean?
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Nov 4, 2018
Nov 4, 2018 at 4:06 PM UTC
Western Civilization and Radio Static
…These men are worth your tears: You are not worth their merriment. -Wilfred Owen, “Apologia Pro Poemate Meo” When that loudmouth on the wireless machine Alludes to Western Civilization What does he mean? Paradise Lost? Probably not Nor Saint Paul speaking on the Field of Mars The Kalevala, Hagia Sophia With its pendentives lifting up our prayers Horatius fighting to defend his bridge And Wilfred Owen dying bravely on his Lord Tennyson and Idylls of the King Chapultepec, Henry V, Becket The paratroops at Arnhem, Saint Thomas More, His King’s loyal servant, but God’s first The Stray Dog poets of Saint Petersburg The brave last stand of Roland at Roncesvalles Lewis and Tolkien and glasses of beer Montcalm and Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham Hildegard von Bingen, Siegfried and the Rhine Magna Carta, HMS Hood, the Thames The Grove of Daphne, “The Old Rugged Cross” Beatrix Potter and her little pet rabbit El Cid, Anne Frank, John Keats, Saint Benedict “I Have a Dream,” Dostoyevsky, and Greene Viktor Frankl, Dag Hammarkskjold, and Proust Good Chaucer’s naughty pilgrims telling tales The Gettysburg Address, Willie and Joe Stern Saint Augustine of North Africa Wodehouse writing a jolly bit of fun Saint Corbinian and Bavaria The ancient glories of Byzantium Pius XII contra the bombs and lies The 602nd TD Battalion Saint Joan, the Prado, and Robert Frost And far, far more. When that loudmouth on the wireless machine Alludes to Western Civilization What does he mean?
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Always thinking what am I thinking? lets start writing should be sleeping why am I thinking? I need to sleep now bored of sheep, lets try cows maybe I should count the spots or connect the dots of my thoughts.... Dalmatians are the cow canine ten, eleven, twelve deeper I delve sleeper I'm not wide awake, no half baked dough money makes the world go round funny how it doesn't make a sound yet people are so loud it's not needed nod your head when greeted nod your head when agreeing or leaving, deceiving, grieving maybe thats bowing bow your head when grieving Robin Hood had merry men and they were thieving still need to be sleeping dreaming........ If only I could dream of you as we sail the ocean blue you would get sea sick and I would drown quick this is how my dreams end much like our relationship conscious thoughts maligned with nonsense fraughts I fraught of you today tonight, this night every night you my light my darkness my rainbow tied around your neck so delicate a pretty little thing no tongue ring yet butterflies toast lands sunny side glass half empty I'm half fool a joker in the pack Batman that's a fact I only come out at night your caped crusader I tried to save her but the current dragged her under she now resides in the depths of my mind a shipwreck my Mary Rose how I loved your eyes and nose and everything attached did I remember to put the door on the latch? turn off the oven come give me loving and affection Marvin Gaye, Joan Armatrading sing to me so I can sleep sheep, cow, dalmatian, sheep..........
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May 4, 2015
May 4, 2015 at 4:56 PM UTC
My Mary Rose
Always thinking what am I thinking? lets start writing should be sleeping why am I thinking? I need to sleep now bored of sheep, lets try cows maybe I should count the spots or connect the dots of my thoughts.... Dalmatians are the cow canine ten, eleven, twelve deeper I delve sleeper I'm not wide awake, no half baked dough money makes the world go round funny how it doesn't make a sound yet people are so loud it's not needed nod your head when greeted nod your head when agreeing or leaving, deceiving, grieving maybe thats bowing bow your head when grieving Robin Hood had merry men and they were thieving still need to be sleeping dreaming........ If only I could dream of you as we sail the ocean blue you would get sea sick and I would drown quick this is how my dreams end much like our relationship conscious thoughts maligned with nonsense fraughts I fraught of you today tonight, this night every night you my light my darkness my rainbow tied around your neck so delicate a pretty little thing no tongue ring yet butterflies toast lands sunny side glass half empty I'm half fool a joker in the pack Batman that's a fact I only come out at night your caped crusader I tried to save her but the current dragged her under she now resides in the depths of my mind a shipwreck my Mary Rose how I loved your eyes and nose and everything attached did I remember to put the door on the latch? turn off the oven come give me loving and affection Marvin Gaye, Joan Armatrading sing to me so I can sleep sheep, cow, dalmatian, sheep..........
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Miss Joan Hunter Dunn, Miss Joan Hunter Dunn What a vision of loveliness you have become As I watch from the wings sipping a Pimms A one-sided love affair has just begun She holds a martini and graciously flirts Still wearing the fetching tennis skirt All the boys stare as she climbs up the stair Every one wishing she could be theirs Miss Joan Hunter Dunn, Miss Joan Hunter Dunn Did I cheer too loud for the match that you won? Was our handshake too long when I told you well done? And now it is nineteen seventy one What an excellent wife and mother you've become But alas not to me Miss Joan Hunter Dunn
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Jul 9, 2013
Jul 9, 2013 at 3:25 PM UTC
Miss Joan Hunter Dunn
An eccentric free spirit A major let down, no one understands the blunt sounds A neighborhood built up by the ****** society, half naked puffed out chests I'd rather pick my lilacs and dance to Joan Jett then deal with their meetings I will celebrate my homemade life with a button stating, "Save the wine who cares about the rest" Freedom from the voices that screech
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Jun 2, 2016
Jun 2, 2016 at 10:44 PM UTC
This is me oh well
I felt a spirit of love begin to stir Within my heart, long time unfelt till then; And saw Love coming towards me fair and fain (That I scarce knew him for his joyful cheer), Saying, 'Be now indeed my worshipper!' And in his speech he laughed and laughed again. Then, while it was his pleasure to remain, I chanced to look the way he had drawn near, And saw the Ladies Joan and Beatrice Approach me, this the other following, One and a second marvel instantly. And even as now my memory speaketh this, Love spake it then: 'The first is christened Spring; The second Love, she is so like to me.'
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Sonnet: Spirit Of Love
Walking to work, I saw Joan Rivers Blowing me a kiss today Through a store window on Indian With that smirk you can't mistake I crossed on Tahquitz Canyon drive, Said "hi" to Lucille Ball, and passed a smiling Elvis Presley, rested against the Welwood wall. This is where the ghosts of Hollywood dwell Is this a Hollywood Heaven or a Hollywood Hell? But this is where the ghosts of Hollywood dwell the Shangri-La where the angels fell... On a fountain's edge across the street, Sits a grinning Sonny Bono, and just north of there you'll find 26 feet of Marilyn Monroe shadow. and Frank Sinatra's voice is still heard Crooning through the air at night, while here forevermore at the El Mirador, you'll find the pensive eyes of Albert Einstein. This is where the ghosts of Hollywood dwell Is this a Hollywood Heaven or a Hollywood Hell? But this is where the ghosts of Hollywood dwell the Shangri-La where the angels fell... When the stars die, they might fall from the sky, but they never truly disappear cuz you'll always find them here. This is where the ghosts of Hollywood dwell Is this a Hollywood Heaven or a Hollywood Hell? But this is where the ghosts of Hollywood dwell the Shangri-La where the angels fell...
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Feb 25, 2015
Feb 25, 2015 at 7:15 PM UTC
Ghosts of Hollywood
There's now proof, that a Russian flesh-eating cannibal is in the good old US of A He would offer you toxic ingredients, including gasoline and lighter fluid, I'd say But, because its tell-tale scaly sores, are similar to another well known leacher They initially played down concerns, saying, "they're not seeing signs of the creature" My boyfriend had maggots coming out of his leg, after a recent foreign scare I know people don't want to hear stuff like that, but it is really happening out there Snap goes the toothless crocodile, one, two, three Wangsta da Gangsta, had a great haul Ring a ding a ling, 'cause they deliver the first for free Jim and Joan went into da hood, to fetch nothin' much at all They fall to the charlatans, that promise you a crystal ball A little at first and then some more, that's for sure It will make you snap, give you curls and dance you a little twirl Star gazing thru the sun ray and day tripping into a wayward night That's why if you use crocodile juice, it will do more than shake ya loose Destroying our souls, creating huge holes and build mountains out of moles Snap goes the toothless crocodile, one, two, three Wangsta da Gangsta, had a great haul Ring a ding a ling, 'cause they deliver the first for free Jim and Joan went into da hood, to fetch nothin' much at all Mr Jeffrey Vint has become less popular among his abusers I say, "they're all losers", but I guess, beggars can't be choosers Some mother's even gave birth with two thumbs, but those babies are now total **** Others think the monster could be at large, maybe roaming your neighbourhood   Put a stop to this croc's chomp, before it destroys everything in the swamp Get your doctor to prescribe a stronger drug, to conquer that evil imposter   Snap goes the toothless crocodile, one, two, three Wangsta da Gangsta, had a great haul Ring a ding a ling, 'cause they deliver the first for free Jim and Joan went into da hood, to fetch nothin' much at all.
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Sep 10, 2019
Sep 10, 2019 at 5:19 PM UTC
Crocodile Day Tripping
There's now proof, that a Russian flesh-eating cannibal is in the good old US of A He would offer you toxic ingredients, including gasoline and lighter fluid, I'd say But, because its tell-tale scaly sores, are similar to another well known leacher They initially played down concerns, saying, "they're not seeing signs of the creature" My boyfriend had maggots coming out of his leg, after a recent foreign scare I know people don't want to hear stuff like that, but it is really happening out there Snap goes the toothless crocodile, one, two, three Wangsta da Gangsta, had a great haul Ring a ding a ling, 'cause they deliver the first for free Jim and Joan went into da hood, to fetch nothin' much at all They fall to the charlatans, that promise you a crystal ball A little at first and then some more, that's for sure It will make you snap, give you curls and dance you a little twirl Star gazing thru the sun ray and day tripping into a wayward night That's why if you use crocodile juice, it will do more than shake ya loose Destroying our souls, creating huge holes and build mountains out of moles Snap goes the toothless crocodile, one, two, three Wangsta da Gangsta, had a great haul Ring a ding a ling, 'cause they deliver the first for free Jim and Joan went into da hood, to fetch nothin' much at all Mr Jeffrey Vint has become less popular among his abusers I say, "they're all losers", but I guess, beggars can't be choosers Some mother's even gave birth with two thumbs, but those babies are now total **** Others think the monster could be at large, maybe roaming your neighbourhood   Put a stop to this croc's chomp, before it destroys everything in the swamp Get your doctor to prescribe a stronger drug, to conquer that evil imposter   Snap goes the toothless crocodile, one, two, three Wangsta da Gangsta, had a great haul Ring a ding a ling, 'cause they deliver the first for free Jim and Joan went into da hood, to fetch nothin' much at all.
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