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"rabbits" poems
Eternal consciousness in the Void (makes trial & jail seem almost friendly) a Kiss in the Storm (Madman at the wheel gun at the neck space populous & arching coolly) A barn a cabin attic Your own face stationary in the mirrored window fear of restroom’s Tragic cold neon I’m freezing animals dead white wings of rabbits grey velvet deer The Canyon The car a craft in wretched SPACE Sudden movements & your past to warm you in Spiritless Night The Lonely HWY Cold hiker Afraid of Wolves & his own Shadow ~~~ The Wolf, who lives under the rock has invited me to drink of his cool Water. Not to splash or bathe But leave the sun & know the dead desert night & the cold men who play there. ~~~ a ha Come on, now luring the Traveller Mighty Voyager Curious, into its dark womb The graves grinning Indians of night The eyes of night Westward luring into the brothel, into the blood bath into the Dream The dark Dream of conquest & Voyage into night, Westward into Night
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The Fear
I want to lay in bed with you No thoughts of *** Racing through my body But the only thought I'll allow tonight Is the thought of holding you Under every moonlit lullaby And let stars watch with full smiles As they witness my love for you grow I don't care what the world has I say I'd rather you call me your teddy bear Than they'll know I'm not in it for the *** The royal treatment is for you And this late night cuddle session Is only the beginning Because tonight I'm going to show you That even with my weakness I'll protect you through the night I'll be your dream catcher Your luck rabbits foot And chase away the worries of tomorrow I'll cuddle concrete I'll cuddle rose pedals But nothing in this world Could ever amount to the roaring passion I can ever feel When its your heart and soul I cuddle with Your my yesterday My every day tomorrow And the last thing I want to embrace When I fall asleep thinking of you This late night cuddle session Isn't over because I'll hold you Till the moon and sun decide to collide I love you like teddy bears love cuddling And theirs nothing this teddy bear loves more Than loving you
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Oct 9, 2014
Oct 9, 2014 at 2:27 AM UTC
Late Night Cuddle Session
The wind whispered to the trees Who sent messages in fallen leaves The bluebell rang out the alarm And the rabbits burrowed out of harm The birds carried the message on a wing Then the forest fell asleep until the spring
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Nov 6, 2019
Nov 6, 2019 at 11:48 AM UTC
Winter is coming!
Crows and corn chips, Squirrels and beer sips… Lazy hammock and Hemming-way, our rabbits mowing the grass today... A nap under the advancing stars, A Paradise in our Backyard! Raccoons love the chicken bones, everynight, a fox visits our home, Fish guts and crab-leg shells, opossum out there giving-‘em-Hell, Casting corn and some bird seed, for Mother Nature everything she needs, God’s aces and a Wild Card! A Paradise in our Backyard! Ohhh! In summer a Bar-be-que, and you the prettiest girl I ever Knew! Couple ‘o kids and a swimming pool, mini-van and Cadillac-cool, Love the beaches and mountains, of Carolina and my country-kin, Wouldn’t trade it for the whole of Mars, A Paradise in our Backyard! You and me under the stars, our home, children and a dream of ours, Leo, Virgo, Aries and Mars, I thank the Lord for your tender heart. Our life amazing, though a, rough start, A Paradise in our Backyard! Oo-oh -a paradise in our Backyard! You and me under the stars, Our home and children; a dream of ours, Leo, Virgo, Aries and Mars, I thank the Lord for your tender heart... ...a Paradise in our Backyard! Some people say it’s just a yard, ...this paradise under the stars, Leo, Virgo, Aries and Mars, you, me, children of ours. Our home, children, a dream of ours, I thank you Jesus for your tender heart; Paradise in our Backyard! A Paradise in our Backyard! Oooh -a paradise in our Backyard! You and me under the stars, Our home and children a dream of ours, Leo and Virgo, Aries and Mars, A Paradise in our Backyard! Praise Jesus and NAS-CAR! You and me under the stars, our home and children a dream of ours, Leo and Virgo, Aries and Mars, some people say it’s just a yard? You and me under the stars -and a Paradise in our Backyard! *A Paradise in our Backyard! A Paradise in our Backyard! A Paradise in our Backyard!* <musical break> I love you, heaven: Hea Anna
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Jul 19, 2016
Jul 19, 2016 at 11:59 PM UTC
Tribute to Jimmy; Paradise in Our Backyard
Crows and corn chips, Squirrels and beer sips… Lazy hammock and Hemming-way, our rabbits mowing the grass today... A nap under the advancing stars, A Paradise in our Backyard! Raccoons love the chicken bones, everynight, a fox visits our home, Fish guts and crab-leg shells, opossum out there giving-‘em-Hell, Casting corn and some bird seed, for Mother Nature everything she needs, God’s aces and a Wild Card! A Paradise in our Backyard! Ohhh! In summer a Bar-be-que, and you the prettiest girl I ever Knew! Couple ‘o kids and a swimming pool, mini-van and Cadillac-cool, Love the beaches and mountains, of Carolina and my country-kin, Wouldn’t trade it for the whole of Mars, A Paradise in our Backyard! You and me under the stars, our home, children and a dream of ours, Leo, Virgo, Aries and Mars, I thank the Lord for your tender heart. Our life amazing, though a, rough start, A Paradise in our Backyard! Oo-oh -a paradise in our Backyard! You and me under the stars, Our home and children; a dream of ours, Leo, Virgo, Aries and Mars, I thank the Lord for your tender heart... ...a Paradise in our Backyard! Some people say it’s just a yard, ...this paradise under the stars, Leo, Virgo, Aries and Mars, you, me, children of ours. Our home, children, a dream of ours, I thank you Jesus for your tender heart; Paradise in our Backyard! A Paradise in our Backyard! Oooh -a paradise in our Backyard! You and me under the stars, Our home and children a dream of ours, Leo and Virgo, Aries and Mars, A Paradise in our Backyard! Praise Jesus and NAS-CAR! You and me under the stars, our home and children a dream of ours, Leo and Virgo, Aries and Mars, some people say it’s just a yard? You and me under the stars -and a Paradise in our Backyard! *A Paradise in our Backyard! A Paradise in our Backyard! A Paradise in our Backyard!* <musical break> I love you, heaven: Hea Anna
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If all scars were purple And all bruises red And we could pour out All the pain in our heads If people were rabbits And rabbits were dead And all scars were purple And all bruises red – Would people be purple? Would rabbits be dead? Is it bruises that **** us, Or scars to the head? What is it that tortures us, Leaves us all writhing? What makes us stop living And start just surviving? What monster pursues us – What ghastly condition? The one deep within us; The sick apparition. This torturous bubble From deep in our heart Wells up, overwhelms us And tears us apart.
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Jun 23, 2015
Jun 23, 2015 at 11:31 AM UTC
If all scars were purple
There is a body floating in the water of Lake Michigan again, but no one is willing to fish it out.  There is a body floating in the pond near my subdivision again, but everyone already knew that anyway.           I am sitting eighty miles away, overlooking a city that is not mine, thinking about how the moon outside my window is the same moon that you can see from down below in your partially frozen-over dirt bed.  I am thinking about the vampire that sits in his apartment, chugging two-to-three bottles of blood a week, and wondering if he is haunted by the same ghosts as I am.           It’s taken me eighteen years to realize that I was infected with a different variation of his curse all along—I am less human and more lycanthrope than I would like to admit.  I am not like you, I am not like him, I am my own breed and that terrifies me.  (There are black cats prowling in my heart and fragments of mirrors in my liver and salt that bleeds from my heels when I walk.)         No matter how many rabbits’ feet I tie to my keys, how many dreamcatchers I put above my bed, how many cloves of garlic I hang over my door, I am never able to rid myself of the chill that goes hand in hand with the phantom you left here.         Mother, I think I killed a man two full moons ago and I haven’t been the same since.  I threw his body into the lake and watched him drift out into the unknown, watched the kraken drag him down, watched the water spew him back up like a cork.  And now I need you to make your way back to the land of the living to sit by my side.  I want you to cut off my head and make me a trophy animal.  Create a rug from my fur.  Eat my organs and freeze the rest for winter.  Use me for your own survival.  I just want to be helpful.         I want to be everything the vampire was not but my fingers are breaking from holding on too tight.                                                                                                          I should let go.
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Nov 4, 2014
Nov 4, 2014 at 2:06 AM UTC
Witch Hunt
There is a body floating in the water of Lake Michigan again, but no one is willing to fish it out.  There is a body floating in the pond near my subdivision again, but everyone already knew that anyway.           I am sitting eighty miles away, overlooking a city that is not mine, thinking about how the moon outside my window is the same moon that you can see from down below in your partially frozen-over dirt bed.  I am thinking about the vampire that sits in his apartment, chugging two-to-three bottles of blood a week, and wondering if he is haunted by the same ghosts as I am.           It’s taken me eighteen years to realize that I was infected with a different variation of his curse all along—I am less human and more lycanthrope than I would like to admit.  I am not like you, I am not like him, I am my own breed and that terrifies me.  (There are black cats prowling in my heart and fragments of mirrors in my liver and salt that bleeds from my heels when I walk.)         No matter how many rabbits’ feet I tie to my keys, how many dreamcatchers I put above my bed, how many cloves of garlic I hang over my door, I am never able to rid myself of the chill that goes hand in hand with the phantom you left here.         Mother, I think I killed a man two full moons ago and I haven’t been the same since.  I threw his body into the lake and watched him drift out into the unknown, watched the kraken drag him down, watched the water spew him back up like a cork.  And now I need you to make your way back to the land of the living to sit by my side.  I want you to cut off my head and make me a trophy animal.  Create a rug from my fur.  Eat my organs and freeze the rest for winter.  Use me for your own survival.  I just want to be helpful.         I want to be everything the vampire was not but my fingers are breaking from holding on too tight.                                                                                                          I should let go.
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As I walked out one evening, Walking down Bristol Street, The crowds upon the pavement Were fields of harvest wheat. And down by the brimming river I heard a lover sing Under an arch of the railway: "Love has no ending. "I'll love you, dear, I'll love you Till China and Africa meet, And the river jumps over the mountain And the salmon sing in the street, "I'll love you till the ocean Is folded and hung up to dry And the seven stars go squawking Like geese about the sky. "The years shall run like rabbits, For in my arms I hold The Flower of the Ages, And the first love of the world." But all the clocks in the city Began to whirr and chime: "O let not Time deceive you, You cannot conquer Time. "In the burrows of the Nightmare Where Justice naked is, Time watches from the shadow And coughs when you would kiss. "In headaches and in worry Vaguely life leaks away, And Time will have his fancy To-morrow or to-day. "Into many a green valley Drifts the appalling snow; Time breaks the threaded dances And the diver's brilliant bow. "O plunge your hands in water, Plunge them in up to the wrist; Stare, stare in the basin And wonder what you've missed. "The glacier knocks in the cupboard, The desert sighs in the bed, And the crack in the tea-cup opens A lane to the land of the dead. "Where the beggars raffle the banknotes And the Giant is enchanting to Jack, And the Lily-white Boy is a Roarer, And Jill goes down on her back. "O look, look in the mirror? O look in your distress: Life remains a blessing Although you cannot bless. "O stand, stand at the window As the tears scald and start; You shall love your crooked neighbour With your crooked heart." It was late, late in the evening, The lovers they were gone; The clocks had ceased their chiming, And the deep river ran on.
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As I Walked Out One Evening
As I walked out one evening, Walking down Bristol Street, The crowds upon the pavement Were fields of harvest wheat. And down by the brimming river I heard a lover sing Under an arch of the railway: "Love has no ending. "I'll love you, dear, I'll love you Till China and Africa meet, And the river jumps over the mountain And the salmon sing in the street, "I'll love you till the ocean Is folded and hung up to dry And the seven stars go squawking Like geese about the sky. "The years shall run like rabbits, For in my arms I hold The Flower of the Ages, And the first love of the world." But all the clocks in the city Began to whirr and chime: "O let not Time deceive you, You cannot conquer Time. "In the burrows of the Nightmare Where Justice naked is, Time watches from the shadow And coughs when you would kiss. "In headaches and in worry Vaguely life leaks away, And Time will have his fancy To-morrow or to-day. "Into many a green valley Drifts the appalling snow; Time breaks the threaded dances And the diver's brilliant bow. "O plunge your hands in water, Plunge them in up to the wrist; Stare, stare in the basin And wonder what you've missed. "The glacier knocks in the cupboard, The desert sighs in the bed, And the crack in the tea-cup opens A lane to the land of the dead. "Where the beggars raffle the banknotes And the Giant is enchanting to Jack, And the Lily-white Boy is a Roarer, And Jill goes down on her back. "O look, look in the mirror? O look in your distress: Life remains a blessing Although you cannot bless. "O stand, stand at the window As the tears scald and start; You shall love your crooked neighbour With your crooked heart." It was late, late in the evening, The lovers they were gone; The clocks had ceased their chiming, And the deep river ran on.
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to exonerate the clippings they took the back road to oswega the tudor house rabbits had long lost their heads (presumably to the ***** and what remained of the landscape was dead and dry and orange that happy home on the brink of cattle loop was now gull grey the needles and stragglers from shady bay remained (in growing numbers) on the outskirts of the driven back park the once fabled town of horse drawn tours and dignitaries was stone washed ~ on the back of it's government docks sat decrepit toppers set against the high tide beside the lighthouse and its measured song flutes and fiddlers and acoustic sitars ride the accompaniment nose rings and signage in the hands of staged protesters the sickly spit strewn with tidal run and ocean bags hedgerows trimmed along the sea side rolling hills fade adjacent the chuck mint juleps and flop hats peak on the parade clydesdales and royals blinded in the back
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Apr 2, 2017
Apr 2, 2017 at 2:41 PM UTC
beacon hill pass
1.) You have the most loving heart. Your warmth, your gentle touch that you personify without words. Melts the supports of my heart 2.) Eyes of deep blue, that ensnare me and leave me thoughtless. How they change into everglade greens, and mystical greys. They're beautiful 3.) Few laughs may be as pure as your quiet giggle. The mere sound gives me goosebumps and a funny feeling in my stomach. You're so freakin' adorable 4.)The curves of a semi-circle aren't nearly as perfect as yours. You've worked alot for the perfect body. I simply need to ask... How can you make something that's something that is already perfect better? 5.) Spontaneous, unexpected and surprising. You keep me on my feet, keep me entertained and make me enjoy every second with you. Who knows what I am to expect?! 6.) Once upon a time, there lived to fluffy bunnies, they decided to leave their little hole and go out on an adventure. A wolf came along and bit of the rabbits head and it bled to death Its so dark, and it leaves you wondering what to think. I love your dark side. It both terrifies and intrigues me 7.) You're so intellectual. I love some of the things you say and more importantly write! You have an amazing capacity for knowledge and wisdom and you use it well. It baffles me, some of the connections you make in your essays and assignments 8.) My love you illustrate a maturity that surpasses your years. Pertaining to your ability to be responsible and reliable if and when - not that I ever am - clearly am not able to be. I think you're the one looking after me. I'm the older one, who just happens to have an 8yr old inside them~ 9.) You smell amazing, but no. Seriously, you are in every way, shape or form. The most amazing, star studded, picture perfect, superbly sensational girl. I could ever have met. Yes, let the alliteration flow 10.) Because you're you, and you are mine
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Nov 15, 2015
Nov 15, 2015 at 2:16 AM UTC
10 Reasons Why I Love "You"
1.) You have the most loving heart. Your warmth, your gentle touch that you personify without words. Melts the supports of my heart 2.) Eyes of deep blue, that ensnare me and leave me thoughtless. How they change into everglade greens, and mystical greys. They're beautiful 3.) Few laughs may be as pure as your quiet giggle. The mere sound gives me goosebumps and a funny feeling in my stomach. You're so freakin' adorable 4.)The curves of a semi-circle aren't nearly as perfect as yours. You've worked alot for the perfect body. I simply need to ask... How can you make something that's something that is already perfect better? 5.) Spontaneous, unexpected and surprising. You keep me on my feet, keep me entertained and make me enjoy every second with you. Who knows what I am to expect?! 6.) Once upon a time, there lived to fluffy bunnies, they decided to leave their little hole and go out on an adventure. A wolf came along and bit of the rabbits head and it bled to death Its so dark, and it leaves you wondering what to think. I love your dark side. It both terrifies and intrigues me 7.) You're so intellectual. I love some of the things you say and more importantly write! You have an amazing capacity for knowledge and wisdom and you use it well. It baffles me, some of the connections you make in your essays and assignments 8.) My love you illustrate a maturity that surpasses your years. Pertaining to your ability to be responsible and reliable if and when - not that I ever am - clearly am not able to be. I think you're the one looking after me. I'm the older one, who just happens to have an 8yr old inside them~ 9.) You smell amazing, but no. Seriously, you are in every way, shape or form. The most amazing, star studded, picture perfect, superbly sensational girl. I could ever have met. Yes, let the alliteration flow 10.) Because you're you, and you are mine
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The past It's always on my mind The grassy backyard I grew up in This and that-memories of Halloween, rabbits, fall, you. All the things that pass in time. I pick up this notion that One may recall what happened to Them when they were a young kid. The balloons touching the ceiling of My pre-school, the quiet time when We supposedly slept but never did. Like the color yellow, how I loved it, The '89 earthquake, being shocked by it. Songs in Kindergarten. Art, pictures, music. Summer camp, exploring the wild, love, light, And wind. I remember my brother And I playing tag as the sun went Down in the first house I moved in. Running along the fields in the day, Swimming, or memories of the Tumbleweeds performance, Being In the play. All of the times I would always Watch the sun on the swing as it rose In the morning. I remember the vast Wheat fields, a sense of calm quiet, As if there were no place more peaceful. Climbing my favorite pine tree in my back yard. But one thing I remember more than ever Was being on a field of my own. The sky is filled with clouds always Floating off like they Were from an endless world of tranquility, This warm sun, this was and-I forever remember It to be-my one true home. But that is another story...
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Jul 13, 2017
Jul 13, 2017 at 5:42 AM UTC
This Endless Sky
My family is a bunch of animals. My mother is a lioness, strong, brave, and full of pride, with claws sharp as knives, for anyone that harms her cub she will strike. my father is a hyena, foolish, never serious, and a lazy scavenger, that doesn't do anything but eat the crap that he creates. My grand parents are elephants, big and strong during the day, blind and helpless during the night. My aunts and uncles are the herd of gazelles, they graze when they can, but when the lioness comes they silence and run away with fear. My dogs are the shade that comforts me from the burning sun of life. The day has come when the lioness shall not roam the tall grasses of the Serengeti. Without the lioness the gazelles are persistently grazing, depleting the grass, grazing and depleting until there was no grass left for me to hide in, they rammed and bucked at me like I had no right to grieve. I was a helpless cub on that day and I still am, wondering when the lioness will show up to be my heroine again. But as the gazelles buck and ram, a kangaroo and a zebra rush in, embrace me, and take me in, I now have a second family with: a savage tiger, Italian chipmunks, boxing kangaroos, kick-ass monkeys, elderly turtles, burly bears, religious zebras, and untimely rabbits. My second family is diverse, but they never do the worst just as my first. This is a story that I usually don't tell, but this my past life so I must tell, tell, tell... This is what God raised me to be, This for me and only me. One day the light will show for me, and me and the lioness will forever again be free, to roam the plains in the skies above, just like a dove.
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Nov 25, 2012
Nov 25, 2012 at 3:55 AM UTC
Family Doesn't Always Mean Blood
My family is a bunch of animals. My mother is a lioness, strong, brave, and full of pride, with claws sharp as knives, for anyone that harms her cub she will strike. my father is a hyena, foolish, never serious, and a lazy scavenger, that doesn't do anything but eat the crap that he creates. My grand parents are elephants, big and strong during the day, blind and helpless during the night. My aunts and uncles are the herd of gazelles, they graze when they can, but when the lioness comes they silence and run away with fear. My dogs are the shade that comforts me from the burning sun of life. The day has come when the lioness shall not roam the tall grasses of the Serengeti. Without the lioness the gazelles are persistently grazing, depleting the grass, grazing and depleting until there was no grass left for me to hide in, they rammed and bucked at me like I had no right to grieve. I was a helpless cub on that day and I still am, wondering when the lioness will show up to be my heroine again. But as the gazelles buck and ram, a kangaroo and a zebra rush in, embrace me, and take me in, I now have a second family with: a savage tiger, Italian chipmunks, boxing kangaroos, kick-ass monkeys, elderly turtles, burly bears, religious zebras, and untimely rabbits. My second family is diverse, but they never do the worst just as my first. This is a story that I usually don't tell, but this my past life so I must tell, tell, tell... This is what God raised me to be, This for me and only me. One day the light will show for me, and me and the lioness will forever again be free, to roam the plains in the skies above, just like a dove.
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she was a short one getting fat and she had once been beautiful and she drank the wine she drank the wine in bed and talked and screamed and cursed at me and i told her please, I need some sleep. -sleep? sleep? ya son of a ***** ya never sleep, ya don't need any sleep! I buried her one morning early I carried her down the sides of the Hollywood Hills brambles and rabbits and rocks running in front of me and by the time I'd dug the ditch and stuck her in belly down and put the dirt back on the sun was up and it was warm and the flies were lazy and I could hardly see anything out of my eyes everything was so warm and yellow. I managed to drive home and I got into bed and I slept for 5 days and 4 nights. from "poems written before jumping out of an 8 story window" - 1966
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Sleep
anonymous winds bend tall Timothy grasses, wake rabbits napping in the brush they ripple the surface of the stock tanks, tickle the haunches of the beasts who wade there to slurp the tepid waters they birth red dust devils for my eyes to follow, as they scud through mesquite, and hopscotch over canyons older than time one day, soon, they will blow over a shallow earth bed; I will not hear their sibilant song, but my sleep will be deep, unperturbed by their mystic music
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Jul 1, 2016
Jul 1, 2016 at 9:37 PM UTC
afternoons, late on my prairies
Mum had been gone a couple of months, six I think… (An ordinary day, feeling hollow but doing OK) …when I realised I could get rid of the sofa. I thought it was ugly, she thought it was a bargain. A sofa’s not a keepsake and it was certainly no heirloom. I’d not inflict it on my kids. I got rid. If I could’ve had her back then? I would’ve done. Even if it meant keeping the sofa. Redecorated. Bought a new telly. Spent frivolous amounts of cash on scatter cushions. She disliked scatter cushions. I thought they were cosy. My little boy drew on one of the cushions. On purpose. I was about to smack the back of his legs… (Mum would have, she smacked me when I was little) … I stopped. I never wanted to. Had known all along, somehow forgotten. If I could’ve had her back then? I would’ve done. But she would not smack my children. Mum had been gone a year… (Planting bulbs, feeling conspicuous carrying a shovel ‘round the churchyard) …and I missed her. It was as hot as the day she died. There was no breeze up on that hill, no cloud. Beautiful views stretched right out to the sea. My little boy had grown, he helped carry water and dig holes. My baby was learning to walk, she wobbled on uneven turf between the headstones. I wanted Mum to see. If I could’ve had her back then? I would’ve done. No question. Mum had been gone three years… (Bulbs were doing OK. There was nothing left to plant that rabbits wouldn't nibble) …and I realised it was time to move on. I kept the ghosts quiet while agents showed people round. The house sold. We moved away. A warm, terraced place in a small town by the sea. Dad died. Mum has been gone eight years and I miss her. Looking out from the Downs across cliff-top and sea, the churchyard seems nothing more than a soft-grey fleck on the green edge of town. If I could bring her back now? Everything’s changed. Ghosts exist. They sit in empty chairs and speak kettle-whistle. Wishing us well.
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Apr 15, 2015
Apr 15, 2015 at 2:34 PM UTC
Perspective
Mum had been gone a couple of months, six I think… (An ordinary day, feeling hollow but doing OK) …when I realised I could get rid of the sofa. I thought it was ugly, she thought it was a bargain. A sofa’s not a keepsake and it was certainly no heirloom. I’d not inflict it on my kids. I got rid. If I could’ve had her back then? I would’ve done. Even if it meant keeping the sofa. Redecorated. Bought a new telly. Spent frivolous amounts of cash on scatter cushions. She disliked scatter cushions. I thought they were cosy. My little boy drew on one of the cushions. On purpose. I was about to smack the back of his legs… (Mum would have, she smacked me when I was little) … I stopped. I never wanted to. Had known all along, somehow forgotten. If I could’ve had her back then? I would’ve done. But she would not smack my children. Mum had been gone a year… (Planting bulbs, feeling conspicuous carrying a shovel ‘round the churchyard) …and I missed her. It was as hot as the day she died. There was no breeze up on that hill, no cloud. Beautiful views stretched right out to the sea. My little boy had grown, he helped carry water and dig holes. My baby was learning to walk, she wobbled on uneven turf between the headstones. I wanted Mum to see. If I could’ve had her back then? I would’ve done. No question. Mum had been gone three years… (Bulbs were doing OK. There was nothing left to plant that rabbits wouldn't nibble) …and I realised it was time to move on. I kept the ghosts quiet while agents showed people round. The house sold. We moved away. A warm, terraced place in a small town by the sea. Dad died. Mum has been gone eight years and I miss her. Looking out from the Downs across cliff-top and sea, the churchyard seems nothing more than a soft-grey fleck on the green edge of town. If I could bring her back now? Everything’s changed. Ghosts exist. They sit in empty chairs and speak kettle-whistle. Wishing us well.
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Honest, that meaningless word left dangling before children, a damoclean sword held fast in a gordian knot tied with scarlet thread, finer than the spider's that once tied men's souls to an angry American God, birthed in Transylvania, over the woods, and through the dale, no lie There is a tale of lies told in Nobel houses, never reachin' ground, Down here, we situations manifested to, vain, again, stem the tide, We flounder, fish out of water, why are we sent if wait he hears, he listens, haps he knows, and how such as we came to be here, Welcome and see, dare ye ask me in? Might I ply you with lies and you, believe 'em? I could make a mindless robot out of your parts, but that would take forever and that's not how Wisdom's child would tend to be, for first, You must believe a lie and I, amusing as can be, can't tell lies. Discernment, fine points, per-spicacity per se, the only way. Good luck (Luc, said luck in many tongues, is said Lose- as in Luc-ifer. It means light, as in light, regular old granted light.) Lightifier, good, take some, good light, for the travail, in the night. You see, not so long ago, for me, five years before I'as born, my momma moved to town. What was that like, I axed my old uncle, while back, movin' t'town, in 1943? Well, he says, We had electricity. USA, 1943, some folks still was poor, and all the good men was gone to war. Cities, it was different, if the movies got it right, Bowry Boys, n'em. In the desert we did, okeh, in town, though, we had electricity. He was ten back then. He'd been huntin' rabbit's, to buy Christmas presents from Sears and Roebucks, since he was five. C'mon, I say. No lie, he say, BLM or some gover'ment whatsajigger, was payin' 2 cents a pair fer jack rabbit ears. 'Said he bought Christmas presents for his mom and dad, and my mom, with his first rabbit money, at five. Shootin' with a single-shot 22, 12 cents a box, Jack Rabbits, 2 cents a head. Three Christmas presents, plus postage, $2.56. Do the math, I think, and go - Five years old, at ten, he moves to town, 1943, we had electricity. That's all.
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Oct 14, 2018
Oct 14, 2018 at 10:59 PM UTC
There is no someday.
Honest, that meaningless word left dangling before children, a damoclean sword held fast in a gordian knot tied with scarlet thread, finer than the spider's that once tied men's souls to an angry American God, birthed in Transylvania, over the woods, and through the dale, no lie There is a tale of lies told in Nobel houses, never reachin' ground, Down here, we situations manifested to, vain, again, stem the tide, We flounder, fish out of water, why are we sent if wait he hears, he listens, haps he knows, and how such as we came to be here, Welcome and see, dare ye ask me in? Might I ply you with lies and you, believe 'em? I could make a mindless robot out of your parts, but that would take forever and that's not how Wisdom's child would tend to be, for first, You must believe a lie and I, amusing as can be, can't tell lies. Discernment, fine points, per-spicacity per se, the only way. Good luck (Luc, said luck in many tongues, is said Lose- as in Luc-ifer. It means light, as in light, regular old granted light.) Lightifier, good, take some, good light, for the travail, in the night. You see, not so long ago, for me, five years before I'as born, my momma moved to town. What was that like, I axed my old uncle, while back, movin' t'town, in 1943? Well, he says, We had electricity. USA, 1943, some folks still was poor, and all the good men was gone to war. Cities, it was different, if the movies got it right, Bowry Boys, n'em. In the desert we did, okeh, in town, though, we had electricity. He was ten back then. He'd been huntin' rabbit's, to buy Christmas presents from Sears and Roebucks, since he was five. C'mon, I say. No lie, he say, BLM or some gover'ment whatsajigger, was payin' 2 cents a pair fer jack rabbit ears. 'Said he bought Christmas presents for his mom and dad, and my mom, with his first rabbit money, at five. Shootin' with a single-shot 22, 12 cents a box, Jack Rabbits, 2 cents a head. Three Christmas presents, plus postage, $2.56. Do the math, I think, and go - Five years old, at ten, he moves to town, 1943, we had electricity. That's all.
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Funny the things we recall. Images that flash through our brain. Some most vivid for me were of an old man. Skin like creased parchment paper, Lined and yellowed with age. The veins visible just below the surface, of a thin nearly transparent veneer. Liver spotted flecks of red, Charted paths from the toil of many years, Palms callused forever from a life time of labor. Big fingers knotted and misshapen, The two inch tip of one gone missing, Saw taken, at age sixteen. Looking at those old hands, one could hardly guess That still there remained gentleness in their caress. For an old dog, or a little grandson in need of some Companionable affection or parental love. Those aged hands could also make things, Toy sailboats, and wooden trains, complete with caboose, And guard cow catcher. A cool flute whistle that actually worked, He said it was like the Indian’s made, Out Oklahoma way. And he would know, He cowboyed there. His hands taught me to tie my shoes, Open and close my first pocketknife. Those same hands could become birds, rabbits, butterfly's, all sorts of things. When projected up on the wall, Silhouetted by a naked back light. His hands knew magic too, Pluck silver coins right out of my ears. His tired face matched his hands, visual weathered, creased and wrinkled road maps, Of 89 years of rugged roads traveled. Yet, his lively pale green eyes remained forever fraudulently youthful prisms, Eyes and spirit of a much younger man within. But it is his hands most of all I shall remember, Their imposing look and their reassuring touches of tenderness. I shall never forget my grandfather’s hands.
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Dec 12, 2013
Dec 12, 2013 at 3:12 PM UTC
My Grandfather's Hands
Funny the things we recall. Images that flash through our brain. Some most vivid for me were of an old man. Skin like creased parchment paper, Lined and yellowed with age. The veins visible just below the surface, of a thin nearly transparent veneer. Liver spotted flecks of red, Charted paths from the toil of many years, Palms callused forever from a life time of labor. Big fingers knotted and misshapen, The two inch tip of one gone missing, Saw taken, at age sixteen. Looking at those old hands, one could hardly guess That still there remained gentleness in their caress. For an old dog, or a little grandson in need of some Companionable affection or parental love. Those aged hands could also make things, Toy sailboats, and wooden trains, complete with caboose, And guard cow catcher. A cool flute whistle that actually worked, He said it was like the Indian’s made, Out Oklahoma way. And he would know, He cowboyed there. His hands taught me to tie my shoes, Open and close my first pocketknife. Those same hands could become birds, rabbits, butterfly's, all sorts of things. When projected up on the wall, Silhouetted by a naked back light. His hands knew magic too, Pluck silver coins right out of my ears. His tired face matched his hands, visual weathered, creased and wrinkled road maps, Of 89 years of rugged roads traveled. Yet, his lively pale green eyes remained forever fraudulently youthful prisms, Eyes and spirit of a much younger man within. But it is his hands most of all I shall remember, Their imposing look and their reassuring touches of tenderness. I shall never forget my grandfather’s hands.
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'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the hills The kinfolk were drinkin' as they tend to their stills The longjohns were hung by the chimney with care No stockings were found, just underwear The children were nestled so high in their bunks Their quilts made of skins from rabbits and skunks Granny with her false teeth and gun on her knee Was waiting for Santa as she sat by the tree From out of the barn there arose such a noise We thought it was Grandpa drinkin' with the boys But what to my wandering eye should appear It was just cousin Cleatus in mama's brassiere And then from the rooftop we heard it at last Like the sound of thunder or a shot gun blast We have Christmas dinner, it's finally here Granny kidnapped Santa while we shot his deer Venison all covered with onions for stew And even old Santa enjoyed some too His belly was full when he walked out the door But he couldn't resist when we offered him more Well that's the story of our Christmas here Merry Christmas to all 'til the same time next year © All Rights Reserved
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Dec 8, 2010
Dec 8, 2010 at 7:17 AM UTC
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Hillbilly Style)
On the land molded by footsteps and ruled by obnoxiously bleached clowns, Visited by swarms of neighborhood guttersnipes and the opulent from uptown. Allured by the traditional Irish circus music and the grinding of rusted gears, To arrive at dawn and to leave only when the night sky is tired of fireworks and flares. Skittish and gleaming eyes would roll on the floor, struck by daze and lost in wonderment, At the marvel of giant steel rides and god forsaken and socially foretoken genetic mutants. The word of a woman with two faces and the boy with a tail would make any catholic priest run. Amusing the rational ones, alongside the man with elastic skin and the girl with the forked tongue. The opera lady with outlandish proportions and tumorous lips sings to break a piece of cheap glassware. Little do people know,that the magician’s red gloves are actually stained with blood of rabbit that disappeared. Their noses get caught in the medley of fragrances from the exotic perfumes shop, Blended with the saccharine tang from the stall that sells candy floss and soda pops. Indulging over the overly priced confectioneries at the stall of the baker with the forbidding grin. Try it a hundred times,try it a thousand,you’ll never get the fifth one right in the game of rings. People will come out screaming from the haunted house,only to laugh about it later, Little do they know,that skeletons that drove them pale and white couldn't get any realer. They’ll jostle and struggle to make their way through the crowd to various rides and attractions. Hustling to navigate through the maze the carnival is, encountered by countless illusions. And once your body wears out and senses give in,that’s when you've truly entered the carnival state of mind. Your ears stinging ,nose stifled,tongue baffled, eyes exhausted,and your sense of judgment blinded. That’s when my masked act begins,the most profitable act at the carnival, Diving into the heart of the crowd,to draw an act of brilliance lasting an ephemeral. Slithering across the crowd in a different disguise every hour,concealed by stealth. Sneaking into every nook and corner and slipping my furtive hands into your pockets for a little bit of wealth. Only to dine with the clowns and the carnival family at the haunted house at the end of the day. And of course, rabbits for dinner,if the baker may
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May 7, 2015
May 7, 2015 at 3:13 AM UTC
Carnival
On the land molded by footsteps and ruled by obnoxiously bleached clowns, Visited by swarms of neighborhood guttersnipes and the opulent from uptown. Allured by the traditional Irish circus music and the grinding of rusted gears, To arrive at dawn and to leave only when the night sky is tired of fireworks and flares. Skittish and gleaming eyes would roll on the floor, struck by daze and lost in wonderment, At the marvel of giant steel rides and god forsaken and socially foretoken genetic mutants. The word of a woman with two faces and the boy with a tail would make any catholic priest run. Amusing the rational ones, alongside the man with elastic skin and the girl with the forked tongue. The opera lady with outlandish proportions and tumorous lips sings to break a piece of cheap glassware. Little do people know,that the magician’s red gloves are actually stained with blood of rabbit that disappeared. Their noses get caught in the medley of fragrances from the exotic perfumes shop, Blended with the saccharine tang from the stall that sells candy floss and soda pops. Indulging over the overly priced confectioneries at the stall of the baker with the forbidding grin. Try it a hundred times,try it a thousand,you’ll never get the fifth one right in the game of rings. People will come out screaming from the haunted house,only to laugh about it later, Little do they know,that skeletons that drove them pale and white couldn't get any realer. They’ll jostle and struggle to make their way through the crowd to various rides and attractions. Hustling to navigate through the maze the carnival is, encountered by countless illusions. And once your body wears out and senses give in,that’s when you've truly entered the carnival state of mind. Your ears stinging ,nose stifled,tongue baffled, eyes exhausted,and your sense of judgment blinded. That’s when my masked act begins,the most profitable act at the carnival, Diving into the heart of the crowd,to draw an act of brilliance lasting an ephemeral. Slithering across the crowd in a different disguise every hour,concealed by stealth. Sneaking into every nook and corner and slipping my furtive hands into your pockets for a little bit of wealth. Only to dine with the clowns and the carnival family at the haunted house at the end of the day. And of course, rabbits for dinner,if the baker may
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From the humblest of beginnings Began a tough innings A family deprived His dad had died So to work he went To help pay the rent From a teen to a man In a short time span He had many a job Hard earned each “bob” He was a keeper of bees He picked beans and peas With marbles and shanghai He had a keen eye So rabbits he’d stalk Their pelts he sought A butcher and baker And fence post maker A fisherman and fruiterer And even spud picker A shearer of great ability Those shears he clicked with agility From morn to night He worked hard alright Met a girl and made her his wife Ten children now blessed his life He provided as best he could Forever working for their good A large family and so little money Life, of course, was not always sunny Simply he lived, simple his dwelling The trials he faced so very compelling A ****** awful thing was done A terrible tragedy stole his son With grief immeasurable and untold He held together; staying controlled Children struggled to forgive their mother As she left him and found another Yet for her he would always stand Always hoping to win back her hand Another tragedy claimed a limb We thought it would be the death of him His work, his wife, his health now gone Yet silently, painfully he continued on We knew his heart was terribly broken Yet always forgiveness he had spoken We knew he lived with daily pain But silent and strong he would remain His strength and courage was beyond belief But for him there would be no relief His children were now all grown He died, one night … alone
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Jan 6, 2011
Jan 6, 2011 at 12:49 PM UTC
Aussie Battler
From the humblest of beginnings Began a tough innings A family deprived His dad had died So to work he went To help pay the rent From a teen to a man In a short time span He had many a job Hard earned each “bob” He was a keeper of bees He picked beans and peas With marbles and shanghai He had a keen eye So rabbits he’d stalk Their pelts he sought A butcher and baker And fence post maker A fisherman and fruiterer And even spud picker A shearer of great ability Those shears he clicked with agility From morn to night He worked hard alright Met a girl and made her his wife Ten children now blessed his life He provided as best he could Forever working for their good A large family and so little money Life, of course, was not always sunny Simply he lived, simple his dwelling The trials he faced so very compelling A ****** awful thing was done A terrible tragedy stole his son With grief immeasurable and untold He held together; staying controlled Children struggled to forgive their mother As she left him and found another Yet for her he would always stand Always hoping to win back her hand Another tragedy claimed a limb We thought it would be the death of him His work, his wife, his health now gone Yet silently, painfully he continued on We knew his heart was terribly broken Yet always forgiveness he had spoken We knew he lived with daily pain But silent and strong he would remain His strength and courage was beyond belief But for him there would be no relief His children were now all grown He died, one night … alone
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The snow is white, very bright As bright as the clouds Very soft, very cold Very very very old Snow is white, such a sight So very bright and so very soft Beautiful and filled with ice Very very very cold Clouds are white and fluffy Very bright and very soft Round, rabbits, elephants, shapes Very very very old
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Jan 10, 2015
Jan 10, 2015 at 11:57 AM UTC
Clouds And Snow (written by my 9 year old niece, Lilliana)
A grass land was there, Birds use to dance around, Their song echoed around, Snake use to wonder around! A grass land was there, Porcupine, Rabbits, Pangolin........ Tidy around! A grass land was there, Raindrop meanders around! **** Now only building and terraces are here! Car and two wheeler running around! Noise of human voice and machine thunderous around! People use to say, everything is developing... in and around! **** Still I am searching around The elegant Birds, their song, The gorgeous Snake, their beautiful scroll, The Splendid raindrop on grass! Still I am belligerent,   Powerless to remove my childhood memories! **** Still searching.......... The grass land.... Birds.............. Snake...................
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Apr 15, 2014
Apr 15, 2014 at 12:30 PM UTC
Lost wonder land
Turquoise in the morning light The treetops are alive With the myriad of birdsong As the swirling mists arrive And the shaft of brilliant sunshine Penetrates the greenish gloom To illuminate the craggy ridge In a honeyed, golden bloom. The rabbits head for burrows Retreating from the night, A flock of teal, in unison, Explosively take flight, There’s a freshness in the morning air A tingle to the skin And the twinkle in the blue eyes Lets a secret smile begin. Autumn in the country glade The russets and the gold, The song of early crickets In the leafy knoll takes hold, There’s a brilliance in the crispness In the piles of windblown leaves And the healthy crunch of underfoot Invokes a sense of ease. The peacefulness is calming The solace in the sound Of the distant song of blackbird In the tall oaks that surround And the velvet feel of morning Thrills the mind to warmly hum To the glory of occasion In the warmth of Autumn sun. Marshalg Beneath the reds and golds of Autumn leafage. 14 May 2012 © 2012 Marshal Gebbie
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May 15, 2012
May 15, 2012 at 2:09 AM UTC
Warmth of Autumn Sun
The trees juice swallowing Dread-locks opening the key to my heart Pulling Amber Agate to the end wishing the wagon was my good luck hand So helpful than my hallucination struggling wilderness mission Apple abandoned Mcintosh her computer The thirst compelled her So Gingerly lemon tea 4 -2 beer pockets Four letters not to like H-E-L-P____$$$ if you only knew abandoned hike Imagining stew of rabbits Four people Fast Wendy 4 meals for 4 Sahara desert burger The Amber ghost of two wrinkled catalyst Did time desert me 4:44? Paralyzed list No Star wars may the force be with Amberlized Quicksand lowered   water was drying   Her abandoned party type Diva evaporated lava Amber the corner of her lip all pruned couldn't sing Slenderman slumber nails and dirt Amber people are the strange wagon getting hurt 1- Hot it is (..) 2- Is it wrong to feel abandoned 3-Wrong being sold out to Uncle Sam What was? 4- Was she blinded all alone S-O-S 5- SOS surrender distressed wood belong? 6- Belong to be dumped near a wagon deadbeat song 7- Song didn't move lonely emptiness , please help 8- Help wanted not just any sign 9- Sign was stolen and Amber rose 10- Rose so ember plain and desert storm he gulped 11- Gulped left with one (.) 12- One far two stars bygones 13- Bygone the last line 13 I= phones Help______ deleted numbers Now don't disappear on me I was abandoned too many times The dirt and the sand stayed still No cell phone picture to install
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Aug 3, 2018
Aug 3, 2018 at 7:03 AM UTC
Abandoned Hike Amber
the bane of my existence here now is all of the incessant noise.   the city encroaches ever outward, gobbling up the suburbs like the great big Blob contributing layer after layer of noise.   a new metro line opened last year disheartened the morning realized it was the trains i heard as my puppy and i walked so early.   trash trucks, back up beeping noises, leaf blowers, mowers and trimmers ... all conspiring to drive me mad. the birds and owls, snakes and deer, hawks and rabbits toads and trees and flowers, puppies all other creatures divine, tempering this man-made chaos this man-made hell keeping me hopeful that i will have some respite    some respite from this hideous cacophony, this man-made hell, in the future, not too distant. of course there are some benefits from all the city life but i prefer the silence the solitude of nature. the Taoist recluses who speak to me, whose poems paintings writings and silence are balm to my soul.   some day soon, i too shall join the recluses far away far far away in the mountains. but for now, i am only a modern day taoist recluse stuck in suburbia, doing my best, living in this noisy hell.
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Aug 8, 2015
Aug 8, 2015 at 2:37 AM UTC
Modern Suburban Hell
underling animals in times of quake- slight swellings in brain of maybe one mole bottled now for sea- if on a baby your hands would be so cute but as an adult you glove them- world as wheelchair the wheelchair from which god rose- as sporadic surges switch on the sink’s disposal pull thorns from the rabbits you dream
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Apr 3, 2014
Apr 3, 2014 at 10:42 AM UTC
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