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You already know, young Dan pops the heater Come and slam a ***** like a WWE Diva. I go H.A.M on the track, tote the mac Any ***** talk **** Imma smack him with the strap. So racked up, I could buy the mall Come through, shop at Mr.Big and Mr.Tall.
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Nov 2, 2013
Nov 2, 2013 at 11:29 PM UTC
Swag Overdose.
Earlier today, painting was the activity that we had planned I have a support teacher who would always lend a hand She had left the class to get the paint all mixed While I stayed behind to get the toys and props all fixed She came back and bore bowls of red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Lunchtime I visited a store and neatly displayed on low shelves Arranged so immaculately as if magically done by elves Were cases upon cases stitched together with only zips They almost instantly bent a smile to my lips Their colours shone brilliant red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Passed by a shop selling accessories and apparel Merchandise dangled on wall hooks and some in a jumble On the adjacent wall something caught my eye Carried all the neat little tote bags one could ever buy One peeking from a corner was red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Walked by a building, so modern-looking and new Down on one side almost obscured from view Were these horizontal rows of dancing neon lights Stopped for a minute just to soak in the sights Then I realised that they flickered red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Waited for the bus to get home at my usual bus stop Whilst waiting, I shifted and from my bag something did drop Bent over and picked my coin pouch that had fallen out Looked up only to see another commuter lingering about On his pack was a sticker which boasted red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Bus was packed, found a seat in the back row Sat myself down, I peered briefly out the window Engine under me, I scanned around to those who were seated Observed the floor beneath my shoes as it vibrated My pair of Adidas, oh my, they're red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Got home, put my bag down and sank into the sofa Switched on the telly, on was the Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa" Surfed through the channels, caught a real estate commercial Promoting prime land in a country not anywhere regional Splashed on the screen, a flag - red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. End of the day, it is best that I hit the sack Allow some rest for my poor aggravated back But not till I complete the words you're currently reading I'm thinking, dreaming and furiously typing How do I end this? Hmm...red, white and blue? I'm thinking and dreaming...and wishing I'm with you.
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Aug 8, 2014
Aug 8, 2014 at 9:08 PM UTC
Red, White & Blue
Earlier today, painting was the activity that we had planned I have a support teacher who would always lend a hand She had left the class to get the paint all mixed While I stayed behind to get the toys and props all fixed She came back and bore bowls of red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Lunchtime I visited a store and neatly displayed on low shelves Arranged so immaculately as if magically done by elves Were cases upon cases stitched together with only zips They almost instantly bent a smile to my lips Their colours shone brilliant red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Passed by a shop selling accessories and apparel Merchandise dangled on wall hooks and some in a jumble On the adjacent wall something caught my eye Carried all the neat little tote bags one could ever buy One peeking from a corner was red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Walked by a building, so modern-looking and new Down on one side almost obscured from view Were these horizontal rows of dancing neon lights Stopped for a minute just to soak in the sights Then I realised that they flickered red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Waited for the bus to get home at my usual bus stop Whilst waiting, I shifted and from my bag something did drop Bent over and picked my coin pouch that had fallen out Looked up only to see another commuter lingering about On his pack was a sticker which boasted red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Bus was packed, found a seat in the back row Sat myself down, I peered briefly out the window Engine under me, I scanned around to those who were seated Observed the floor beneath my shoes as it vibrated My pair of Adidas, oh my, they're red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. Got home, put my bag down and sank into the sofa Switched on the telly, on was the Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa" Surfed through the channels, caught a real estate commercial Promoting prime land in a country not anywhere regional Splashed on the screen, a flag - red, white and blue Made me think of...well, made me think of you. End of the day, it is best that I hit the sack Allow some rest for my poor aggravated back But not till I complete the words you're currently reading I'm thinking, dreaming and furiously typing How do I end this? Hmm...red, white and blue? I'm thinking and dreaming...and wishing I'm with you.
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Why did she leave at a time like this? Why does her house feel so empty? Because it is. How will I ever heal from this pain? When will I -- what is that? Is that a leaf? It's probably a leaf. That green thing. Is that -- ? A woman Promenading through the trees, With a scarf hanging down to her knees, A handiworker's pleasant surprise, It's one shade deeper than her eyes. She's clutching her tote As I try to stay afloat; I'm drowning in this beauty. She's gathering blackberries And singing our tune, The one with no words that oft' ends too soon. I'm lying in the weeds, Her green scarf clutched in my palms, And it's getting easier to breathe.
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Oct 1, 2014
Oct 1, 2014 at 11:29 PM UTC
Vitality
1 The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, 2 'Tis summer, the darkies are gay, 3 The corn top's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom 4 While the birds make music all the day. 5 The young folks roll on the little cabin floor, 6 All merry, all happy and bright: 7 By'n by Hard Times comes a knocking at the door, 8 Then my old Kentucky Home, good night! 9 [Chorus] Weep no more, my lady, oh! weep no more to-day! 10 We will sing one song 11 For the old Kentucky Home, 12 For the old Kentucky Home, far away. 13 [Solo] They hunt no more for the possum and the **** 14 On the meadow, the hill and the shore, 15 They sing no more by the glimmer of the moon, 16 On the bench by the old cabin door. 17 The day goes by like a shadow o'er the heart, 18 With sorrow where all was delight: 19 The time has come when the darkies have to part, 20 Then my old Kentucky Home, good-night! 21 [Chorus] Weep no more, my lady, oh! weep no more to-day! 22 We will sing one song 23 For the old Kentucky Home, 24 For the old Kentucky Home, far away. 25 [Solo] The head must bow and the back will have to bend, 26 Wherever the darkey may go: 27 A few more days, and the trouble all will end 28 In the field where the sugar-canes grow. 29 A few more days for to tote the weary load, 30 No matter 'twill never be light, 31 A few more days till we totter on the road, 32 Then my old Kentucky Home, good-night! 33 [Chorus] Weep no more, my lady, oh! weep no more to-day! 34 We will sing one song 35 For the old Kentucky Home, 36 For the old Kentucky Home, far away.
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My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night!
1 The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, 2 'Tis summer, the darkies are gay, 3 The corn top's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom 4 While the birds make music all the day. 5 The young folks roll on the little cabin floor, 6 All merry, all happy and bright: 7 By'n by Hard Times comes a knocking at the door, 8 Then my old Kentucky Home, good night! 9 [Chorus] Weep no more, my lady, oh! weep no more to-day! 10 We will sing one song 11 For the old Kentucky Home, 12 For the old Kentucky Home, far away. 13 [Solo] They hunt no more for the possum and the **** 14 On the meadow, the hill and the shore, 15 They sing no more by the glimmer of the moon, 16 On the bench by the old cabin door. 17 The day goes by like a shadow o'er the heart, 18 With sorrow where all was delight: 19 The time has come when the darkies have to part, 20 Then my old Kentucky Home, good-night! 21 [Chorus] Weep no more, my lady, oh! weep no more to-day! 22 We will sing one song 23 For the old Kentucky Home, 24 For the old Kentucky Home, far away. 25 [Solo] The head must bow and the back will have to bend, 26 Wherever the darkey may go: 27 A few more days, and the trouble all will end 28 In the field where the sugar-canes grow. 29 A few more days for to tote the weary load, 30 No matter 'twill never be light, 31 A few more days till we totter on the road, 32 Then my old Kentucky Home, good-night! 33 [Chorus] Weep no more, my lady, oh! weep no more to-day! 34 We will sing one song 35 For the old Kentucky Home, 36 For the old Kentucky Home, far away.
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Their lies are prompted from teleprompters and executed flaw-fully from taxpayer's helicopters. They say we're protecting foreign daughters while filtering profits to desert clad marauders. Blank faced public fear conversing religion and politics while passively electing lunatics with trigger switches. Arm the rebels they bite the hand that feeds the middle east burns while America ******* bleeds. The white, blue and red camo helmets on their heads farm fed frat boys equipped with jackets of lead. We watched Saddam crumble his statue beaten with shoes but the same war we already fought the puppets now will choose. Fight the good fight support the troops. Drone strikes by twilight **** the troops. An Army of one Sempter Fi Do or Die I won't shed a single tear when you come back in a casket covered in a flag you valued more than your life. Our heroes are our welfare stop blaming single mothers plastic bags tied around throats water boarding dissent, it smothers. **** the Medal of Honor I'm tearing up your portrait Obama. How many can benefit from free tuition? But we give it to those trained to slaughter. Our priority is the police state Nazis pretending to tote freedom. We sip our Americanos And retain nothing from the newspaper we are reading. **By Evan Ponter @evanponter**
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Sep 17, 2014
Sep 17, 2014 at 11:34 PM UTC
The Senate Takes A Vote
My country right or wrong we shall still sing her song and bombs away on you Bombs away on FDR we think he got away too far in giving peasants below, our merit, the audacity to inherit, our country 'tis only for me' We'll work you until your flesh falls off, nine till five is not enough, to sell our gizmos here and far, to gluttons all alike Ooops! (melody old man river) ...  Oh tote dat barge and lift dat bale, ya gets ah little drunk and ya lands in Jaaail Pull yourself by your own bootstraps, who cares if opportunity naps, while the "America Dream" fades away cause thirty years of us America ' tis only for me but not those signers of Democarcy in Philly where they took that oath, on that **** parchment I abhor, on that damnable parchment I ABHOR!!
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Sep 24, 2014
Sep 24, 2014 at 11:35 AM UTC
Conserve-a-turd-ism
. A man has a wolf, a goat and a head of cabbage. While traveling, the group comes to a river's edge. The river is wide with a swift current. The man obtains a very small boat/raft, floating thing. So small in fact he can only take one of the three at one time. Here is the problem. If he takes the cabbage, the wolf would surely eat the goat. But if he takes the wolf, the goat would surely eat the head of cabbage. How can he get himself, the wolf, the goat and the head of cabbage all safely across the river to the other side? Take a moment and try to figure it out then read my little story to help you along. Have fun and I'll see you on the other side of the river. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***There once was a man from Afghanistan with his wolf, some cabbage and goat set forth to cross the desert remote they trudged for days on end, maybe as long as a week whew!! the smell of that cabbage **** did it wreak over dunes and hills to a mountain's ledge which lead them down to the river's edge. Now the wolf was a master over hill and dale but crossing the river, he would surely fail with cabbage as baggage and a goat that won't float he knew in an instant, he needed a boat. He stammered, and scratched and pondered awhile he couldn't decipher how they could all cross The Nile He grabbed a few pieces of floating wood and lashed them together a tight as he could He stared at his float, then peered the wolf, back to the float then to the goat, Hum, with cabbage, wolf and goat to tote he prayed to his God, I need a small boat Then all of sudden sand blew in his eye and a rumbling voice came out of the sky F- E- R- R- Y Now everyone knows that wolf eats goat and a goat will eat anything especially cabbage But did you know that nothing rhymes with cabbage and wolf, except for wolf and cabbage blah blah blhababage. So there my friends the problem is solved if you are able to postulate. Just carefully follow these simple steps one, through six, seven and eight.*** 1. take the goat over 2. come back get cabbage 3. take cabbage over 4. bring goat back 5. leave goat 6. take the wolf over 7. come back, get goat 8. take goat over again
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Apr 25, 2014
Apr 25, 2014 at 7:14 AM UTC
Can you solve this riddle?
. A man has a wolf, a goat and a head of cabbage. While traveling, the group comes to a river's edge. The river is wide with a swift current. The man obtains a very small boat/raft, floating thing. So small in fact he can only take one of the three at one time. Here is the problem. If he takes the cabbage, the wolf would surely eat the goat. But if he takes the wolf, the goat would surely eat the head of cabbage. How can he get himself, the wolf, the goat and the head of cabbage all safely across the river to the other side? Take a moment and try to figure it out then read my little story to help you along. Have fun and I'll see you on the other side of the river. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***There once was a man from Afghanistan with his wolf, some cabbage and goat set forth to cross the desert remote they trudged for days on end, maybe as long as a week whew!! the smell of that cabbage **** did it wreak over dunes and hills to a mountain's ledge which lead them down to the river's edge. Now the wolf was a master over hill and dale but crossing the river, he would surely fail with cabbage as baggage and a goat that won't float he knew in an instant, he needed a boat. He stammered, and scratched and pondered awhile he couldn't decipher how they could all cross The Nile He grabbed a few pieces of floating wood and lashed them together a tight as he could He stared at his float, then peered the wolf, back to the float then to the goat, Hum, with cabbage, wolf and goat to tote he prayed to his God, I need a small boat Then all of sudden sand blew in his eye and a rumbling voice came out of the sky F- E- R- R- Y Now everyone knows that wolf eats goat and a goat will eat anything especially cabbage But did you know that nothing rhymes with cabbage and wolf, except for wolf and cabbage blah blah blhababage. So there my friends the problem is solved if you are able to postulate. Just carefully follow these simple steps one, through six, seven and eight.*** 1. take the goat over 2. come back get cabbage 3. take cabbage over 4. bring goat back 5. leave goat 6. take the wolf over 7. come back, get goat 8. take goat over again
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Plastic plates bowls and cups loaded on recycling trucks. You've had your party thrown it away, Less to wash up at the end of the day. But few fall out they blow in winds, Escape the grasp of the recycling bin. Not all bags are renewable plastic, Less strong now not so fantastic. So write a note for a new tote, Handles far stronger less likely broke. It's not our problem it's goods we buy, There wrapped and packaged to the shoppers eye. But when the seas are less serene Choked on plastics and polystyrene. Death tolls rise numbers of sea life plummet, Dont ya think its time we do summit? To a turtle or whale a tasty dish, To dine upon the jellyfish. Not a bag for life that passes by, That binds them to starvation before they die. So the seas bob in colour of plastic pollution. Times running out what to be a solution? Its high time we started a clean up revolution! To use less packaging to educate all. Before the tides continue to rise and we loose them all. The ice caps are melting at an alarming rate, How long before for all it's too late. Eco systems absorb UV, cool the world for nature to be. Polar life need ice to remain, In cooler climates to sustain. But as they melt and tides continue to rise, Am losing hope for their demise. Leave the jungles and forrests for self restoration, Less fossil fuels and deforestation. The trees keep falling from constant felling, With palm oil growing; plantations swelling. Our orange ancestors the orangutan, Has been their homes since the jungles began. To break life cycles whole eco systems, It's time to change the world with our wit and wisdom. Else what do we leave to the future generations, Man on earth just viral abominations.
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Apr 27, 2019
Apr 27, 2019 at 11:48 AM UTC
LESS FANTASTIC THAN PLASTIC...
Plastic plates bowls and cups loaded on recycling trucks. You've had your party thrown it away, Less to wash up at the end of the day. But few fall out they blow in winds, Escape the grasp of the recycling bin. Not all bags are renewable plastic, Less strong now not so fantastic. So write a note for a new tote, Handles far stronger less likely broke. It's not our problem it's goods we buy, There wrapped and packaged to the shoppers eye. But when the seas are less serene Choked on plastics and polystyrene. Death tolls rise numbers of sea life plummet, Dont ya think its time we do summit? To a turtle or whale a tasty dish, To dine upon the jellyfish. Not a bag for life that passes by, That binds them to starvation before they die. So the seas bob in colour of plastic pollution. Times running out what to be a solution? Its high time we started a clean up revolution! To use less packaging to educate all. Before the tides continue to rise and we loose them all. The ice caps are melting at an alarming rate, How long before for all it's too late. Eco systems absorb UV, cool the world for nature to be. Polar life need ice to remain, In cooler climates to sustain. But as they melt and tides continue to rise, Am losing hope for their demise. Leave the jungles and forrests for self restoration, Less fossil fuels and deforestation. The trees keep falling from constant felling, With palm oil growing; plantations swelling. Our orange ancestors the orangutan, Has been their homes since the jungles began. To break life cycles whole eco systems, It's time to change the world with our wit and wisdom. Else what do we leave to the future generations, Man on earth just viral abominations.
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he turned up a winning ace on his arrival he turned up an ace the ace of revival everyone engrossed with all that he wrote oh yeah there was a real classiness to his tote he'd arrived at other forums not getting applause those places weren't aiding his penning cause he turned up a winning ace on his arrival he turned up an ace the ace of revival when he found the site where the mob noticed him there stayed he to garner kudos on his trim of the adoring hordes his arrival did infatuate a diamond ace card dealt him triumph's fate he turned up a winning ace on his arrival he turned up an ace the ace of revival
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Jun 11, 2017
Jun 11, 2017 at 6:41 AM UTC
Arrival
De Glendy Burk is mighty fast boat, Wid a mighty fast captain too; He sits up dah on de hurricane roof And he keeps his eye on de crew. I can't stay here, for dey work too hard; I'm bound to leave dis town; I'll take my duds and tote 'em on my back When de Glendy Burk comes down. Chorus: ** for Lou'siana! I'm bound to leave dis town; I'll take my duds and tote 'em on my back When de Glendy Burk comes down. De Glendy Burk has a funny old crew And dey sing de boatman's song, Dey burn de pitch and de pine knot too, For to shove de boat along. De smoke goes up and de ingine roars And de wheel goes round and round, So fair you well! for I'll take a little ride When de Glendy Burk comes down. Chorus I'll work all night in de wind and storm, I'll work all day in de rain, 'Till I find myself on de levydock In New Orleans again. Dey make me mow in de hay field here And knock my head wid de flail, I'll go wha dey work wid de sugar and de cane And roll on de cotten bale. Chorus My lady love is as pretty as a pink, I'll meet her on de way I'll take her back to de sunny old south And day I'll make her stay So don't you fret my honey dear, Oh! don't you fret, Miss Brown I'll take you back 'fore de middle of de week When de Glendy Burk comes down. Chorus
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The Glendy Burk
Phone calls were made, meetings were held and the new group was set to get started There was lots to be learned and so little time for the lessons to all be imparted The plan was immense, it was larger this time and the time was going by fast They would all act as one, getting everything done and their goal was to not finish last It was done every year, in the schools through the town, it was something the kids all enjoyed But this year was tough, with all the closings and stuff and the fact there was more unemployed Each school was set up to blitz through the town and to collect all the food that they can But with more on the list and those who would surely be missed were the ones who set last years plan Team leaders were picked in each group at the school, and their job was to get this all done And to beat last years tote by at least one more pound and to make sure that it was all fun Pep rally's were held to get the students involved and help motivate those involved But with more needing help and less firms out to help, they had problems they had to get solved On December the first, the kids all set out ringing bells in the malls and the stores From there they would go with buses and trucks and collect food by knocking on doors The school who did best bringing in the most pounds would be win a cup and awards But to all those concerned, they had to get out and blanket the town in great hoards People backed out from tasks all assigned, It was cold and they had too much to do There was homework as well, and jobs on the side and alot wouldn't see the task through But they all persevered and the food all came in, cans and boxes and crates and in bags There was food left at school from donators unknown, just good wishes all written on tags The goal was to raise an amount more than last and to do it in twenty two days The total to date was behind just a bit but there was still time to make this year pay So with one last great push the students went out and they held one last drive at the mall If they collect one more ton, then all would be done and they could all know they answered the call On Christmas Eve morn the principals met and they said they had all reached their goals They shook all their hands and they stuck out their chests for they knew that they'd fulfilled their roles The students were told at assemblies too, and the food was dropped off through the town They had beat last years numbers by about fifty pounds even though they all thought they'd be down So for all those they helped for the one day that month, where they had Christmas dinner and laughter Was brought  back to earth by one voice in one school, who asked "What would these families eat the day after?" .
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May 4, 2012
May 4, 2012 at 11:09 AM UTC
The Street #2 ...The Food Drive
Phone calls were made, meetings were held and the new group was set to get started There was lots to be learned and so little time for the lessons to all be imparted The plan was immense, it was larger this time and the time was going by fast They would all act as one, getting everything done and their goal was to not finish last It was done every year, in the schools through the town, it was something the kids all enjoyed But this year was tough, with all the closings and stuff and the fact there was more unemployed Each school was set up to blitz through the town and to collect all the food that they can But with more on the list and those who would surely be missed were the ones who set last years plan Team leaders were picked in each group at the school, and their job was to get this all done And to beat last years tote by at least one more pound and to make sure that it was all fun Pep rally's were held to get the students involved and help motivate those involved But with more needing help and less firms out to help, they had problems they had to get solved On December the first, the kids all set out ringing bells in the malls and the stores From there they would go with buses and trucks and collect food by knocking on doors The school who did best bringing in the most pounds would be win a cup and awards But to all those concerned, they had to get out and blanket the town in great hoards People backed out from tasks all assigned, It was cold and they had too much to do There was homework as well, and jobs on the side and alot wouldn't see the task through But they all persevered and the food all came in, cans and boxes and crates and in bags There was food left at school from donators unknown, just good wishes all written on tags The goal was to raise an amount more than last and to do it in twenty two days The total to date was behind just a bit but there was still time to make this year pay So with one last great push the students went out and they held one last drive at the mall If they collect one more ton, then all would be done and they could all know they answered the call On Christmas Eve morn the principals met and they said they had all reached their goals They shook all their hands and they stuck out their chests for they knew that they'd fulfilled their roles The students were told at assemblies too, and the food was dropped off through the town They had beat last years numbers by about fifty pounds even though they all thought they'd be down So for all those they helped for the one day that month, where they had Christmas dinner and laughter Was brought  back to earth by one voice in one school, who asked "What would these families eat the day after?" .
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1 2 3 4 5 I count things in 5’s one cat two cat three cat hula hoop tote bag My notes are organized Cornell style but it can’t fill the void you left. Light switch one slipper two slippers lotion candle I’ve got my life organized down to the the minutes but you aren’t in any of them. Long distance. We’ll see.
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Jun 23, 2017
Jun 23, 2017 at 9:58 AM UTC
5's
My aunt’s in the garden, Growing gold. My uncle’s in his new shirt, Growing mold. My cuz’s in Af-ghan-i-stan, Growing cold. I’m swimming in wine, Growing old. This piece should make sense, But it don’t. This piece should tell tales, Still, it won’t. I’m home decades later, Or so I wrote. My daddy’s days dead And so I’ll tote.
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Aug 16, 2015
Aug 16, 2015 at 10:55 PM UTC
Asylum Harbor
As the stormy weather passes; Shadowed waves along the bay. The wind sweeps through the headland grasses, And we breathe the violent day. And violent days abound, Where the sea and land collide. And in every fishing town, Lay the marks of those who’ve died. They lay as stark white crosses; Set within, green and grassy field. And we that breathe tote the losses, … And keep our thoughts concealed. For what can man or woman say, That will calm the hurt within? For some that braved the sea today; …. Have yet to come back in. Ten souls are held in thrall, By the dark and brooding seas. And stark are the faces, one and all, As we make our silent pleas. Oh! Sailor set your canvas tight, And make your actions sound. See that the tiller is rigged alright, And get ye homeward bound. The church bell tolls a heavy toll, And candles light, pane on pane. Whilst desperate eyes search the rocky knoll, Through high seas, and cur-sed rain. Worried hands, wring worried hands, And they wring out misery. Wives fidget and spin their golden bands, And make their silent plea. Oh! Sailor set your canvas tight, And make your actions sound. See that the tiller is rigged alright, And get ye homeward bound. The rain sheets in across the bay, It writhes in violent spree, And we look anon in grim dismay At the ferment of the sea. And terrible it is to see that sight, That holds fathers, sons, and lovers. And hold the fear, that the sea just might, Bear new crosses, ‘midst the others. And in the silence of the rain, As it dashes hopes upon the sea. I walk with other souls in pain, As we make our silent plea. Oh, Sailor set your canvas tight, And make your actions sound. See that the tiller is rigged alright, And get ye homeward bound. The raging storm wreaks its worst, Shadowed waves along the bay. Our thoughts become bleak and cursed, As we breathe the violent day. And then a voice crisp and clear, Shouts “Look ye to the lee”! And there we spy the crew, so dear; Of the good ship Karalee. Oh, Sailor set your canvas tight, And make your actions sound. See that the tiller is rigged alright, And get ye… Homeward bound.
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Jul 25, 2010
Jul 25, 2010 at 6:06 AM UTC
Homeward bound.
As the stormy weather passes; Shadowed waves along the bay. The wind sweeps through the headland grasses, And we breathe the violent day. And violent days abound, Where the sea and land collide. And in every fishing town, Lay the marks of those who’ve died. They lay as stark white crosses; Set within, green and grassy field. And we that breathe tote the losses, … And keep our thoughts concealed. For what can man or woman say, That will calm the hurt within? For some that braved the sea today; …. Have yet to come back in. Ten souls are held in thrall, By the dark and brooding seas. And stark are the faces, one and all, As we make our silent pleas. Oh! Sailor set your canvas tight, And make your actions sound. See that the tiller is rigged alright, And get ye homeward bound. The church bell tolls a heavy toll, And candles light, pane on pane. Whilst desperate eyes search the rocky knoll, Through high seas, and cur-sed rain. Worried hands, wring worried hands, And they wring out misery. Wives fidget and spin their golden bands, And make their silent plea. Oh! Sailor set your canvas tight, And make your actions sound. See that the tiller is rigged alright, And get ye homeward bound. The rain sheets in across the bay, It writhes in violent spree, And we look anon in grim dismay At the ferment of the sea. And terrible it is to see that sight, That holds fathers, sons, and lovers. And hold the fear, that the sea just might, Bear new crosses, ‘midst the others. And in the silence of the rain, As it dashes hopes upon the sea. I walk with other souls in pain, As we make our silent plea. Oh, Sailor set your canvas tight, And make your actions sound. See that the tiller is rigged alright, And get ye homeward bound. The raging storm wreaks its worst, Shadowed waves along the bay. Our thoughts become bleak and cursed, As we breathe the violent day. And then a voice crisp and clear, Shouts “Look ye to the lee”! And there we spy the crew, so dear; Of the good ship Karalee. Oh, Sailor set your canvas tight, And make your actions sound. See that the tiller is rigged alright, And get ye… Homeward bound.
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Claus, Santa, the Is a huge enigma to me And probably many others My enigmatized sisters and brothers. Enigmatized, possibly stigmatized, It beggars logical thought All the confusion and pain This concept has brought. For over two centuries Surrounded with mysteries An alternately jovial and evil guy Brought bounteous gifts, could fly! Gave coal to the misbehaving, Or nothing much at all, saving All the good stuff for good kids Who were careful with what they did. We have read of Saint Nick And Sinterklaas; take your pick Of which legend blended with what To become the guy we were taught Sneaked down chimneys at night It you kids didn’t sleep tight. While this is all very typical It seems rather biblical. Claus’s eye is on the sparrow So we must walk the straight and narrow Or go down into his big naughty book And he will ultimately decide to look Askance at any chance of gifts for you No matter how much begging you do Write to his eternal rotund self. He’s an unforgiving old elf. And there’s that flying reindeer thing And the way he’s rumored to go zipping Around the entire blessed world in one night. That, to me just never seemed quite right. It’s bizarre and incredible is exactly what. Do the reindeer have jet engines in their **** And how can one tiny sleight and eight beasts Tote those thousands of truckloads at least? No, the whole thing sounds bogus, in its base. And that whole North Pole/tiny people place Where they slave on making toys all the year And thrive on hot chocolate instead of beer? Elves must be a rather dim gang of workers. No union leaders? No malingerers? No lurkers? I have tried for decades, but it doesn’t add up. There’s too much questionable in this holiday cup. I’m going back to the idea I thought as a child. It’s easier to believe and not nearly as wild: It’s Mom and Dad behind it all, it’s a big lie. And my final bit of skepticism? I can tell you why. The kids in my little neighborhood get given Gifts with no relationship to how they are living. If all this hogwash were actually true Bunches of them would get coal too.
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Dec 12, 2015
Dec 12, 2015 at 6:39 PM UTC
DECODING SANTA CLAUS
Claus, Santa, the Is a huge enigma to me And probably many others My enigmatized sisters and brothers. Enigmatized, possibly stigmatized, It beggars logical thought All the confusion and pain This concept has brought. For over two centuries Surrounded with mysteries An alternately jovial and evil guy Brought bounteous gifts, could fly! Gave coal to the misbehaving, Or nothing much at all, saving All the good stuff for good kids Who were careful with what they did. We have read of Saint Nick And Sinterklaas; take your pick Of which legend blended with what To become the guy we were taught Sneaked down chimneys at night It you kids didn’t sleep tight. While this is all very typical It seems rather biblical. Claus’s eye is on the sparrow So we must walk the straight and narrow Or go down into his big naughty book And he will ultimately decide to look Askance at any chance of gifts for you No matter how much begging you do Write to his eternal rotund self. He’s an unforgiving old elf. And there’s that flying reindeer thing And the way he’s rumored to go zipping Around the entire blessed world in one night. That, to me just never seemed quite right. It’s bizarre and incredible is exactly what. Do the reindeer have jet engines in their **** And how can one tiny sleight and eight beasts Tote those thousands of truckloads at least? No, the whole thing sounds bogus, in its base. And that whole North Pole/tiny people place Where they slave on making toys all the year And thrive on hot chocolate instead of beer? Elves must be a rather dim gang of workers. No union leaders? No malingerers? No lurkers? I have tried for decades, but it doesn’t add up. There’s too much questionable in this holiday cup. I’m going back to the idea I thought as a child. It’s easier to believe and not nearly as wild: It’s Mom and Dad behind it all, it’s a big lie. And my final bit of skepticism? I can tell you why. The kids in my little neighborhood get given Gifts with no relationship to how they are living. If all this hogwash were actually true Bunches of them would get coal too.
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so kindled in sear summer July, Upheaval churning in my most stoic feeling frazzled, I am, Thank GOD for Good Riddance- putting on a thinking cap And my Good Instincts prevails..     Brooding over and praying in silence-        PEACE and Faith too ; sustained my intertwined... guts good 'ole meshed up toiled my life.                    Like a web-gathering digging out into knitted vine..                      Gotta dance w/ grace even if someone ogling..                        actin' out like zilch..                         out there mesmerizing. Give it all out for sake o' Inamorata                     And fervor like ne'er be in paroxysm, a day or two ..                 Rhyme with the melody o' songs             And Sing it all out on top o' my lungs       like there's no one's eavesdropping Amusingly enough as I wantonly be wanted And feel hurting no more,   Sleeping in minty pillows, sobbing no more...     At the time, eventide dusk comes,      That Beauty; rests indeed, bellows        Live and let live like it's a bed o' heavenly velvety Roses in this cauldron earth!.ensnared my thoughts together oftentimes,       Through waylay conflicts So akin to as DRAMA Momma!     That another can tote to my table.       Getting' along just fine witn MYself..       thus restore my sense of panoramic mindset; - my BLESSINGS- scrutiny on my studies and my cherub babes who cares as whippersnapper!     Thou Loves me more than        of enormous superficial stuffs-           things that won't last-             I'm in solitude for soul searching'.               I am of thy belief that everyone needs time... To just Be! @ peace with just MYself! J
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Jul 30, 2011
Jul 30, 2011 at 11:38 AM UTC
In my solitude
so kindled in sear summer July, Upheaval churning in my most stoic feeling frazzled, I am, Thank GOD for Good Riddance- putting on a thinking cap And my Good Instincts prevails..     Brooding over and praying in silence-        PEACE and Faith too ; sustained my intertwined... guts good 'ole meshed up toiled my life.                    Like a web-gathering digging out into knitted vine..                      Gotta dance w/ grace even if someone ogling..                        actin' out like zilch..                         out there mesmerizing. Give it all out for sake o' Inamorata                     And fervor like ne'er be in paroxysm, a day or two ..                 Rhyme with the melody o' songs             And Sing it all out on top o' my lungs       like there's no one's eavesdropping Amusingly enough as I wantonly be wanted And feel hurting no more,   Sleeping in minty pillows, sobbing no more...     At the time, eventide dusk comes,      That Beauty; rests indeed, bellows        Live and let live like it's a bed o' heavenly velvety Roses in this cauldron earth!.ensnared my thoughts together oftentimes,       Through waylay conflicts So akin to as DRAMA Momma!     That another can tote to my table.       Getting' along just fine witn MYself..       thus restore my sense of panoramic mindset; - my BLESSINGS- scrutiny on my studies and my cherub babes who cares as whippersnapper!     Thou Loves me more than        of enormous superficial stuffs-           things that won't last-             I'm in solitude for soul searching'.               I am of thy belief that everyone needs time... To just Be! @ peace with just MYself! J
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the professor name's John, I think every day a goatee a ponytail and an honest smile brings me flowers sometimes. pays in nickels sometimes. "have an easy day" he says to me man in the same brown suit, mismatching every day coffee, hunched over with something under his arm sometimes. never seen him speak just a scowl and a solemn shuffle the owner of the bar next door I think. out for a cigarette every 30 minutes or so or move his car he gets our mail sometimes. glasses on his forehead never on his face always a fleeting noncommittal smile pacing past the door sly eyes. there's the guy stuck in the 70s. every day bell bottoms a black bowl cut it's a wig I think. a leather jacket sometimes. walks like he owns the sidewalk he doesn't. the old man the half-blind one orders the same thing always. with his walker his hands searching haven't seen him in a while the big guy from the burger place across the street no, not the famous one the other place. took his suggestion got a burger wasn't very good but he's always so cheery, gotta be nice the one guy blue shorts guy stops by during his run, to check the selection.  back an hour later in pants and a jacket now. never buys a thing wearing those blue shorts the woman with oddly spaced teeth and hair the short witchy kind lots of shawls and oversized tote bags and cargo-capri's. complained of an allergic reaction once to god knows what. keeps coming back though a mother and son mother, tired. ten year old private school boy asks for too much and too many questions "did you make this?" "are you really 20?" "do you go to school?" he asks so many questions "yes, yes, no." "why not?" "well…" mom saves me distracts him away the poor skinny one the homeless man. ill-fitting clothes always. women's sometimes. begging, cigarettes and money has a tic, says "hello! hi! hello!" every few seconds he's very persistent. and very polite. gracefully insane, I'd say
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Feb 13, 2013
Feb 13, 2013 at 4:20 AM UTC
the regulars
the professor name's John, I think every day a goatee a ponytail and an honest smile brings me flowers sometimes. pays in nickels sometimes. "have an easy day" he says to me man in the same brown suit, mismatching every day coffee, hunched over with something under his arm sometimes. never seen him speak just a scowl and a solemn shuffle the owner of the bar next door I think. out for a cigarette every 30 minutes or so or move his car he gets our mail sometimes. glasses on his forehead never on his face always a fleeting noncommittal smile pacing past the door sly eyes. there's the guy stuck in the 70s. every day bell bottoms a black bowl cut it's a wig I think. a leather jacket sometimes. walks like he owns the sidewalk he doesn't. the old man the half-blind one orders the same thing always. with his walker his hands searching haven't seen him in a while the big guy from the burger place across the street no, not the famous one the other place. took his suggestion got a burger wasn't very good but he's always so cheery, gotta be nice the one guy blue shorts guy stops by during his run, to check the selection.  back an hour later in pants and a jacket now. never buys a thing wearing those blue shorts the woman with oddly spaced teeth and hair the short witchy kind lots of shawls and oversized tote bags and cargo-capri's. complained of an allergic reaction once to god knows what. keeps coming back though a mother and son mother, tired. ten year old private school boy asks for too much and too many questions "did you make this?" "are you really 20?" "do you go to school?" he asks so many questions "yes, yes, no." "why not?" "well…" mom saves me distracts him away the poor skinny one the homeless man. ill-fitting clothes always. women's sometimes. begging, cigarettes and money has a tic, says "hello! hi! hello!" every few seconds he's very persistent. and very polite. gracefully insane, I'd say
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The ghosts of old raindrops mock and scold. Their scorn writ large on these dusty roads and in these dusty throats. To tote the barge but not lift the bail ain't no kind of protest. Spit in the well and hope the master draws up that bucket-full. Wishes. Still, the giver of life serpentines through this valley like the Euphrates did in that one book, but it does not matter since the scythe swings in such wide circles this time of year. We can bring in sheaves until dusk then fish for men in the morning but our souls are still corrupted. Our hearts are rotten like old pears. I'm so thirsty.
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Jul 26, 2016
Jul 26, 2016 at 10:28 AM UTC
Of Want and Longing (or **** It, Whatever)
hunched over, a brown-skinned army, picking, the field soon to be stripped of its bounty; they will move to the next one, fast, before the fruit falls to the ground "los ninos, los viejos tambien" the young, the old ones also help, though they are slower and tote less a load   when the day is done, they build fires for the frijoles, and to keep the night's spirits at bay; they sleep in the shanties, the sheds the master provides   the next day will be the same, though maybe not as hot--maybe a rain will give them respite from their labors   a gentle, short shower they pray, for a storm might lay ruin to the crops, the treasure they borrow only long enough to basket and truck not even a cloud visits the white sky so the stooping, the loading drags on without relief but from the north, a cool wind does blow in it they hear a voice without cords vibrating, yet one that speaks a language their hearts know well, telling them their toil is to be brief, yet eternal: that winter only whispers now, but soon commands all to rest
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Oct 9, 2016
Oct 9, 2016 at 1:20 PM UTC
susurros en el viento
His hands stretched out as if in the Shavasana pose, only he was Wearing his old jeans, chequered shirt Black laceless converse shoes His head on the lush green grass With Hesse’s Siddartha in his left hand and a magical airbrush in his right hand He gazed at the cloudless blue sky Like an artist in front of a canvas he drew the people he wanted in it, The boy with the inquisitive big brown eyes The girl at the bus stop carrying a tote bag the things he wanted to do, Climb the highest mountain peak Do the tango in Buenos Aires Vagabond across South America the sunsets and the full moons he wanted to see the reasons he was willing to suffer for the smiles he wanted to have. A masterpiece in the making the outline took no more than a few minutes but the finished piece took a lifetime to create.
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Dec 13, 2016
Dec 13, 2016 at 5:25 AM UTC
Masterpiece
These storybooks woven with leathery imbrication Filling my palms with vile indication Detailing such wickedness and strife What ethereal threads cling to life? Such labyrinthine desires scrapping in my mind My soul from body; that body which isn’t kind To delve deeper within the wounds that sever To fellow wolves, demons and toothless beggars Unholy martyrs preach from a podium underground Ablaze in hellfire, monsters of the ravenous mound Black tongues and cheeks full of worms and leeches Coals flung and burning over deafening speeches Sumptuous in eloquence, these tossers and man-boys Evocative displays of violence, hushed by silence and toys Beseeched, reprimanded in city squares with common folk Feeding dogs in heat slop with a pail and tote Children waving hi to people in cages, smiling indifferently Don’t they know what this is? Yes and no, forever in shame Don’t they know there be wickedness afoot? There be shadows of molestation And whips of industry Eyes removed and replaced with bar-codes There be devils amongst the valiant And dark angels amongst us The few and proud Recite aloud: “Darkness brings uninvited guests And our bodies are bare Give us a blessing, a crumb or drop Of life that we all can share.” Veins full of rubies and auburn sapphires Creepers laced in the cowls of cadavers Red water thicker than mud and spit The fatherland sicker than a rotten **** There be dark angels amongst us, telling tales deep-seated They be grave and weary, their lives left defeated Now in the wilderness they give slothful lectures But it’s only fools who listen to these rambling specters And soon no one listens Save for the moon that glistens
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Jan 17, 2014
Jan 17, 2014 at 3:00 PM UTC
Dark Angels Amoungst Us
These storybooks woven with leathery imbrication Filling my palms with vile indication Detailing such wickedness and strife What ethereal threads cling to life? Such labyrinthine desires scrapping in my mind My soul from body; that body which isn’t kind To delve deeper within the wounds that sever To fellow wolves, demons and toothless beggars Unholy martyrs preach from a podium underground Ablaze in hellfire, monsters of the ravenous mound Black tongues and cheeks full of worms and leeches Coals flung and burning over deafening speeches Sumptuous in eloquence, these tossers and man-boys Evocative displays of violence, hushed by silence and toys Beseeched, reprimanded in city squares with common folk Feeding dogs in heat slop with a pail and tote Children waving hi to people in cages, smiling indifferently Don’t they know what this is? Yes and no, forever in shame Don’t they know there be wickedness afoot? There be shadows of molestation And whips of industry Eyes removed and replaced with bar-codes There be devils amongst the valiant And dark angels amongst us The few and proud Recite aloud: “Darkness brings uninvited guests And our bodies are bare Give us a blessing, a crumb or drop Of life that we all can share.” Veins full of rubies and auburn sapphires Creepers laced in the cowls of cadavers Red water thicker than mud and spit The fatherland sicker than a rotten **** There be dark angels amongst us, telling tales deep-seated They be grave and weary, their lives left defeated Now in the wilderness they give slothful lectures But it’s only fools who listen to these rambling specters And soon no one listens Save for the moon that glistens
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the very sound of her voice somewhere between a warm summer rain and inside a blue crystal jar smooth translucent, atmospheric like soft **** swelling roses   tender touches yet separated by oceans her voice like hot tote swaying me feeling the contoured interiors of soul's ache a bending ridge pole hearts break open pouring voluptuous milk like a tapioca its beads bulging blood bells drink **** lick eat drown if you can we speak rocks in the throat hello, how are you im choking on desire fine she says i want to **** you we start with a phone kiss mmmuuuhhhaaaaa yes, she says take me open me up pour me into your mouth soak yourself in me show me your raw hunger i will eat your dark edges I'm shaking apart with tenderness may i touch your **** yes, she says her ***** like wet silk can beauty bring tears mouths touch tentatively at first and then mouths eat mouths eat mouths and tongues become fiends cherry red pugilists bites excite I'm in the mood to bleed for her eyes smiling radiant and souls rapture hearts dissemble and fuse at a braking point from long hard years of vibrant abundance denied trying to hold together on broken wheels now finding warm mud to go bare foot in to slide in up-leaping between the toes to love you in to roll around with you in like fat little piggies playing in butter to fill you with slippery kisses in and voluptuous caresses that even our dreams can not apprehend skin to skin soul to soul **** to **** so eager fire engine red tongues licking tears beautiful ******* to bury my face in like baby eating cup cakes making us whole we continents apart from each other having never met wow wow wow yet alive again what a phone call we say good night sleep my love later later tomorrow oh yes have to go love you more soon please yes oh yes kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss then stillness a cornucopia of emptiness hollow husk tomorrow may be we will give each other phone again and the land will turn fertile green once more kissing holding talking ***** ***** ***** happy in loves fire salvation and the heart ever resounding like tintinnabulating bells
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Sep 10, 2016
Sep 10, 2016 at 4:20 PM UTC
Giving Phone
the very sound of her voice somewhere between a warm summer rain and inside a blue crystal jar smooth translucent, atmospheric like soft **** swelling roses   tender touches yet separated by oceans her voice like hot tote swaying me feeling the contoured interiors of soul's ache a bending ridge pole hearts break open pouring voluptuous milk like a tapioca its beads bulging blood bells drink **** lick eat drown if you can we speak rocks in the throat hello, how are you im choking on desire fine she says i want to **** you we start with a phone kiss mmmuuuhhhaaaaa yes, she says take me open me up pour me into your mouth soak yourself in me show me your raw hunger i will eat your dark edges I'm shaking apart with tenderness may i touch your **** yes, she says her ***** like wet silk can beauty bring tears mouths touch tentatively at first and then mouths eat mouths eat mouths and tongues become fiends cherry red pugilists bites excite I'm in the mood to bleed for her eyes smiling radiant and souls rapture hearts dissemble and fuse at a braking point from long hard years of vibrant abundance denied trying to hold together on broken wheels now finding warm mud to go bare foot in to slide in up-leaping between the toes to love you in to roll around with you in like fat little piggies playing in butter to fill you with slippery kisses in and voluptuous caresses that even our dreams can not apprehend skin to skin soul to soul **** to **** so eager fire engine red tongues licking tears beautiful ******* to bury my face in like baby eating cup cakes making us whole we continents apart from each other having never met wow wow wow yet alive again what a phone call we say good night sleep my love later later tomorrow oh yes have to go love you more soon please yes oh yes kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss then stillness a cornucopia of emptiness hollow husk tomorrow may be we will give each other phone again and the land will turn fertile green once more kissing holding talking ***** ***** ***** happy in loves fire salvation and the heart ever resounding like tintinnabulating bells
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*The burdens are difficult to carry all alone. With a friend to help you tote them, you're not all alone. The burdens are so much lighter with a friend to help. That's what friends are for, to help each other. ...*
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Jun 12, 2013
Jun 12, 2013 at 1:14 AM UTC
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