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Moving On
He thought about her every day But what did it matter? He was only a note in her world It's all changed now And it's all for the better He doesn't think about her much anymore For a long time he couldn't help But dwell on his past mistakes But he tries to forget them...
Fools and Kings
The Fool and the King Are one and the same Show me a king Who says different And I'll show you a king Who is a liar Show me a king who is not also a fool And I'll show you a king Who is not a man at all All men are fools The greatest conclusion Of our greatest minds...
Survival Tactics
These are not poems These are survival tactics When the pain overwhelms Even though nobody reads them They help you stay alive Without them The harshness might sometimes be Too much to bear A kind and sensitive soul Is destined for pain In an unwelcoming world That...
Thank You

Thank You

Thank you For doing the right thing Even though no one saw And probably never will Thank you For being kind to others Even on the hard days Especially on the hard days Thank you For picking up trash At the beach And protecting the environment Thank you For tipping...

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An Underwater Mansion

An Underwater Mansion

The titanic vessel lurches and lists All aboard know Something has gone horribly wrong The captain is mad And has been mad Since long before they left port There's a mutiny on the deck And no one can agree How to right the ship The captain deploys loyalist thugs To...

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Obama Poem

Obama Poem

I saw a photo of Obama the other day with a caption that said, "Describe him in one word."  The first word that came to mind was "hero."  But then several other words came to mind as well, so I wrote them down.  This poem is called Obama. Hero Pioneer Father Husband...

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Bugs

Bugs

If the money bug isn't itching Then the sex bug is If it isn't them Then it's the mosquitoes There's no escape From the bugs   Read more poems by Eddie. Watch Eddie’s videos.

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The Glorious Act of Writing

In writing As in any Pure form Of expression One lives In the past The present And the future All at the same time Summoning acquired skills To communicate feelings Excited by the act of sharing them And the possibilities They might unlock A record that I was here And...

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Poetry & Nonsense

Poetry & Nonsense

Intro It's my belief that the most important things in life can be explained very simply.  If you can't explain it in a few words, you probably don't understand it that well.  The longer a person's explanation gets, the more likely it is to be inaccurate.  The...

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