Jim sat below the salt at any table
and drove a yellow bus for union pay.
But when the moon was out, he lived to play;
in bars, he owned the stage and every table.
He danced with every skirt and wore a sable
while others held their breath for... – by Michael Eugene Cantrall | 10 Views added 5 months ago
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My ghost mirror tells me all I need to know
She whispers sweet truths
wherever I go
I hear the sound of rivers underground
Please do visit my darkness so unfound
Dear muse please stay
Please never go away
When I sense a crack in my roof... – by Michael Eugene Cantrall | 47 Views added 6 months ago
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Dramatis Personae
Witch, Observer/Narrator.
Captain of the King's Guard - An unnamed member of Royalty.
First Knight - Authorized to perform executions by order of the King.
The King's Counsel - Chief Legal Advisor to the Crown.
The... – by Michael Eugene Cantrall | 5 Views added 7 months ago
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When I feel these fears, I sense the horsemen,
who chase on chilly nights from dream to dream.
I hear their steeds seek within the shadows,
where embower'd air I breathe does flee from me.
When I do count the misery unleashed
upon earthly... – by Michael Eugene Cantrall | 34 Views added 7 months ago
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Yes, a mistake of ideal proportions
not one small stumble into an unintended land
may we need to come back and do this again
when unworried by misadventures of attraction
that welcome such wondrous... – by Eugene Michaels | 1 View added 2 years ago
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The rest appears unending
in cemeteries far and near
may a master know what’s pending
for those thought to be transcending
below the walk is what I fear
the rest appears... – by Eugene Michaels | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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Yes, a mistake of ideal proportions
not one small stumble into an unintended land
may we need to come back and do this again
when unworried by misadventures of attraction
that welcome such wondrous... – by Eugene Michaels | 12 Views added 2 years ago
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He's sipping chardonnay, I'm having some tea
he writes at midnight, I have patients till three
it's yesterday for him, it's today for me
living in castles on opposite... – by Eugene Michaels | 2 Views added 2 years ago
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Create these things your eyes inside can see
and see what others do not
reject another’s ideas made up
consider instead this thought
that when you follow your eyes do narrow
and narrow is not your... – by Eugene Michaels | 1 View added 2 years ago
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Don’t fall in love with a daughter of Zeus
she’s not here to save you
she’s the diamond in wait
when you need to awake
and report what you see
when she shows you the... – by Eugene Michaels | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Red-winged Blackbird
where might you be tonight?
I've been waiting here with patience
now, yes another night
The colors of this bird, the red
the black, the golden sleight
cause such a strong attraction
I may adjust my... – by Eugene Michaels | 20 Views added 2 years ago
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I know who I am
I am a snowman
that I am
and I am
what I am
and I am
a snowman
I am snow
this winter
so deep
I think
in a way
that one
need not... – by Eugene Michaels | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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If I had known
It was the last time you called and left a voicemail
and I waited too long to return the call.
I saw you at the convention drinking jet fuel
and the weight loss invited... – by Eugene Michaels | 1 View added 2 years ago
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Shines For You, Mom
happy skies are your blue eyes
stars twinkle for... – by Eugene Michaels | 10 Views added 2 years ago
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Do not wish away those things of bother
nor the things fast gone on their own
these things can fill an empty cavern
or thrill an empty... – by Eugene Michaels | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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The faded photo of a navy officer twirls on a string in the night
and salutes the dark as neighbors repose, in wait
for another visit with mother and brother
when plows claw the ice out on roads... – by Eugene Michaels | 13 Views added 2 years ago
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I walk among the shadows,
I feel nothing,
I am numb
I can see beyond the shadows,
I see nothing,
I am numb
I can hear beyond the shadows,
I hear nothing
I am... – by Eugene Michaels | 10 Views added 2 years ago
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The beauty of the mind waits not
for the nightingale in spring
sweet fact one has in ear its truth
and listens while it sings
the beauty of the mind waits not
for a songbird's song for... – by Eugene Michaels | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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While others sit in empty pews
and miss their ride to other views
a diamond sneaks up to my ear
and whispers words that make me veer
how can this diamond make this sound
be heard by one who stays... – by Eugene Michaels | 1 View added 2 years ago
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not the hungry feather,
those who have cracked earth return to garden,
limbs and a scent too alive to attract
the seekers of the sign of death's... – by Eugene Michaels | 2 Views added 2 years ago
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at the old Victorian on Park Place
it's winter black, and crunchy snow cloaks the... – by Eugene Michaels | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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This ship has known many seas
embraced as stone all storms
She can sense all hidden hazards
and needs no captain
Past travels whisper upon these sails
her secrets safely stored below
Let others plot with measure
maps made by these... – by Eugene Michaels | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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