tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83733578256671767932024-03-08T08:57:09.853-08:00Mange's PoemsAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-64200978249157733752010-10-23T13:00:00.000-07:002010-10-23T13:09:40.839-07:00Summer slopeThe sun has dipped down, dimming to a low glow<br />hand over eyes to see ahead<br />shadow of cut grass piled on field<br /><br />Scent of fresh lawn everywhere<br />Garage light on, banging of metal<br />Dad is sun burnt<br /><br />Pool filter whirring, someone talking from open window<br />Sweet sticky watermelon dripped on sidewalk<br /><br />Phone rings, someone screams<br />Laughter<br /><br />Evidence of a day well worn<br />sighs from those who sleep tonight.AKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-53376610696601030462010-10-06T19:28:00.000-07:002010-10-10T09:54:13.870-07:00Call from homeMom called me today<br />standing in front of 8255<br /><br />Explained how the trees had grown<br />neighbors house dingy<br />paved driveway instead of stone<br /><br />I stopped to wonder<br />to go back now, lonely and cold<br />everyone gone and grown old<br /><br />Hanging on memories, just like I have seen<br />vowed that would never be me<br /><br />Funny how times and moments<br />you took for granted, bored teenager mood perhaps<br /><br />If only I stepped back like I do now<br />appreciate the scene<br />like a fine work of art<br /><br />Wherever family is<br />there is my heartAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-48615817721172834782010-09-19T11:52:00.000-07:002010-09-19T11:57:56.813-07:00GypsyThe gypsy in me<br />wanted to travel<br />next town over, perhaps even farther<br /><br />Troubles evaporate<br />like the surface of the sun<br /><br />Meet new people<br />loved by everyone<br /><br />Reality is, I already tried it<br />toughest thing ever had done<br /><br />Stronger for it<br />thankful now<br /><br />Blessing in disguise<br /><br />No more do I want to run.AKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-25780992729122748182010-09-19T11:38:00.000-07:002010-09-19T11:46:37.680-07:00True BeautyOutward charity<br />show for all the world to see<br /><br />Isn't that how it goes? Check off with a photo op<br />smile, pause and walk on<br /><br />Never look back<br />at hungry eyes, sad and lonely<br /><br />God knows true hearts<br />No need for $10,000 dress<br />or splash in the news<br /><br />Kindness is always welcomed<br />Never done perfectly, try best you can.AKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-64893478206968786502010-06-26T15:46:00.000-07:002010-06-26T15:52:49.210-07:00FancyHair done tight<br />nails bright<br /><br />Chanel bag<br />is it real?<br /><br />draped in jewels<br />lips red<br /><br />You ride the bus<br />drive something used<br /><br />Peacock proud<br /><br />How we get caught up<br />in exterior<br />disregard words said<br />Cruel, mean and selfish.<br /><br />Always time to change.AKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-57083172358124692612010-05-23T15:34:00.000-07:002010-05-23T15:44:58.549-07:00UP CampRag rugs<br />scatter on wooden floor<br /><br />A fly got in<br />swat<br />squish<br /><br />Arctic water<br />waves on skin<br />reddened feet<br />only dipped for seconds<br /><br />Sand everywhere<br />watermelon rinds<br />tossed in weeds<br /><br />Several dozen<br />orange pop<br />bottled in glass<br />in the IGA paper bag<br /><br />hot dogs on sticks<br />picked from the tree<br /><br />Amber evening<br />fire blazing<br />sparks shoot skyward<br /><br />Glowing skin<br />out too long<br />sweatshirt hood<br /><br />Sleep well tonight<br />on a bed from 1940<br />when has this blanket been washed?<br />Too tired to care.AKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-28260879170310350862010-05-22T09:41:00.000-07:002010-05-22T09:44:20.940-07:00Stormy WeatherThunder cracks<br />craggle skin<br /><br />Puffed eyes<br />sighs begin<br /><br />balls of tissue<br />tumbleweed landscape<br /><br />turmoil trouble<br />don't we all go through<br /><br />scary moments<br />blackened skies<br />pressure builds<br /><br />Sun comes againAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-33143576143301893442010-05-18T16:39:00.000-07:002010-05-18T16:42:12.798-07:00GoodbyeMoment<br />something ends<br />another begins<br /><br />Where is the fanfare<br />movie music<br />timed tear<br /><br />Look back<br />switch off light<br />close doorAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-56553847054843701252010-05-17T16:53:00.000-07:002010-05-17T17:00:03.521-07:00Tuesday nightShimmery moonlit glow<br />leafy shadows dance on the wall<br />soft whispers of nightlight<br /><br />Little one tucked in<br />ghostly breeze taps shutter<br />like <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Morse</span> code<br /><br />Dog curled in corner<br />father under reading lamp<br /><br />Florescent stove top casting<br />green beams of illumination<br /><br />flickering TV screen<br /><br />Pop of log<br />flame licking tinder<br />red cheek from sitting to close<br /><br />time for sleepAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-637408776796393112010-05-10T16:30:00.000-07:002010-05-10T16:38:34.603-07:00Depths of DespairThat's it<br />life is over<br />hang my head<br />doomsday<br /><br />1,895 time happened<br /><br />Sun will shine<br />smile will form<br />joke breaks gloom<br /><br />I guess I will live againAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-10508309234530715392010-04-27T15:51:00.001-07:002010-04-28T16:00:22.788-07:00MentalI watched you suffer<br />you didn't even know it<br /><br />Living daily<br />voices and fears around you<br /><br />Refuge in family<br />tales of your day<br /><br />People are after you<br />someone trying to do harm<br /><br />Once in a while smile would crack through<br /><br />God gave you joy, different than most<br />I hope you had fun<br />now you are at peaceAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-57508280761928678362010-04-25T16:30:00.000-07:002010-04-25T16:41:18.359-07:00PlanI had it all set<br />sorted out<br /><br />this would go here<br /><br />that would be there<br /><br />Not so, the Lord knows<br /><br />Thankful<br />unanswered prayers<br />thought I had it right at the time<br /><br />What I do know, I know nothing<br />of the life ahead of me<br /><br />Fear taken over by FaithAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-31369499423243419832010-04-20T16:19:00.000-07:002010-04-20T16:22:55.407-07:00MelancholyDrizzle rain<br />dim lighting<br /><br />Soft sounds of door creaks<br />rustling<br />perhaps a mouse<br /><br />Steaming tea<br />Book by your side<br /><br />Blanket up to chin<br />world to hide<br /><br />Stoic Finn<br />We love our misery<br /><br />Feels so good<br />to feel so sadAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-22273176780903880182010-04-16T16:58:00.001-07:002010-04-16T17:00:54.578-07:00UsedNothing<br />calls<br />emails<br />visit<br /><br />Name comes up<br />What does she want<br /><br />Take, all about you<br />So sadAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-13650508810822366592010-04-13T16:14:00.000-07:002010-04-13T16:18:24.593-07:00FamilyOh my little one<br />how have you grown<br /><br />Rocking to sleep<br />First words and little laughs<br /><br />Melted heart each time<br /><br />Moving on<br /><br />Always remember<br />I Love YouAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-52349451313396172772010-04-11T14:36:00.000-07:002010-04-11T14:48:09.856-07:0096"Don't ever get old"<br />she told me with a smile<br /><br />remembers when<br />she was young<br /><br />Running<br />Climbing<br />Swimming<br /><br />All gone now<br /><br />Sloped over<br />Shuffle<br /><br />Effort to move<br />another to help her up<br /><br />Still dressed in her Sunday best<br />Handkerchief tucked in her sleeve<br />Halls cough drops<br />covering the "halitosis"<br /><br />Don't take it for granted<br />she was trying to tell meAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-50019029684933259452010-04-11T09:38:00.000-07:002010-04-11T09:43:47.012-07:00PerfectA prisoner of your own perfection<br />Not a hair out of place<br /><br />Smile white<br />Dazzling personality<br /><br />Never a mistake<br /><br />The pressure you must face<br />To look good on paper<br /><br />Never a bad picture taken<br /><br />Envied by many<br /><br />I feel sorry for you<br /><br />To find humour in blunders<br />is the best therapy<br /><br />Say the right thing<br />Shine at a party<br /><br />Are you truly happy?<br /><br />I say let goAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-61172308731156864352010-04-07T17:25:00.000-07:002010-04-07T17:29:11.592-07:00UglyMy own worst enemy<br />broken pieces<br />shattered esteem<br /><br />Something as it never<br />seems<br /><br />Stand strong<br /><br />Never go back<br />againAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-81219309497504060142010-04-03T06:54:00.000-07:002010-04-03T06:56:35.943-07:00ScheduleDay set<br />into <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">rectangular</span> hours<br /><br />Go there<br />Be here<br /><br />Broken <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">itinerary</span><br />Panic<br />Anxiety<br />Fear<br /><br />What do I do?AKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-65727684973472842672010-04-03T06:49:00.001-07:002010-04-03T06:53:41.288-07:00SuvivalWinter<br />scraped a piece of me<br /><br />Darkened nights<br />Knee deep snow<br /><br />Parallel<br /><br />to ancestors of the prairie<br />and mining camps<br /><br />Hopeful eyes of better days<br />heartache comes so easily<br /><br />Sun simmers slowly<br />Through the gray gloom sky<br /><br />Look of relief, you made it once moreAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-41638524264770590422010-04-01T15:58:00.000-07:002010-04-01T16:08:47.359-07:00CricketsBugs singing<br />out back window<br /><br />June night long ago<br /><br />warm breeze<br /><br />Fresh scrubbed sauna skin<br />hint of cholorine won't rinse through<br /><br />Baby cries middle of the night<br /><br />fan going<br />white noise<br /><br />What will be tomorrow?<br /><br />No sunscreen<br /><br />plenty of trees<br />ideas<br /><br />to doAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-24277463469790810142010-04-01T15:55:00.000-07:002010-04-01T15:58:27.032-07:00HeartacheLost love story told to me<br /><br />Can't be that bad<br />snap out of it I want to say<br /><br />What if I said the same thing<br /><br />to me?AKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-54772618126385493942010-03-30T16:28:00.000-07:002010-03-30T16:33:34.036-07:00WorryWorry is a friend of mine<br /><br />It sits on my couch<br />when I watch TV<br /><br />Driving<br /><br />Walking<br /><br />Talking<br /><br />I lose worry, and worry where it went<br /><br />Sometimes it goes on vacation<br />comes back well restedAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-72339868449298683452010-03-30T16:25:00.000-07:002010-03-30T16:49:15.395-07:00MoneyI said something to the clerk today<br />before I never would<br /><br />The look given<br />enough to turn and run<br /><br />I am one of <em>those</em> people, I have waited on before<br /><br />I was standing up for myself<br />it came out all wrong<br /><br />Trying to explain would only make it worse<br />understanding, will be my new best friend.AKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373357825667176793.post-64915182056649145922010-03-29T16:47:00.001-07:002010-03-29T16:47:52.807-07:00Middle AmericaBus was late<br />fruit gone bad<br />Nothing to wear but 70 pairs of shoes, it's true<br /><br />Poor meAKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457293953891085303noreply@blogger.com0