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  • The Gift
    Just thinking about how we must rob children of innocence, one of their most beautiful attributes, to keep them safe, and how an adult can'
    by Mark Rickerby 144 lines, 42 comments, on Nov 17 8:57 PM 2006
  • Happy Birthday, John!
    It all started the day you were born.
    The nurses all stared, dumbfounded.
    by Mark Rickerby 38 lines, 14 comments, on Aug 8 4:14 AM 2006. In Other
  • Jackals
    Something sinister enters a young man's heart
    If older, wiser men aren't around to prevent it.
    by Mark Rickerby 112 lines, 33 comments, on Jun 30 5:12 PM 2006. In Society
  • Trust the Spring
    An old proverb says,"The archer hits his targetBy both pulling and letting go."The seasons always return to themselves.Human l
    by Mark Rickerby 90 lines, 13 comments, on Jun 24 3:41 AM 2006. In Love
  • Miracle in the Highlands
    About three years ago, I went to Braemar, Scotland to attend a cousin's wedding.
    by Mark Rickerby 280 lines, 21 comments, on Jun 19 4:13 PM 2006. In Spiritual
  • Teams
    There once was a war between two countries.
    It doesn’t matter which countries they were.
    by Mark Rickerby 172 lines, 39 comments, on Jun 17 1:10 AM 2006. In Spiritual
  • The Shady Bunch
    by Mark Rickerby 68 lines, 41 comments, on Jun 6 4:46 PM 2006. In Adult humor
  • For The Young
    Some philosophy for ya
    by Mark Rickerby 182 lines, 43 comments, on Jun 1 1:52 PM 2006. In Personal
  • Original Sin
    Some claim the world was perfect a long time ago
    And Man walked in a garden without a single woe
    by Mark Rickerby 28 lines, 51 comments, on May 22 7:00 PM 2006. In Society
  • After-Effects
    I got food poisoning about a year ago.
    Barfed for two days straight
    by Mark Rickerby 31 lines, 32 comments, on May 19 1:06 PM 2006. In Humor
  • Thank You, Mom.
    Thank you, mom, for raising me.
    I know it must have been tough.
    by Mark Rickerby 7 lines, 18 comments, on May 12 6:48 PM 2006. In Personal
  • What Happens To Them
    I often seek wild and natural places
    Where I feel more awake and alive.
    by Mark Rickerby 146 lines, 23 comments, on May 12 2:54 PM 2006. In Nature
  • Opie in the House, Yo!
    Can’t black folks have a damn thing
    That white folks don’t want to steal?
    by Mark Rickerby 116 lines, 41 comments, on May 8 2:34 AM 2006. In Society
  • My Achin' Nose
    People these days are very sensitive
    To the feelings of the handicapped.
    by Mark Rickerby 53 lines, 17 comments, on May 5 7:39 PM 2006. In Humor
  • Things Could Be Worse
    When I was about sixteen years old, I had a terrible case of acne. I was very despondent about it and constantly railed at God for cur
    by Mark Rickerby 17 lines, 13 comments, on May 5 5:48 PM 2006. In Humor
  • Yay! I'm Still Here!
    When you're just a snot-nosed kid
    of six or seven years old (and a half)
    by Mark Rickerby 113 lines, 15 comments, on May 3 6:40 PM 2006. In Humor
  • The Fable of the Frighteningly Ferocious, Freaked Out Feline
    She was the sweetest little cat you’ve ever seen
    Till she got tired of the doggy treating her mean
    by Mark Rickerby 11 lines, 13 comments, on May 1 2:46 PM 2006. In Humor
  • I Owe You A Pint
    When the fight's over, you're still you and I'm me.
    And you know what, my friend? I like it that way.
    by Mark Rickerby 83 lines, 15 comments, on Apr 30 9:01 PM 2006. In Hope
  • Sing Your Heart Out
    Have you ever felt so spiritually bereft
    That you resented happiness in others?
    by Mark Rickerby 72 lines, 23 comments, on Apr 30 6:01 PM 2006. In Love
  • Unnatural Acts
    Usually, when folks hear someone use the term “unnatural act”,
    They think of something perverted. (Freaky sex, to be exact)
    by Mark Rickerby 131 lines, 13 comments, on Apr 28 3:06 PM 2006. In Society
  • The End
    Since nobody can get along
    Since everything is going wrong
    by Mark Rickerby 31 lines, 43 comments, on Apr 27 6:45 PM 2006. In Society
  • Blessings and Curses
    Freedom of speech is very good and wise
    But absolute honesty never fails to offend.
    by Mark Rickerby 25 lines, 35 comments, on Apr 17 11:44 PM 2006. In Society
  • Franken-What???
    I guess we're not scary anymore, but back in the day,
    We were the most horrifying monsters in all the land.
    by Mark Rickerby 101 lines, 47 comments, on Apr 12 5:18 PM 2006. In Humor
  • The Last Witch Doctor
    Finally, I was there. Deepest, darkest Africa. The cradle of civilization. The Dark Continent.
    by Mark Rickerby 848 lines, 17 comments, on Apr 5 10:10 PM 2006. In Contemporary
  • That We Were Kind
    Whitman wrote, "The powerful play goes on
    And you may contribute a verse."
    by Mark Rickerby 49 lines, 47 comments, on Mar 28 5:06 PM 2006. In Spiritual
  • The Lane That We're In
    I was driving along on the Ventura freeway yesterday
    Singing an old Jackson Browne tune and lost in thoughtWhen I reali
    by Mark Rickerby 69 lines, 37 comments, on Mar 22 8:47 PM 2006. In Society
  • Child Bride
    I was so moved by this story, I had to share it.
    by Mark Rickerby 391 lines, 29 comments, on Mar 21 1:08 PM 2006. In Sad
  • The Day I Crashed into Mac Davis
    It's important to be careful about who one associates with. The same goes with traffic accidents.
    by Mark Rickerby 30 lines, 12 comments, on Mar 17 6:04 PM 2006. In Personal
  • Puk-Ack!!
    That Superman is one real cool cat
    Stopping locomotives and all that.
    by Mark Rickerby 69 lines, 23 comments, on Mar 14 5:24 PM 2006. In Humor
  • Pick a Name, Will Ya?!
    While surfing poems at ol’ AP one day,
    I happened upon a most wonderful writer
    by Mark Rickerby 103 lines, 17 comments, on Mar 8 10:02 PM 2006. In Humor
  • Sometimes at Night
    For God and Country, I slaughter the enemy,
    The way any faithful, obedient soldier should
    by Mark Rickerby 60 lines, 94 comments, on Mar 6 1:24 PM 2006. In Dark
  • Introducing the Sui-Cycle!
    Well, folks, here’s yet another example of out of control Capitalism.
    by Mark Rickerby 36 lines, 33 comments, on Mar 1 2:38 PM 2006. In Humor
  • The Upside of Hatred
    Some say feeling hatred is always wrong
    And that it distorts and pollutes the soul
    by Mark Rickerby 71 lines, 47 comments, on Feb 23 2:51 PM 2006. In Society
  • Nomad Soul
    On a lonely Mojave highway, his nomad soul was captured
    by Mark Rickerby 9 lines, 13 comments, on Feb 21 5:04 PM 2006. In Other
  • Cupid is a Blind Little Jerk
    But it seems the cute little winged kid
    Has one truly lousy sense of humor.
    by Mark Rickerby 32 lines, 50 comments, on Feb 14 4:08 PM 2006. In Humor
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