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Poems by londiscarpenter, by newest first

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  • A Punch and Judy Show
    The preacher announced with a kindly voice
    the children in the first row
    by londiscarpenter 40 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 22 9:51 AM
  • Whose Clothes are These?
    Whose clothes are these on floor and chair?
    He’s sleeping in the bedroom there
    by londiscarpenter 25 lines, 9 comments, on Sep 5 8:56 AM
  • Snap, Crackle and Pop
    Have you heard the leaves piled on the ground
    on a wet November day?
    by londiscarpenter 8 lines, 9 comments, on Sep 4 8:42 PM
  • Ode to a Bumblebee
    This ode goes to the bumblebee
    to salute his tenacity
    by londiscarpenter 33 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 2 9:26 PM
  • Marie
    In a land where the sun’s always shining,
    On an isle where young hearts should be free,
    by londiscarpenter 21 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 25 3:12 AM. In Love, Sad, Fantasy, Life
  • Mystery At Fort Peck Dam
    On the dusty slopes where there's still cowpokes, where there's yet more sky than land,
    In the Big Sky State, back in thirty-eight, they were hiring at Fort Peck Dam.
    by londiscarpenter 67 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 22 8:33 PM
  • The Vendor
    Once, in the twilight of my years,
    There came a stranger selling tears.
    by londiscarpenter 35 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 17 11:38 PM
  • The Jape
    Mother Nature, perhaps for a jape,
    Made Neanderthal man look much like an ape.
    by londiscarpenter 6 lines, 1 comment, on May 28 7:10 PM
  • Where Have You Gone?
    Where Have You Gone, Danny, dear Danny?
    I’ve missed you since you’ve gone away.
    by londiscarpenter 18 lines, 2 comments, on May 28 11:50 AM
  • Images of Swings
    When I'm all alone in my reverie, I often still recall
    The things we children did for fun, and my favorite of them all.
    by londiscarpenter 33 lines, 2 comments, on May 28 9:00 AM
  • The Beltane Briar
    f I could invent a flower,
    If I could select its hue,
    by londiscarpenter 27 lines, 2 comments, on May 28 8:43 AM
  • Just Fishing
    The world looks great to a boy of eight;
    It's made of dreams and wishin'.
    by londiscarpenter 36 lines, 3 comments, on May 26 4:22 PM
  • Grandma's Glasses
    There's something grandma used to do
    That always made me smile.
    by londiscarpenter 20 lines, 3 comments, on May 6 8:41 AM
  • Easter Chick
    A baby chick is
    by londiscarpenter 8 lines, 1 comment, on May 6 8:28 AM
  • Danger
    Little Michael on a rug
    Spotted an electric plug.
    by londiscarpenter 13 lines, 1 comment, on May 5 10:39 PM
  • Costumes
    I've worn a lot of costumes just dressing up for fun.
    And not only for Halloween, though that's a special one.
    by londiscarpenter 34 lines, 1 comment, on May 5 10:33 PM
  • My Dad's Job
    My dad’s a poop detective;
    Forensics is his game.
    by londiscarpenter 42 lines, 2 comments, on May 4 10:15 AM
  • Visiting Jon
    I went to visit Jon today;
    I went to see if he could play.
    by londiscarpenter 35 lines, 5 comments, on May 1 8:03 PM
  • If The World Had No More Poets
    If the world had no more poets
    There’s so much we wouldn’t know
    by londiscarpenter 36 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 25 8:03 PM
  • Mister Nobody
    Mister Nobody lives right here in my room
    In a corner, somewhere on the floor.
    by londiscarpenter 28 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 26 8:16 PM
  • Louie La'Bard
    Louie La'Bard came to our town one year
    Singing lyrics to songs, as he played them by ear.
    by londiscarpenter 23 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 24 7:49 PM
  • King of Country Music
    When I was just a young-un
    I was pickin’ and a strumin’
    by londiscarpenter 35 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 24 7:40 PM
  • Jamie's Thumb
    I'll nnever forget the look on his face
    The day Jamie cut off his thumb,
    by londiscarpenter 60 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 22 1:21 AM
  • I May Never
    I have such songs to sing to you,
    Before I grow too old.
    by londiscarpenter 21 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 22 12:48 AM
  • A Soldier's Song
    I wonder if your love for me is as strong while I'm away
    As when you snuggled close to me back on our parting day?
    by londiscarpenter 21 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 21 8:41 PM
  • Coffee Questions
    “How would you like your coffee, sir, with sugar or with cream?”
    “I’d like mine served with ketchup, please; it’s always been my dream.”
    by londiscarpenter 39 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 21 8:24 PM
  • My Bed At Night
    At night my bed's a magic ship
    That sails the Midnight Sea.
    by londiscarpenter 33 lines, on Feb 21 7:54 PM
  • The Song Of the Meadowlark
    I left the home of the meadowlark
    For a land found more oft' in my dreams.
    by londiscarpenter 61 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 19 9:55 PM
  • The Hero
    I visited the father of a soldier,
    Killed while fighting in a war quite far away.
    by londiscarpenter 58 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 19 9:47 PM
  • One-Punch Willy Brown
    Saddled up to a bar-room stool, at a place on the East side of town,
    Drinking beer from a can, sat a dangerous man known as "One-Punch Willy Brown."
    by londiscarpenter 40 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 19 9:27 PM
  • Perseverance
    Of those among mankind I most admire
    Are such who’ve overcome the saddest grief,
    by londiscarpenter 22 lines, on Feb 19 8:54 PM
  • Pretty Pastime
    If I could write a song each day, until I’m ninety-two,
    Have each song playing on the radio—
    by londiscarpenter 29 lines, on Feb 19 1:14 AM
  • If I Were Little
    If I could be little, as little could be,
    There are places I’d go to and things I would see.
    by londiscarpenter 23 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 18 9:03 PM
  • Camping On Walden Pond
    I was reading up on Dave Thoreau, some good John Keats, and a little Poe.
    They write about simplicity, a natural life, easy and free.
    by londiscarpenter 38 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 18 8:56 PM
  • Ode to Calliope
    My soul struggles, tormented in the night.
    Calliope echoes back primeval joy.
    by londiscarpenter 26 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 18 8:43 PM
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