transition poem #5 my dad came from country schoolsmall for his age shy insecure hetold me of that first day walking up to the huge doors of the city schoolhe felt everyone was looking at himhe was wearing clumpy shoes like thegirl of the limberlost in the continuedstory he was following in the daily news […]
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lincoln statues poem #4
lincoln statues poem #4 most of you are aware of thenumerous depictions in thisarea of our most famous sonthe volkmans even wrote abooklet with numbered photoswell there’s a new statue justdedicated in an impressive eventout on the university groundsconcealed beneath a blue veil tillthe ceremony’s proper momentthe sculptor stood modestly byduring the speeches portrayedis the young […]
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endings poem # 14
endings poem # 14 when something catches my breathon the car radio – WILL these days – a brandenburg for instance or brahmsvariations on a theme by haydn (that seventh bell-like variation is the one where if I weren’t driving I’d close my eyes) sometimes I pull off into a deserted alley to await the […]
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tintin poem #2
tintin poem #2 WILL has opera on saturdayalso classics by request not surewhich this was on but I’ve alwaysliked the announcer john frayne Ilisten in the car didn’t get in on thefirst bars of a soprano singing aflorid aria lots of high notes trillsvolume john frayne at its finish saidthat was the jewel song from faustby […]
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deception poem # 1
deception poem # 1 my stalwart upright grandfather“took the pledge” when a youthnever to touch alcohol never didnor did the farm men a stipulationof their hiring those found drinkingwere fired on the spot I was eight orso when my mom made a genuineplum pudding for a holiday dinnergrampa and grama were our guestsmother poured the […]
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christmas lullaby
christmas lullaby (My mother wrote this lullaby for myoldest sister, on her first Christmas,1925. You may remember this; I’ve printed it before. Music on request.)Sleep, little baby, the daylight is fading;Dim yellow stars the dark heavens adorn;Once, long ago, in a Bethlehem mangerThe little Lord Jesus was born.Lullaby, lullaby, sleep, little baby, sleep.Sleep, little baby, […]
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remembering poem # 23
remembering poem # 23 my daughter demiknew how to takesmall pleasures small treatswhen we drove to wisconsin she alwaysstopped midway fora bag of popcornwhen we swam at lola and kevin’s pool we stopped on the way homefor ice cream conesand licked themwhile we sat on aledge swinging ourfeet like little kids ©2015 Jacqueline Jackson
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flowerpoem #3
flowerpoem #3 the u.s. poet laureatesaid he liked the worddaffodil then recited apoem with that flowerwithin plus a lot of wordsunrelated he must havealso liked those well Ilike hollyhocks – theword and the flowerbut where have allthe hollyhocks goneoh favorite blossomof my childhood thedolly gowns we madethe bumble bees wetrapped inside freedthem anon but now […]
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flower poem # 2
flower poem # 2 tulip bulbs have comeit’s soon time to plant themheard a story once about aperson horticulturally challengedplanted her bulbs upside downthe tulips finally came up in julytheir stems all sinewy evidenceof their frantic effort I was alwaysas a child given a tulip on myearly may birthday one year Ithink I was three […]
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URGENT POEM READ READ READ
URGENT POEM READ READ READ KIDS! KIDS! KIDS! tell your mawtell your paw tell your gramp & gramtell your teachers tell your friendsyell it out to springfield town we gotta go we gotta go where is it that we gottago? the state museum! on this daythis saturday yes saturday the 26ththe last last day of […]
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Bug-off poem #1
Bug-off poem #1 Do I see you pout? Do I see you cry?Do you dance about? I’m telling you why The bad bed bugs have come into town. Have you made a list? It’s surely not mice Cannot be fleas, mosquitoes or lice The bad bed bugs have come into town They’ll bite you when […]
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ancienthistory poem #4
ancienthistory poem #4 back in rome in the time of itsdecline emperorcaligula appointedhis horse to be amember of the governing bodywell at least it wasa whole horse ©2015 Jacqueline Jackson
