Tag Archives: Poetry

Irony (or Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire)

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Gene

I don’t miss you when we’re apart. I am just as well without you. I don’t need your approval. Your opinion doesn’t matter to me. You’re just another pretty face. There are plenty of fish in the sea. You aren’t … Continue reading →

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9/11: One Moment, Please

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Gene

One silent moment A thing so small To offer those Whose loss was all.   One wordless prayer One teary eye One more bowed knee One last goodbye   One vow that we Whose hearts beat still Have not forgot … Continue reading →

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Come See About Me

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Gene

I’m a fatherless child ‘Cause my Daddy’s gone; I’m a widowed woman, Now on my own; I’m a disabled child, Watching other kids play; I’m a man on the street, Who’s lost his way; I’m an overwhelmed Dad With bills … Continue reading →

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I Have Never Been to Ireland, But I Do Love a Limerick

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Gene

The kid in me has always loved a limerick. And why not? What’s not to like? The cadence is fun, the rhyming is satisfying, and the message is usually just silly or funny in some kind of way. Actually, I … Continue reading →

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