Musings of An Old Man

by Brian K. Moore

Afflicted Ear

AFFLICTED EAR WHEN AN EAR IS AFFLICTED IT CAN BE PREDICTED THAT SOUNDS, ONCE SHARP AND CLEAR, ARE AMONG THE THINGS YOU HARDLY HEAR EVEN WHEN THE SOURCE IS NEAR YOU BARELY HEAR THEM IN YOUR EAR WHEN YOUR...

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Anyone Can Write A Poem

SOMETIMES IF YOU’RE NOT A DUNCE YOU’LL WRITE A POEM ALL AT ONCE BUT GENERALLY, TO MAKE A RHYME YOU MUST WORK IT OUT IN LONGER TIME WHEN ASKED FOR A POEM OF CERTAIN CONTENT YOU STRAIN YOUR BRAIN TO WRITE...

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Dale Evans

AUTHOR – ACTRESS – BENEFACTRESS THAT’S HOW WE PERCEIVE HER AND WHEN SHE SPEAKS TO US TODAY YOU KNOW WE WILL BELIEVE HER FOR DALE’S A DOER, AND SHE DOES THE THINGS THAT SHE MUST DO TO HELP OUR YOUTH AND IT’S...

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How Do I Remember Glenn?

Read at Glenn McConnell’s funeral HOW DO I REMEMBER GLENN? DOWN AT THE LUMBER YARD I REALLY CAN’T REMEMBER WHEN I’VE SEEN A FELLOW WORK SO HARD HE’D TALK TO 3 MEN AT A TIME WHILE ANSWERING THE PHONE AND...

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Mr. And Mrs. Dodder

NOW DAYS WE DODDER TO THE DOOR WE USED TO STRIDE WITH EASE WE JUST AIN’T GOT IT ANYMORE WE JUST HAVE MEMORIES THEN WE DODDER TO THE CAR THEY LET US HAVE A SPACE SO THAT IT WON’T BE TO FAR IN A HANDICAP–ED...

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Ode To A Basic Coffee Pot

WE LIKE OUR BASIC COFFEE POT BUT NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT IT’S GOT WE LIKE IT MOST FOR WHAT IT’S NOT IT’S JUST A BASIC COFFEE POT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL TO LEARN TO USE THIS BASIC TOOL IT CAN BE DONE...

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She Calls Me Daddy

MY LITTLE MARGIE, AS A TOT, CALLED ME DADDY QUITE A LOT MY GROWING MARGIE, AS A TEEN, CALLED ME DADDY IN BETWEEN MY ADULT MARGIE, FULLY GROWN, CALLED ME DADDY ON HER OWN MY MATURE MARGIE, A RETIRED DAME, ST...

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