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0A Few Strands of Barbed-Wire Fence
While driving...I witnessed a couple of Horses...trotting to the other side of a pasture. Out of nowhere...a little foal took off to catch up to them...and then it blew right by. The only thing that held it back...from going any further...was a few strands of barbed-wire fence.
0I Ain't Going Nowhere Fast...(But I Know I'll Get There Pretty Soon)
You know what? If I ever had a chance to write a Country song...It would go a little something like this... " I Ain't Going Nowhere Fast...But I Know I'll Get There Pretty Soon... I've been Shootin' For The Stars...and only landing on the Moon. It is clear...you left the Memory of us...way back...far in the past... I don't know exactly where I'm going...but I sure am getting there pretty fast !"
0At Graveside's Edge
At Graveside's Edge...is a time when you can't say everything you would like to have said...to the one being lowered in the ground. Better to say it now! My Mother-in-Law (My Wife's Mom) had a saying...much like the idea I am trying to express with this Poem. She would tell all her children that she would rather that they bring her all the flowers they wanted to give her now...instead of later (In other words...For her grave). Really...that thought is an important one. It is better to show so
0The "Was" Poem...A Poem about "Was"
I was contemplating the word: "Was"...and felt certain there was something to it which gets overlooked in our regular every day thinking. The useage of "Was" is very common...when it comes to using words. Surely, there is more to "Was"...then what I was thinking? Then again...What was I thinking?
3"Holding down the Fort"-13 days of Defending the Alamo
A legend was born in Texas... Actually...it was made. It was made the hard way. It came at the heftiest price that any one of us can imagine. It came at the price of Approx 185 Alamo Defenders. How can you describe the brave actions of men who realize that there will be no reinforcements...no back-up...no support...as they watch 5000 soldiers from a uniformed opposing enemy force...move in to surround them?
0To Forgive Myself is Harder Still...
A testament...to my stubborn will... To Forgive myself...is harder still. For all the dumb things I have done... When I sholuld've stood my ground...instead of being on the run. As if forgetting about things...makes them go away... Often...when they return to me...I find they're there to stay.
0"Sun Dog"...You are free...
Well...We all have good memories that last a lifetime. This one is of a Country dog that used to run around the Countryside...near a lake...at my Grandparent's Cabin.
0Echoes Through The Forest
"There are Echoes in the Forest...and there are many shadows, too... And in them...I will fade away...far from detection by you... I can escape and I can hide... Maybe...even stay hidden by your side."
0"In Praha Valley..." (A Great Texas Weekend Getaway Trip)
In Praha Valley...Texas...everything is lulled to a quieter existence...out past the "Big City" grind... With rolling hills, horse pasture fields, and many red barns...the country air helps clear your mind.
2Paddlin' down the Navasota
Come along on a somewhat gentle...and somewhat "never-ending" paddling journey with me, MPM. See if there is something more to a water trek along 10-12 miles of a Texas River. See if it is a good thing...to just get out with the trees, the birds, and the riverbank...and just keep paddling and paddling along...to some destination...which is somewhere way up ahead!
6Standing at the Doorstep to Wit's End
Will your sanity hold while Standing at the Doorstep to Wit's End? Sometimes...just standing on the verge of Wit's End...is enough to take you off the deep end!
0"I'm Still Standing Right Here...And At This Moment." (Us Cowboys Never Get Knocked Down!)
A "Manly" Poetry Tale about a Young Cowboy learning the many ways it takes to become a "Man". The Young Cowboy picked up his rope from off of the dirt... His fingers were blistered from the rope sliding through...and all his muscles hurt. They had been at it all morning...and he still couldn't rope a calf...on the run... By now he was worn out...The cool morning had lead way to the breaking hot sun.
0Chasing Seagulls...(Barking at the Air)
A Poet...even a "Manly" one....may just be trying to capture a moment...a scene...in words. Just like a painter does on canvas. Welcome to my canvas... "Chasing Seagulls and Barking at the Air... Jumping over waves...running without a care."
6The "Firsts"
Ecclesiastes 1 Everything Is Meaningless 1 The words of the Teacher,[a] son of David, king in Jerusalem: 2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” 3 What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun? 4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. 5 The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises. 6 The wind blows to the south
0Escape into the Light
A place where there are no shadows... A World that no one else knows. An Adventure...Far beyond where everyone goes... "A place nothing like here"...I suppose.
0Poem Called: "A Bridge Forward...Lies Ahead For You."
Please be inspired today...in what ever you are going through...or have been through...Please...be inspired in your own life to be taking "A Bridge Forward"! I tell myself that it s natural to guard your heart..and at the same time...I know that I have already started "A Bridge Forward" naturally. It is something someone does naturally that wants to live. I want to live!
10Ode to Chiliburgers
Ever been thinking about lunch during a business meeting...and suddenly you are extremely HUNGRY! That is what happened to me...and it inspired this ODE...as all I could think of was CHILIBURGERS...and some many, many CHILIBURGER memories!
0"Second-Hand" Life
You know...for me...I don't want to have anything handed down to me with out having earned it...be it good...or be it bad. A gift with a bow...or "Second-Hand" Junk. Everything that has come my way...was of my choosin'...and that is how I would like to keep it. I have made it on this planet through my own unique way...(Course, I've had some help...Thank God)...like everyone else...and that is exactly how I would have always wanted. No Sticking with some Script for my life...Thank you very much!
0We're All Headed for a Headstone...One Day (With a "Dash"!)
As I thought over how fortunate I have been to have another year added to my life at the beginning of a New Year, I thought about how really most of us all have a very common denominator. With the exception of a few...many of us will all be placed in the ground with our name and the beginning and ending years of our lives posted forever. Weird. Oh, and then there is the "dash"!
0"I Once Was There...?"
What do you do when you find yourself trying to complete a goal in a place you never imagined? Just hang on, move forward, and live each day the best you can...Before long...you will persevere!
0B-24A Liberator "'Ol 927"(Lives on in Flight still!)
"'Ol 927" is ready to take flight on a clear October day. This time...the Historic Warbird's mission is taking a bunch of civilians up with her...to enjoy the ride. Your 'ol friend MPM...just happens to be one of those civilian passengers. Come along and join the flight with him and hear about the gracefulness of this magnificent B-24 Liberator...while she is up in the Sky...where she belongs!
0Fighting Algebra II: And The Struggle Between Life and Life?
When a young man enters college...where do his thoughts lie? Is it for the hardest class of his young life? For math courses which he has always tried to avoid? Or...for the getting on with life...free from being bogged down by studies? Ready to get on with life...yet which way before him...is ultimately the better one?
0"An Honest To Goodness Discussion Between Two Working Cowboys"
A Cowboy Poem on what 2 Old Cowboys, set in their ways, say to one another while working...one day. Imagine what 2 Old Cowboys might discuss on matters of life, as they see it. When things start to go profound...How will one Cowboy answer the other? Come on and listen in on what these 2 Old Cowboys have to say.
0Green Grass in the Street Cracks, Dry Grass in the Yard
Some kind of strange twisted analogy is afoot...or under foot...I should say. I have babied my yard all year...yet as I stand on the burnt brown grass of my yard...I can see that within a foot of my yard...out in the hot pavement of the street...lies a beautiful green line of grass...ready to sprout out of the street crack and take over. What's up with that?
0Old Ghost Voices
This Poem is about all those "practical" voices of learned ways...and serious choices...that filled our brains as young kids. These voices were not wrong...and were very caring. Yet...where was the advice to live a dynamic life...and grab the wind: "Living off old Ghost Voices... Got me making their same tired ol' choices. Choices filled with practical, scripted phrases...time and time again... Yet, Where was: "Ride the Wild Horse Before You, Go Ahead And Ride the Wild Wind"!
0"Urban Sprawl" - (Houston, Texas)
What can you say about "Urban Sprawl"? Neighborhoods will grow and change...in the name of "urbanization". Wildlife, Pasture land, and Woodlands will have to adapt to the new concrete monstrosities that will be built...in place of the natural setting that was there since time began. Then once all the people have jammed into the same place... the area is left to wind down to being old and decrepit. Will anybody come along to rejuvenate all the old businesses and residences in the old area? NO!
0My FarmAll Tractor
Sometimes...Somethings are so real...that there is no difference between what is real and what we plan to do. There will be a time and place...where I fire up my ol' bright red FarmAll Tractor...and head on over to the furthest cow pasture...juz' to see how the day is progressin'....far, far, from everything!
0Something Silly and Just For Fun Poem...
Is Poetry Art? The question above has been asked "out-loud" here on Hub Pages. It stands to wonder sometimes...What is Art? I once saw a bumper sticker on the back of a car driving along in what I would call an "Artsy" part of my town. It read: "An Artist should not have to apologize for his Art". There is a lot of power in that statement...probably too much power. Civilizations down through History are known by their Art...Greece, for i
0Get On Your Mighty Horse...And Ride!
(A Political Poem...Who Really knows what a Poet is trying to say...Exactly...?!?...Anyways...Ha!) For a generation...We have only heard a bunch of song and dance... Time to hear from the Ordinary Guy...Nominate him...Give him a chance. When you can't stomach it no longer....though you've tried...Dear Lord...You've Tried ! Hop up onto that Mighty Horse of yours and...Ride, Dear Lord, Please Ride !
0The Morning Sky
I looked back on one of my very firsts blogs...before I became the Poet: "Manly Poetry Man"...and lo and behold...true to form...I had left a Poem there. True to my nature...things just come out better from me...with careful thought...in the form of subtle and stealth-like words...shaped into the writing method...known as: Poetry! So with that...I bring you: "The Morning Sky"!
0"You Meet 'Em Wherever You Go!" (A Poem for my Adventure in "Up With People")
If I had to share the world with you...If I could find the right words to put into a song...if I had to go far away just to visit you...then I would only say three words to you: "Up With People!" Signed, Manly Poetry Man
0'Twas Many A Road...
Join in with me, with this poem, on a hike down a distant country road on a hot, sunny day: "'Twas many a road...I was able to travel... And many a country dirt road...I took...made of gravel. When the car door swings open...and you must set out on foot to see things clear-ly... Smells and sights open before you...'til suddenly you saw that which before…you didn’t see."
0The World Could Use A Holiday
We get so "wound-up" for a holiday...that by the time you have the perfect one all planned out...you could drop dead from exhaustion! Let alone...trying to get up at 4am to get in on the action of the "best sale all year". People...slow it down a notch...cool your jets...take a breather...enjoy life. Life is going by fast enough with out hopping on the "super-hype" express train. Trust me...you're still going to have a great holiday...even if you decide to take it down a notch or two. Relax!
0Middle of Nowhere, Oklahoma
The Middle of Nowhere...A Place Far Away... I'll try not to overextend my welcome here...Or my stay. Somewhere is not here...Here is somebody else's Somewhere... How did I end up here...When I was trying to get to another there ?
0"The Past Don't Last" Poem
Come along with me on a short nostalgic look at why that darn 'ol "Past Don't Last"! Like an ol' candle...our life still continues to shine...even though our shape has changed...alot ! I put so much emphasis on my past... When will I learn that..."The Past Don't Last" ! Do I have a memory of way back when ? I tell ya'...I'll never go there again."
0"Tackle"
There's an old saying in the Marine Corp about recruits experiencing boot camp first hand: "We never promised you a rose garden!" Same goes for what a Man has to do with his life. He was given two feet to stand on at birth...after that it is up to him to "Tackle" whatever in the World comes at him. One thing that this "Manly" Poet can surely say is...that I have "Tackled"...Everything...On this Day !
0New Aspiration Poem
A Thoughtful and Quiet Look of "New Aspiration" is found in this "Manly" Poem: "Excellence...is what I most surely desire... I've found it in my heart...Now set the World on fire! A Road Alone... A Foundation...Set in Stone! Searching Each Day...for the very best... Found within a Path molded from each test."
0Oh, Men of Deeds…Not Word
Alright...Here we go! Let's have a little less talk...and a lot more action...for sure. And let's kick-it off with this Poem...which celebrates some Men of Action who did not sit around on their rear-ends...when something needed to get done! "I know that I'm damn glad for them...those Men of Deed...that were there to help pave the way."
0"The Very Heart Of Me" (The Ol' Cowboy's Poem)
The Old Cowboy has some very wise ways about him and some great advice for his friend that is doing the asking. However, he didn't come to any of his conclusions without many a lesson learned the hard way!
0Nightmare of Abstracting Thought (Thinking In Poem Thoughts Of A Creepy Dream)
And yet again...my Nightmare found me...though I tried hard to avoid... Yet...now confronted by its' very presence...I must view that which I've least enjoyed. I knew I must be again dreaming...but it was hard to feel... Looking around...the Nightmare was...Oh, so real.
0I "Really Wish" Best Manly Wishes Poem
Really Wish...You would not frown so much...these days... Really Wish...I would not have turned down...so many wrong ways. Really Wish...I was having more fun today... Really Wish...I could write this Ok...and have the right words to say.
0About The Paths That You Follow Poem
A Path lays before me still... A Path...A Journey begins...at first step of my free will. Pathway...knows no desert or stream... It is continual...it goes beyond all...and goes even further on...in a dream
0There...
Words to my Poem about "There" start off sounding like this: "There...is where I want to be... To know...To touch...To feel...To see. There is where I would dare to be... And all of there...is there...right there in front of me. Have you been there...Yes...You know where...! I'm talking about being there...or do you care ?"
0You Turned Paradise into a Toxic Waste Dump
What of our Oyster beds...and the Harvest of the Shrimp...? What of the Brown Pelican...I see covered in Oil...and limp! This has come to the final hour... Man has shown they can not control Nature's Power.
0"She's Our Star Angel" (Poem for a Friend)
"The Angel in his life...Who used to make him smile... Now Gone...by many weeks...a very long while. And to think...they were once right here by your side... If you could have done one thing to keep them here...you would have tried."
0I, Capture Forever
Do You Feel the Victory...That Is Well Within Your Grasp...? Then Shout Out..."You Have The Victory"...And...Go Kick That "Defeated Attitude" Of Yours' _ss! We have a Victory in Jesus!
0On a Southwest Mountain Ridge in the U.S.
On a Southwest Mountain Ridge...Somewhere far remote...in the U.S.A. Time stood still...where I had one perfect and endless day. Alone...I looked up towards the sky... There is where time...did not pass by.
0I Once Saw A Man
Hey...How ya' doing? How ya' been? I would like to share this with you. It is something that I wrote a few years ago...and I think it is relevant to anyone taking a look at their life.
0"Hard-Charger" Poem
The "Hard-Charger" hits the beach...and says I'll see ya' there... Courage and Optimism ride with him...Skill, Power, and Strength...All come to bear. He will enter the fray with a thunderous clang...
0Give Me A Second Shot
Give me...Give me one more Second Shot... And I'll promise you this time...I'll give it all I got ! Just one more...simple opportunity... I'll give it everything I got...and all that I have left in me.
0"Will I Ever Catch My Dreams?" Poem
It seems I am always running...running and trying to catch up to my dreams. Yet still...after all this time...my dreams still manage to stay...just up the road a little further...like a carrot dangled out in front of me.
0"But...I Can Hear The Children's Laughter There" Poem
NOW...YOU MIGHT WONDER: WHAT IS A "MANLY" POETRY MAN WRITING ABOUT KID'S LAUGHTER FOR ? WELL...JUST HEAR ME OUT...AND I THINK YOU WILL LIKE THE MEMORY OF A GOOD COUPLE OF LAUGHS...BACK WHEN WE WERE KIDS. AFTER ALL: MY POETRY IS ABOUT A MAN DEALING WITH THE HUMAN CONDITION KNOWN AS HAVING A HEART...HA! YOU'RE BIG ENOUGH TO TAKE A FEW KID'S LAUGHTER...AREN'T YA' ? WELL...AREN'T YA' ? See Poem for more details
30What Words Will We Write
If I think of the words to say... What would I write about today ? What would our lifes be...without a word to define... What thoughts would project...if nothing came to mind ? A word or two...that I have gathered here for you... This defines my thinking...of what I have been through.
0My Life on "Pause"
Remove the shackle that encases my dream...and bust that "Pause Button"...once and for all... I'm tired of reaching each end of the day...with all I have to show...is "I'm still standing tall !" Depressing?..."Yes" and..."No"...
0"The Poem that wasn't there..."
"I went to write a poem that wasn't there..." But it was a little hard because the words...just didn't come to me. Yet, as I went on and on...I found...that I was able to write about a poem that wasn't there...by using some words...that helped to explain about the poem that wasn't there. Before long...all of the sudden...there was a Poem!
0Homemade Chili with Sweet Cornbread Poem
"Love my Mom's Chili...and take a whiff of the the fumes...as the steam rises... Done perfectly...with stewed tomatoes and the perfect blend of chili spices." [Ring, Ring, Ring...Hey Mom...Just wondering when you was going to make up a batch of that famous chili of yours...it sure looks like we are in for a spell of cold weather...!? Really...We'll be right over !]
0Poem About "Humans are Strange People"
Guess What...This Planet is full of Humans. That is why I say: "Humans are Strange People"...We always have been...It is not a passing fad...By the way...this Poem...was written by a Strange Human... I feel the need to add."
0Forecast Tomorrow: Freeze, Fog, and Flu
Well...Sometimes...Whoever is doing the Writing...as in Myself...(in this particular case)...Needs to do a little "ranting". I can think of no better rant for January in South East Texas than one on the Gosh-Darn "Up and Down" Cold Weather...and the Stupid Flu/ Head Colds! OK...I know what your going to tell Mr. Manly Poetry Man..."I live in "Minnesota"...you folks down in Texas don't know the meaning of the word "Cold"!" Ok...I get that...that's exactly why I don't live up any place where yo
0That's Probably Way Too Much Information...Thanks Though!? (A Poem full of TMI)
Well thank you for that...that was way too much TMI... A Poem about too much TMI: "Thanks for your response...We'll get back with you later..."Goodbye!" I'm shocked and em-bare-assed for you...and still trying to understand why... You felt the need to devulge so much more of yourself here... with that reply !"
0A Poetry Explosion !
Pow !!! You look at Poetry Exploding...with many new eloquent things to say... I look to what new things Poetry can do...get ready to be blown away ! Like fireworks on the Fourth of July...or Blasted for the Start of a New Year... Poetry Ideas are going off with a Loud "Bang"...Taking Center Stage...with a Resounding Cheer !
0My "Inner-Cowboy" (A Ballad)
On a cold, foggy, wintery morning...before the first light of day...I sat at a busy big city intersection light on my way to work. As I waited for the light to turn green, so that I could go on about my way...I was suddenly changed through thoughts and time...where I imagined a different journey...and a different job that lay ahead for this cold morning. For a minute or two...My "Inner-Cowboy" became the realest thing around amongst the surreal world...that I was really in.
0"Manly" Poetry To The World Poem
From the inner thinkings of a man...hath come forth words in the "Manly" Poetry that I render... And from this day forward...Shall my Poems be re-affirmed "Manly"...Let no one try to hinder. Forged of sweat...mindful of the Quest that was begun... Manly Poetry Man set out to bring the World his Poetry...And Do It Just For Fun !
0Fun Footnotes From A Fellow "Follower" (Or in Other Words...How Did We All Suddenly Become "Followers"?)
At one time...this word "Followers" was new Hubpages terminology. It occurred to me...after receiving the notice that we were switching from being "fans" to "followers"...that we ought to be very discerning as to who and what we were following...Ya' Know? Ha!
19Peace on this Christmas Day Poem
Wishing You Peace On This Christmas Day ! Here's some lines from the Poem: "On this Christmas Day...as the hurriedness of the holiday starts to unwind... I look high towards the heavens...I see all the stars out that shine. I find on this new day..."Peace" that I have not had all year... I look to all the quiet houses nearby..."Peace" has come...it's clear !"
0Wondered Why I Wandered...?
Travel from the place you know…Search for something new… Find a world waiting for you…different from all you knew. Find that distant horizon…Where the Sun still sets in front of you. Wander to the places you have dreamed...make all your dreams come true. Have you wondered…where you wandered?
0A Lifetime of Great Saturdays
Having a great time on a Saturday...all the sudden it occurs to me what "Saturdays" have meant to me over a lifetime. I try to continue the fun...and bring it into my "manly" poetry way-of-thinking with this poem...right here. Hope you enjoy!
0Next Level 2 Poem
If I were an Artist...I'd Try to mix my "Manly" Poem words with Music...and Art...Wonder what would Happen? HHHHMMMM...!? Let's See What Happens...if I take things to the Next Level (2)?
21The Next Level Poem
If I were an Artist...I'd Try to mix my "Manly" Poem words with Music...and Art...Wonder what would Happen? HHHHMMMM...!? Let's See What Happens...if I take things to the Next Level?
0"Manly" Poetry: For the Love of the Out of Doors
These are some smaller poem works of mine that I wanted to put together...because they all have one thing in common...and that is my love for the great outdoors! Hope you enjoy them.
0I Give Thanks For:
This Thanksgiving what do you give thanks for? There is so much good food on the table...and everyone is gathered around since last year...again. Maybe, that is the best thing to be thankful for: That everyone survived yet another year...and everyone could be sitting right here!
0The Grand Canyon Colors
Seriously...is there any place better to go on Vacation...then going way out in the Southwest...to the Grand Canyon? The Grand Canyon is so incedibly beautiful! As the Sun begins to slowly set...you are in for a real treat...as time and stripes of the land...are projected out against shadows and flickers of light...along the Grand Canyon's many cliff walls! Just ask the Eagle flying by...Or the Native Indian...dancing to the last array of colors...as the Sun slowly goes down.
0Have Another Smile...
Come along and sit for a while on this nice porch...Take it easy and tell a few tales. This poem is about some of the Hubbers that were around and busy at Hubpages in the early Fall of '09. Hope you enjoy it !
0The Hypocrites Poem
I had a dream of visiting heaven; a place I never been before... Although it did look familiar...with golden streets, crystal seas, and more. I took a step but couldn’t go, That’s how it is in dreams, you know. I had a...
0"Spellman" Street Days
36 years later I walk up to the house I knew as a neighborhood kid...Wow! Here's how I started this Poem about that place: "A simple place that I once knew... A childhood place...that is so much a part of you. The laughing kids out in the yard who play... So much different from how it is today. A Summer day...in the hot Summer's heat... You'd find us playing...up and down our whole street."
0"Chasin' da' Sun...!"
I saw a bug lying on my window sill...on its back...1/2 dead...but wanting to still get out of the mess it was in. With a little flip over...it was back to bouncing into the plate glass window...again. Silly bug...Why do you keep trying to do the same thing over and over again...when it does not work? Ohh...it occurred to me...that I am no different than that poor 'ol bug! There is a lesson to the futility of banging your face...against a clear barrier in there for me...perhaps to all...?!
0Anniversary of an Attack, September 11, 2009
On this day on September 11, 2001… Our world became a dangerous place and lost even more innocent fun. Passenger Planes were sent to attack our own personal landmarks, Many People’s lives were snuffed out like rushing water over single sparks. The Flames cascaded from NYC towers high, And touched me, far away, where I sat at the TV to cry.
0Please...Don't Snub on a Hub Poem! (A Poem of Snub Flubs on Hubs)
Kooky Poem Hub about how you must not Snub! "You must not Snub...upon your Hub... You must not Snub...No...You must not Snub... 'Cause...It is Wrong to Snub upon your Hub... This is for your Own Good...I'm Telling you, Bub... Because...If you Snub upon your Hub... It May Rub Folks the Wrong Way...Like a Bad Rub..."
0"The Big Crazy"; Known as Inside: Washington D.C.
You've heard of the "Big Easy"? Well...Washington D.C.'s nick-name should be: "The Big Crazy"! A decree has now been mandated to us...from what was once free... Get ready to see this world...Become all our crazy leaders want it to be. At the Big Crazy...We stand on the verge of that which once was Grand... Pay all you have to the Big Crazy...Thus says...the Leader of the Land.
0Of Time
Do We Intersect With Time...Or Does It Intersect With Us? I look back at a kid of sixteen... Too young to know what life can mean. And to a young man of twenty one... No search for ambition...only in searching for fun. Later a Man of around thirty... Who had done much...but didn't feel worthy.
0In Some Valley...In Some Place
This Poem is a hard read. It was written over many hours, and done line by line with care. It is done in honor of the Vietnam War and the Forgotten War: Korean War. They shared many hardships the same. Vietnam was said to have been the first war where you never truly saw your enemy. And the Korean War has the legend of landing and the push North, that eventually led to the most famous of all retreats from the "Chosin Reservoir".
0"Tu Mi Corazon-Mi Amor" Poem
When I look and see that this "Raven haired beauty" beside me...is the one that I will marry...My heart is full of joy! "Tu Mi Corazon-Mi Amor!"
0Watcher of the Native Sky
Great Watcher…How great you are! Oh…Great Watcher of the Native Sky, Thank you for watching over me as time goes by. Thank you for showing me the secret to life on this land, Thank you for reaching down and giving me a hand.
0Whoever I Am...Is Who I am.
Whoever I am…is who I am, No one can see the same things that I can. Or tell me how to think and what to do, And what I am…by the way…is me, not you. You can look at something from a whole other view. You can see the same old thing, when I see something new
2"Journey Back..." A Poem About Healing
"It has been a long time now... I don't remember how it began any how." I know I took a wrong road somewhere and must now "Journey Back" to who I really am. With Gods help...in a blink of an eye...I find myself healed and in somewhat of a wondering state as to what had been troubling me so much...anyways? This Poem is about a Road Trip of Healing! This Poem is Dedicated to those who are in need of healing today...and a helping hand.
0Got those “Born to Whine” Blues
Is that all you got to say? Do I have to hold your hand for the rest of the day? Your questioning is borderline interrogation, What does...
0(Have You Ever Been) Out at the Crossroads ?
Have you ever been...Out at the Crossroads? If you have...you will know what I'm talking about in this Poem. One of my favorite ones of all time...Personal Poems of mine...that is. Honestly.
0Not a Good Day for a Hurricane!
What happens to a day that was supposed to have been plaqued by a huge Hurricane in our area...but blows on by...and targets somewhere else? Suddenly...Our life just goes on like normal...which seems very odd! We were all bracing ourselves for a big one...that could've wipe us out...Now...it is time to run regular errands, go about normal activities, and report for work...as usual. It sure turned out different than once planned...that's for sure!
0To Make It Up A Hill
Question: What Does It Take To Carry A Cross Up A Hill? A Poem dedicated to Jesus and all the Miracles he performed...right up to carrying a heavy Cross straight-up a huge Hill...after being beaten and whipped. And, He did it for us !
0I'M JUZ' STUCK...THAT'S ALL...!?!
Ever had that sinking feeling like you went the wrong way...and your about to be stuck? Well...There's Nuthin' Like Bein' Stuck...I Tell Ya'! And if you like to go off the road: "off-roadin' "...then this Poem might just bring back some memories of that feeling you felt...the minute you knew you were juz' stuck...That's All !?!
0N. Sabino Canyon Road: (The First Steps Taken: Tucson, Arizona)
For a bayou city boy that loved the East Texas Pine, N. Sabino Canyon Road, you put me in another state of mind. Walking down you to catch our bus, Would make sense to you…if you’d have traveled with us.
0Cool Breeze and Comfort Food
A rainy day to cool things down, a reprisal from the heat, I sit outside the local diner, and enjoy what I chose to eat. Normally, would be inside with A/C blaring...
0I Ask Why Under A Midnight Sky
“Why?”…“Oh, Why?”…“Why…?” “Do you not hear me when I cry? Have you not heard my longing or my sigh? Can’t you see that I feel as though I could die? This sadness that I conquer...
0A Mixture of Thoughts…(A Poem about some Mixed-up thoughts)
Ever just had a "Mixture of Thoughts" like your brain was set to high speed in a blender? This is what happened to me when I went to write this one...so I decided to write it all down. Hope you enjoy this "Mixture of Thoughts"!
0Destiny is Calling...
Destiny is calling…and I will answer it one more time… Re-Inspire my desire…This time I will put it all on the line… With Determination…the highest priority on my mind… Wishful thinking takes over…I will punch my way out of a bind.
0A Poem for the "The Fourth Of July"
Enjoy a Fourth of July Parade...Courtesy of Mr. Manly Poetry Man: The flag comes to a stop in front of us….carried by the color guard in uniform… I try to find a color guard that wears the uniform…like my Dad had worn. My Dad bends down to talk to me...and my lil’ brother, Davy… And says, “That man there…is wearing the uniform of the United States Navy
0The Return of a U.S.M.C. Warrior
The foot traffic in the airport is high... They do not know who they are walking by. Home-made signs go up; “Look our “Returning Warrior” enters the hallway... America’s faithful and true…has come home to stay!”
0Mr. Manly Poetry Man Poem
What good is Poetry to a man? Let me tell ya' something...I have had a bunch of "dog-gone" rhymes going through my head since I was a kid. Alone in the backyard...on a hot Summer's day...drinking cool running water from the garden hose...and loving every minute of being outside...I suddenly had great lines of poetic ramblings that filled my head. What are these rhymes good for? 40 years later...I'm about to find out what purpose these rhymes can do for me...starting with this poem, right here!
0"When Men Aspire" ( A "Manly" Poem Honoring Apollo 11)
But…When Men set in their heart to aspire… That’s when Rockets to the Moon start to fire. And that's when a light bulb goes off in their head…
0Should I Die Today...
A SAD TALE? "Should I die today…then do my dreams as well. I tried to make them work…but my plans all went to hell." Sounds like a real sad depiction of things on the planet...if you ask me. But wait, there is plenty of hope for a new tomorrow...in a brand new place!
0Look Who's Laughing Now...
So you’re the one…the big one on the block…that we should be looking out for… I have grown up now, Sir…and you’re not going to play that trick on me anymore. For weeks now…
0Now...Look at Gilchrist (on the Bolivar Pennisula)
Out across the Bolivar Peninsula we traveled… Only to see where many folks’ dreams had become unraveled. The devastation that I saw while driving…on my left…and on my right… Makes me wonder how anything survived when “Ike” made landfall…on that night.
0"Why Can't We All Just Get Along?" Poem
I survived another day in Paradise, My head hits the pillow, as I shut my eyes. The Nightly News still ringing in my ears, The tales of death,...destruction, and my worst fears.
0Depression Ain’t Funny...A Poem
To Those Who Know This Pain...Depression Ain’t Funny…it is a type of sickness that takes its’ hold… It can take away all your desires and emotions…making you feel empty and cold. It can suck the life right out of...
0Oh, to be at "VinMar" (Grandma & Grandpa's Cabin)
When I first set out to start writing poems on great topics and memories...I figured to myself...how could I not do one on my Grandparents' Cabin on Lake Livingston, Texas? They named their place "VinMar" after the both of them. So naturally, I had to write about it...and do it in "manly" poetry style. How awesome was that place!
0The Lesson of the Smart Crow and the Dry Dog Food (A Poetry Tale)
(This may be my craziest poem that I have written yet, Or perhaps…there is a lesson in this…for you to get.) Nature is a good teacher...if we stop long enough to watch it,
0Committed to the End
I guess by now you can see…I didn’t pretend, When I told you I would be committed to the end. Where others would have thrown in the towel, I stayed right here...
0"On Galveston's Seawall" (A Poem about Galveston, Texas)
A seagull squawks above my head, We walk along the beach, my skin is red. We have talked for an hour or so, A spiny sea shell jabs my toe. We have been away from each other way too...
0about the thinking man's poem...
THINK ABOUT IT...HHHMMMM? to over come and to achieve. you will learn to smile when you learn to grieve. you will learn to know when you find it hard to believe. you can move mountains…when a boulder is too hard to heave. you will have plenty when there is nothing that you received. to see a trail that mixes in a future not perceived.
3Re-Inspire My Desire...
A Prayer For Renewed Inspiration Once Again: Re-inspire my desire: My need is dire. Please...light again...my fire! At a crossroads…I dropped the ball. On the long stretch…I hit the wall!
0A’CIREMA E’ROM KNIHT’
There is a secret message that must be shared. It concerns our place in history. It concerns who we should turn our back to...and who we should align ourselves with. Take great care in the message of caution...and in remaining wise: "Oh Country...of mine". We might not get a good warning...after all this isn't a game...it's for keeps! "A’CIREMA E’ROM KNIHT’"!
0"It Is A Grey Day" Poem
It is a Grey Day…Now go out and watch every word that you say... Better not let “Truth-based” words or “Comical Uses” get in your way. See “Them” (candidates) out on the Campaign trail... If they slip up with one word...they can fail.
0I Do Hate Clowns
Images that are still unpleasant to me…even to this day…would have to be “Clowns”! They have about as much positive nostalgic association for me from when I was a kid as getting “carsick” on a long trip from crayon fumes! Feeling nauseas anyone? I Do Hate Clowns…
0"Good People"
Good People…gather around…and it all gets quiet... No good people here…these people look like they could start a riot! Good People are hard to find... They’ll do anything for you…and they won’t mind.
0Waking up on the wrong side of the planet-Huh?
On this fine day I looked around and saw… That chaos has been sprayed out …from wall to wall! I turned left, everyone else went right. I can’t wait till I’m back home, and safe for the night.
0USS Bonhomme Richard
Of all the History that the USS Bonhomme Richard has had out in the open seas...and for all the years that there has been a USS Bonhomme Richard in our History and in our Navy. For all the Sailors, Marines, and Jet Fighter "Flyboys" who have stood on her deck over time...There is one part of her History that stands out for me. That is the fact that my Father served aboard her. Aboard CVA-31.
0A Tucson Morning
A summer sky, a brand new day, The sun is high, no cloud in the way. The smell of the Southwest is in the air, It numbs my senses till I have no care. The Creosote plant and the Cactus...
0"Take Me To My Happy Place"- A Poem
"Words come at you everyday; Poems are just a little more organized in what they have to say" as Manly Poetry Man would say. Here's some thoughts put together for this Poem: "Welcome to the World as we know it today... I haven't done anything wrong...Yet, I still have to plead my case...Take me to my Happy Place!"
0Out in Oklahoma Country
You haven’t been a territory since 1907, A State out in the plains, where there is nothing between you and heaven, Your fields and streams still beckon me to old, Of Wagon Trails, Indians, and Settler’s Stories never told. I have been by your waters from TenKiller to Lake Altus...
10Ode to Horse Manure (A Cowboy Poem)
This was my very first attempt to write "Poetry" in a "Manly" fashion. It started with my approach to Cowboy poetry here in this poem. Being from Texas...and having spent many a summer working at a stable...as a kid...this didn't seem like such a stretch...to go ahead and make a poem with this theme...and combine some "manly-isms" in said poem.
0A Warrior Goes Out Tonight Poem
Who Stands For You...To Keeps Things Safe For Another Day? This "Manly" Poem is about the "Warrior" that keeps us all safe: "A Warrior goes out tonight, to stand for YOU, to stand and fight. He may be just getting ready and loading up all his gear, to travel to a place far away from here."
0Oh Engineer, Oh Engineer
Ever just want to have some fun with a Poetic Rhyme? I got this idea stuck in my "kooky" brain to do a Poem on "engineers" and all the ways they plan...and develop things...but somehow seem to miss the obvious...alot of times...in my opinion. (Just try to read how to operate your new television...if you don't believe me...Ha!) As this one was developed...it began to sound like: "Oh Christmas Tree"...so I just went with it!
0Hey Politician, Shut Your Mouth!
I wrote this back in the beginning of the Presedential Campaign kick-off in 2007. At the root of it...is my own Political Philosophy...and that is: "Why can't the Average Guy (or Gal) enter into Politics...(who hasn't been some Corporate Elite CEO)...and give his/her best four to eight years...then go back home. What do Career Politicians actually accomplish?
0Coffee, Aspirin with Caffeine
Ever need a real cheap jump starter in the morning? Well...that's what this poem is about: "Coffee, Aspirin with Caffeine" with some fun lines such as: "Go ahead and express yourself...with this new found liberty... You are part of an elite crowd that has become “Espresso Trip-Free”!"
0Chocolate Chip Cookies and Gatorade
Ever open up an empty fridge...and discover that it was about as empty as you felt? This poem is a tribute to one of those occasions...for me. After a few minutes of eating a hearty breakfast of Chocolate Chip Cookies...washed down with Gatorade...and perhaps things are beginning to not appear as bad...as I once thought they were. A good song on the radio...and a little sports drink buzz...mixed with a sugar high...and I think things are actually going to be just fine...Ha!
0"The Loss of the Shenandoah" (A Poem of Historical Courage in a Storm)
Through old records in the pages of US history…in another era and time… Comes the true story of valiant men who held their course as their ship began to climb. An airship…the U.S.S. Shenandoah…She was something great… She never made it to ol’ St. Louis through weather that sealed her fate.
0SpaceFlight 2109
So many people interested in Spaceflight...yet...try and write a Poem on it in theme...and everyone gets quiet! It's a fun read to let your imagination take you to 2109 in "Manly Poetry" style: "This is your Captain speaking, of SpaceFlight 2109, We are rocketing forward: All Thrust Engines are “On-Line”, We just left our Waypoint...Galilean Satellite Orbital Station off Jupiter, We’ll be docking at Saturn’s Alpha One StarBase in (-8) Days into the Future." Someday...I'm going to
0Mighty Mouse Rendition: Andy Kaufman
This is my tribute to Andy Kaufman in poem form. Although, I was never a big fan of his during the whole "Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion" thing. Now after many years since he "might actually" be gone...and long after the movie that was about his life...I can see the genius in his work. He did a lot of crazy and different things up onstage..from SNL to Letterman...from a Memphis Wrestling Match...to a foriegn Taxi Cab Mechanic filled with an innocent take on life. Andy, You sure had us going !
0No Medals Given - A Poem
Why are so few medals handed out by our President...to our brave "young ones" that volunteer and have gone to serve in harm's way? How hard is it for a thankful nation to hand out the very best medals they have...to these brave and honorable "young ones"? Especially, the "Ones" that went well beyond the Call of Duty...and served gallantly. The "Ones" that have risen up as heroes during times...when it was most desperately needed !
0At The Threshold Moment (A "Manly" Poetry Tale of One Lone Victorious Knight)
"At the Threshold Moment...I take sword in hand, And at the Threshold Moment...I am ready to make a stand. An Invading Army has scaled our Castle Wall, I retrieve my longblade from its' scabbard; I shall defend this hall."
0To Run Along With Horses Poem
"From a distance...There is some understanding...For a moment our thoughts connect... And for one moment...I go to run with you...Free of the reigns around my neck !" From: "To Run Along With Horses Poem"
0"Peace, Love, And Labrador Retrievers" Poem
Dreaming of a day...in the distant future...when my labrador retrievers and myself can run free and enjoy the countryside. I believe... It won't be long now...!
0Real Men Don't Read Poems
So you're a Real Man...Huh? Well...Don't you go and start reading poems then...Ya' Real Man...You. And while you're at it...Don't you dare read this poem about why "Real Men Don't Read Poems"...Ha! I see ya'...you were about to click on this Poem and read it...Were'nt ya'? Words from this poem go something like this: "Words come from the hand that wields them... A man is forged by the world around him. Words come at you every day; Poems just have more order in what they say !"
0"Battle of San Jacinto" Poem
Have you heard the story of the brave men at the famous “Siege of the Alamo”, And, have you ever read the account of those that fought at the "Battle of San Jacinto"? This Poem tells of a fictional accounting from a long ago foot soldier for the "Texian" Army...and shares the history, rumors, and legends of this monumental and decisive battle for Texas...lead by Gen. Sam Houston...to present day fact. Goes a little something like this: "When we heard the Alamo was lost, we were on the run..
