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Best Poems From
LAURENCE OVERMIRE
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A good poem
is like a bullet that goes
straight to the heart
life and death on the line
immortality
but a short breath away.
(Previously published in The Hold, March 2004)
Laurence Overmire
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Father Boy
Oh Father Boy, Oh Father Boy
You didnt see the signs
You didnt hear a thing did you
Oh Father Boy, my dear
You didnt see, you didnt look, you didnt listen either
You didnt try to understand
You didnt take the time
You werent a Father, Father Boy, you werent a Father, Father.
Oh Father Boy, Father Boy
When a Father has a Boy
To be a Father, Father see
You have to see the Boy
The Boy inside the Father
And the Father in the Boy
But Father Boy, Oh Father Boy
You just didnt pay attention
For a Boy to be a Father, Father
He cannot be a Father Boy.
(Previously published in Megaera, #4, Fall 2000)
Laurence Overmire
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Works a lot (senryu)
work work work work work
don't want to feel feel feel feel
pain much much too deep
Laurence Overmire
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Cowboy Balladier (haiku)
Cowboy balladier
Memories rising like smoke
Sad songs, fire and stars
Laurence Overmire
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