Barry A. Lanier Poems

On the phone with my best friend Josh.
'Hey I can't wait to bag that deer! '
Josh said, 'Hey I think he's a 10-pointer! '
I replied, 'Certainly got the goods I want.'
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Living in Georgia. we grow tall corn and barley,
Mosquitos so bunyanesque, they ride a Harley.
Delicate creatures on gossamer wings,
Flying in disguise, but hearing their sing.
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Runs of stubborness
Infringed on my vain
Patience came calling
Adding imperceptible pain
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Should the Raven pick ripe fruit
Love goes bearing no wrong
Alluring power whisper the hour
Loving through eternity's song
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All the wonderful poetry, I've written on napkins,
Probably about sex, education, or life.
The kind of stuff you don't talk about sober,
Maybe about me, or me and your wife.
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Without the pain
Love and heartache are the same
Without the pain
Would joy have any meaning
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Walking out my back door, headed to the woods
Two bluebirds serenading in harmonious bliss
Walking into the forest border, a pair of bluejays
Dodging and screeching, thrilled by their dance
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I'm certainly no stranger to the rain
Tonight's, it's pouring down
Beating me further, in the ground
But if I hold my head high up
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Traveling down the road less traveled
Somehow it just seemed the best
Just an ole'country road
Like most of the rest
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