Barry A. Lanier Poems

The wisdom and truth,
Of passing time.
Denial resolved like grapes,
Withering on the vines.
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A long childhood,
Made me a mental virtuoso.
Leaving a life-long residue,
Of emotional immaturity.
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On CNN the congressmen and representatives smile and console their
constituents that problems are.............
The military and pentagon leaders have miscalculated the true enemy and their resources................................
While the military and the pentagon blame the problems on inaccurate information or distortion of the truth by the CIA.................
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A starlight cafe',
Perched in the easternly sky.
Tis' where I would announce,
That knot soon to tie.
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Whenever my father left that morning,
Thinking he might say goodbye,
Or have a good day
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In the folly and fantasy of youth,
Seeking out some unknown truth.
With whims of passion and desire,
Would build by night, my little fire.
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In the midst of the night,
Surrendered my fight.
Struggling through tears,
And times long gone by.
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If my prose,
Did not generate laughter.
Should a seed sown,
Not finally grow.
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Wonderful friends, O' friends of mine,
In this my tragic time.
Where did they all go?
Or were they really true friends of mine?
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Give me the majestic rivers of my homeland,
Weaving and rolling across the terrain.
Slipping toward Mother Sea like slow strands,
Molasses rolling across the farmland.
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