Gregory Krabbe Poems

The darkness filled the corners of his dark and weary eyes,
The room was still and lonely with an ere that terrifies,

He stirred when his young daughter came, and met his longing gaze,
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To learn without pain is a blessing,
To hurt without learning, is “pain”,

To honor good health is a virtue,
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Dear Mommy I was hoping just to send this on ahead,
See you don’t yet know you were picked for me,

God decided you would have me in 9 months whatever that is,
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St. Peter was manning the Heavenly gates, Saint Paul was catching the phones, There weren’t any faxes, no one was on hold, and Matthew served coffee and scones.

A young man approached, said, “Sir, where am I, ? I just left a fraternity party”, “I was headed for home to swipe money from Mom, and another 1/5th of Bacardi, ”
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She’s not just a sporty Roadster, nor an elegant sedan,
She agreed to be the wife if you agreed to be the man,

Then she raised the kids and fed you, probably worked a second job,
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The End of a Friend
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“I pledge allegiance”, “What does that mean”? , The little boy asked of his Dad, “We say it sometimes in the morning at school”, Continued the curious lad,

The Father knelt down, by his eight year old boy, and said, “why don’t we talk for a minute”, “It’s important you know what a pledge really means, understanding the words that are in it.”
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