John F. McCullagh Poems

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201.
In His Corner

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had seen this scene before.
Smoking Joe was staggering.
He looked destined for the floor.
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202.
The Wings Of The Morning

It is quiet, even peaceful here,
out past Hana on Maui’s Isle.
Near Palapala Ho'omau Church,
This is where I have come to bide.
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203.
The Loved One

“The grief therapist will see you now.”
the perky redhead told us.
Her rolling hips then led the way
majestically before us..
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204.
The Law Regarding Love

In New York, the Empire state
There is a law
men would do well to heed.
This obscure statute bears upon
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205.
Dylan Thomas

The first time that he saw the girl
he proposed right on the spot.
It helped to get his courage up
that he'd had many a beer and shot.
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206.
Conductor Of Souls

I boarded the train at the rush hour peak.
like hundreds of others at. the end of the week.
Darkness came quickly at this time of year
It was Pearl Harbor day and Christmas was near.
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207.
Catfish Hunter

Hard rubber plate there in the dust
and just beyond, a mound.
With difficulty Catfish turned
and paced the muddy ground.
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208.
The Recusant

When you're hanging by the neck
until your life is nearly done.,
It might almost seem a blessing
when the hangman lets you down.
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209.
The Boomer's Lament (A Country Western Song)

By the order of the Marshall
We don't live here any more
Our stuff is on the lawn
and there's a padlock on our door.
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210.
The Good Thief

We die each night,
to sleep succumb.
Perhaps to dream,
remembering none.
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