Juan Olivarez Poems

Batter, batter, batter, batter,
Good eye Jimmy watch that ball.
Come on hit anything, it does'nt matter,
You know Tex-Ag has to fall.
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Moonlight spreads a ghostly glow,
Moonlight makes the shadows flow.
Moonlight is spectral in the night,
Moonlight is a mild and gentle light.
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Imitation is the sincerest form,
Of flattery, or so i've heard.
So if you must weather the storm,
Read my poems word for word.
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Love it or leave it they used to say,
When I was young so long ago.
If it's so bad here, you need not stay,
Go back where you came from, go, go, go.
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Spinning a red top, raising the dust,
Watching it skip, watching it hop.
Dirt flies in your eyes, from a sudden gust,
Let it keep spinning, don't let it stop.
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Lessons learned and filed away,
Lessons of life I won't forget.
Lessons learned in the light of day,
Lessons learned at night, with no regrets.
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A poet can take you,
And open your eyes,
By telling you truth,
And revealing the lies.
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Dawn is breaking in the east.
The sun is peaking through the fog.
Have to feed the chickens and all the rest,
Outside is the barking of my dog.
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To wake each day, to me is joy,
To rise from the bed on which I lay.
To wake as when I was a boy,
And praise the lord for one more day.
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There is a spectre of a girl in grey,
That walks along a road at nights.
But disappears with the coming day,
And is never seen in the morning light.
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