Ray Lucero Poems

The old grandfather clock on the living room mantle chimed 4: 00 A.M.
Awake but a moment, I rolled onto my side and went back to sleep.

A voice in the room said “Ray, are you still awake”?
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26,000 years gone by, new cycle nears
As, Piscean Age moves into Aquarian
Confused men express thru war ‘n fear
Reject peace, preferring acts barbarian
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God decreed the balance of Yin ‘n Yang
Masculine/feminine be in perfect balance
An edict proclaimed, whilst Angels sang
As Supreme Council sat in accordance
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Do you feel us worthy of a new start?
As we’ve been apart for far too long
The years have taxed my aching heart
Come back my love, where you belong
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I'd no doubt be remiss
And eternally feel sad
To not beseech a kiss
This lovelorn Galahad
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We’ll share ardent hearts tonight
Embrace and share a tender kiss
Make love by flickering candlelight
We’ll not forget this night of bliss
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Bush’s folly, a costly border fence
Built along the mighty Rio Grande
Small farmers have no real defense
For their Eminent Domained land
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“Come closer” the viper hissed
As his rattle-tail began to shake
“I’ll not strike, lest ye resist”
'Then of mine venom ye partake”
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Crying out loud and weeping are great resources

A nursing mother awaits her child’s call
A mere whimper and she’s right there
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Beauty, you enter the soul like a man
walks into a blossomed orchard in spring

Beauty, come to me that way again
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